Data Architect - Azure Data Services

Position Title : Data Architect

Experience : 12+ Years

Location : Bangalore

Notice Period : Immediate - 15 Days

Working Days and Time : 5 days working and EST Time zone

Skill Set : Microsoft Fabric, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Data Factory, SQL Server & Data Migration (MariaDB), Data Modeling (Kimball, Data Vault, Lakehouse), Apache Spark & Microsoft Purview, AI Data Architecture (RAG, Vector Search, Embeddings), Team Leadership, Solution Architecture & Client Consulting

Microsoft Certifications : Azure Data Engineer Associate, Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate

Key Responsibilities :

- Design and maintain Azure-based reference architectures using Microsoft Fabric, Synapse, ADLS Gen2, Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, and Purview.

- Lead enterprise data modeling initiatives, including Lakehouse, Data Vault, Dimensional (Kimball), and OLTP architectures.

- Architect and oversee ETL/ELT pipelines using Azure Data Factory, Synapse, Databricks, Spark, dbt, and Airflow.

- Lead large-scale data migration projects across SQL Server, MariaDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and cloud platforms.

- Build and deliver Data Readiness for AI solutions, including data quality, governance, lineage, cataloging, and master data management.

- Partner with AI teams to develop scalable data layers for AI/ML, RAG, vector search, and training datasets.

- Establish governance, data quality, security, and compliance standards using Microsoft Purview.

- Support presales activities, solution architecture, client workshops, proposals, and SOW creation.

- Lead and mentor data engineering teams while driving innovation and best practices.

Required Skills :

- Strong expertise in Microsoft Fabric, Azure Synapse, Azure Data Factory, Databricks, ADLS Gen2, Cosmos DB, and Microsoft Purview.

- Hands-on experience with SQL Server, MariaDB/MySQL, PostgreSQL, and enterprise data migrations.

- Deep knowledge of Data Modeling, Lakehouse Architecture, Data Vault, and Dimensional Modeling.

- Experience with Spark, Airflow, dbt, Kafka, Debezium, and data quality frameworks.

- Knowledge of AI/ML data preparation, vector embeddings, RAG architectures, and feature engineering.

- Experience with Terraform/Bicep, CI/CD, and cloud-native data platform operations.

- Strong client-facing, leadership, and presales experience.

Preferred Qualifications :

- Microsoft Azure Data Engineer Associate, Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate, or Azure Solutions Architect Expert certifications.

- Experience in regulated industries (HIPAA, SOC 2, PCI, Financial Services).

- Background in consulting/services organizations and multi-client architecture environments.

- Contributions to open-source data engineering or AI/ML projects.

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