Technical Database Architect -Vice President

Citibank (Switzerland) AG; Pune District; Hybrid; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

Citibank (Switzerland) AG in Pune, India is seeking a Technical Database Architect - Vice President to bridge business requirements with technical data solutions. You will lead data architecture for regulatory reporting and liquidity risk, collaborating with stakeholders and technology teams in a hybrid work setup.

The role requires deep SQL, data modeling, and big data platform experience, with a focus on data quality, lineage, and governance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field; Master’s preferred.
• 11+ years of experience in a Technical Database role in Financial Services; regulatory reporting experience.
• Strong SQL querying and data modeling capabilities; experience with large datasets.

Responsibilities

• Consult with business clients to determine system specifications and align with management peers.
• Define, document, and validate data requirements, data flows, and data lineage for new systems.
• Design and develop robust data models (conceptual, logical, physical) to support reporting and analytics.
• Prepare data for AI/ML model development and collaborate with AI engineers.
• Develop dashboards/reports using Tableau, Power BI, or QlikView; translate data into insights.
• Lead analysis of complex data sets for regulatory reporting and liquidity risk.
• Identify data-related risks and propose mitigation strategies; ensure governance and compliance.
• Guide less experienced analysts and ensure SDLC alignment on data-centric projects.

Skills

SQL proficiency

Regulatory reporting knowledge

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Oracle

SQL Server

DB2

Tableau

Power BI

QlikView

Hadoop

Spark

Kafka

Databricks

AWS S3

Job description

## Technical Database Architect -Vice PresidentApply: Hybrid: Pune Maharashtra India: Full time: Posted Today: 26969573**Job Description:**The Technical Database architect is a senior-level position responsible for bridging the gap between complex business requirements and technical data solutions, leveraging advanced analytical and technical skills to develop data-driven solutions, with a focus on regulatory reporting and liquidity risk initiatives. This role will liaise extensively with business stakeholders and technology teams to articulate data needs, extract insights, and ensure data quality and integrity.**Responsibilities:*** Consult with business clients to determine system functional specifications and partner with multiple management teams and other units to meet organizational objectives.* Define, document, and validate detailed data requirements, data flows, and data lineage for new or enhanced systems and applications.* Provide technical input during the development and implementation phases, including formulating and defining systems scope, data objectives, and necessary data architecture enhancements for complex, high-impact projects.* Design and develop robust data models (conceptual, logical, physical) to support reporting, analytics, and business processes.* Prepare and curate data for AI/ML model development, working closely with AI engineers to ensure data quality, feature engineering, and model validation.* Utilize advanced SQL for data extraction, manipulation, and analysis from various relational databases, data warehouses, and Big Data platforms.* Develop and maintain data visualization dashboards and reports using tools such as Tableau, Power BI, or QlikView, translating complex data into understandable business insights.* Lead the analysis of complex data sets to identify trends, patterns, and anomalies relevant to regulatory reporting, liquidity risk, and other critical financial functions.* Identify and communicate data-related risks and impacts and propose risk mitigation options, considering business implications of the application of technology to the current business environment.* Evaluate new data technologies, analytical tools, and evolving business requirements, and recommend appropriate systems alternatives and/or enhancements to current systems by analyzing business processes, systems and industry standards.* Serve as advisor or coach to new or lower-level analysts.* Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.**Qualifications:*** 11+ years of experience as a Technical Database Analyst or similar role within the Financial Services industry, preferably in regulatory reporting (e.g., Basel, CCAR, FR 2052a) and liquidity risk.* Advanced proficiency in SQL for complex data querying, analysis, and optimization across large datasets.* Strong experience with relational databases (e.g., Oracle, SQL Server, DB2) and data warehousing concepts (e.g., dimensional modeling, star/snowflake schemas).* Demonstrated expertise with Big Data technologies including Hadoop, Spark (PySpark/Scala Spark), Kafka, and cloud-based data platforms (e.g., AWS S3, Databricks).* Demonstrated experience with data modeling tools and techniques.* Proficiency in data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, QlikView) and strong Excel skills for data manipulation and presentation.* Experience with scripting languages for data analysis (e.g., Python, R) is highly desirable.* Experience with data preparation for AI/ML models and understanding of core AI/ML concepts and workflows is highly desirable.* Comprehensive knowledge of data analysis principles, methodologies, and data governance frameworks.* Experience across all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), with a focus on data-centric projects.* Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication.* Demonstrated problem-solving and decision-making skills.* Ability to work under pressure and manage deadlines or unexpected changes in expectations or requirements.**Education:*** Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent experience.* Master's degree preferred.This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.