MDM Platform Architect: Security Master & Data Hub Lead

EXL; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

EXL is seeking an experienced MDM Architect to design and lead the Security Master and Entity Master platform for a leading financial services client. You will define end-to-end MDM architecture, data modeling, governance, golden records, and integration patterns across enterprise systems.

The role requires 10+ years in IT with 8+ years in MDM, strong Python/FastAPI experience, REST APIs, and AWS infrastructure know-how. You will mentor teams and present architecture designs to stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 10+ years IT experience with at least 8 years in MDM platform design and architecture.
• Experience designing Security Master and Entity Master domains and reference data.
• Strong REST API and OpenAPI design experience.
• Excellent communication and leadership for client presentations.

Responsibilities

• Define the overall MDM architecture for Security Master, Entity Master, and Reference Data domains.
• Design data ingestion pipelines into the MDM hub using Python/FastAPI-based microservices.
• Architect match-merge, survivorship, and stewardship workflows for financial instruments and legal entities.
• Define data quality rules, lineage tracking, and audit trails aligned to financial industry standards.
• Drive data model design for Security Master and Entity Master with performance optimizations.
• Architect APIs for downstream consumption by risk, analytics, and reporting systems.
• Define the AWS infrastructure blueprint for the MDM platform.
• Collaborate with Security SME, backend developers, and QA teams.
• Establish data governance standards, metadata management, and data stewardship processes.
• Lead architecture review sessions and produce design documents (HLD/LLD).
• Evaluate and recommend MDM patterns based on use case requirements.
• Mentor the technical team across backend and data engineering workstreams.

Skills

MDM architecture

Data modeling

Governance workflows

Golden record

Survivorship

Integration patterns

Python

FastAPI

Data quality

Data lineage

Audit trails

AWS infrastructure

RESTful APIs

OpenAPI/Swagger

Architecture leadership

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems or related field

Tools

FastAPI

OpenAPI/Swagger

AWS (RDS, S3, ECS/EKS)

Job description

EXL is seeking an experienced MDM Architect to design and lead the Security Master and Entity Master platform for a leading financial services client. You will define end-to-end MDM architecture, data modeling, governance, golden records, and integration patterns across enterprise systems.

The role requires 10+ years in IT with 8+ years in MDM, strong Python/FastAPI experience, REST APIs, and AWS infrastructure know-how. You will mentor teams and present architecture designs to stakeholders.