Primary Responsibilities :
- Data Strategy & Governance : Define the end-to-end enterprise data architecture strategy (including data ingestion, storage, processing, and consumption) to support all Digital Products (AI, Analytics, IoT).
- Blueprint & Modeling : Create and govern enterprise data models, data lake / mesh blueprints, and data governance frameworks (e.g., data quality, lineage, access control).
- Platform Selection : Lead the selection, design, and optimization of Cloud-based data platforms (e.g., Snowflake, Databricks, specific Hyperscaler services) to maximize performance and cost-efficiency.
- Security & Compliance : Ensure all data architectures meet strict industry-specific security, regulatory, and privacy requirements.
Primary Skills :
Experience : 15-18+ years in data-focused roles, with 7+ years in a Lead / Principal Data Architect or Chief Data Architect role.Cloud Data Expertise : Deep hands-on experience designing large-scale data platforms on at least one major Hyperscaler (AWS, Azure, or GCP).Data Modeling Mastery : Expertise in various modeling techniques (3NF, Dimensional, Data Vault) and patterns (Data Lake, Data Warehouse, Data Mesh).Big Data Technologies : Proficiency with distributed data processing technologies (e.g., Spark, Hadoop ecosystem, Kafka).Leadership : Proven ability to influence executive decisions and lead technical teams in complex data migrations and modernization efforts.Secondary Skills :
Expertise in AI / ML Ops Data Pipelines and feature stores.Certification in Cloud Data Engineering (e.g., Google Cloud Data Engineer, AWS Data Analytics Specialty).Experience with Data Virtualization technologies.Knowledge of modern data governance tools and practices (e.g., Collibra, Alation).Prior experience with data related to Digital Twin implementation.Domain Skills- Deep domain expertise in at least one of the following : Automotive / Industrial Products / Plant Engineering Understanding of industry-specific digital use cases (e.g., connected vehicles, predictive maintenance, digital manufacturing).