About the Role :
We are seeking a highly skilled Data Architect with proven expertise in designing, implementing, and optimizing enterprise-scale data solutions leveraging Azure Databricks, Snowflake, and modern data engineering frameworks. The ideal candidate will combine deep technical proficiency with strong architectural vision to drive robust, scalable, and high-performance data lakehouse ecosystems that support advanced analytics, BI, and data science use cases.
You will collaborate closely with data engineers, analysts, business stakeholders, and cross-functional teams to define data architecture strategies, ensure data governance & quality, and deliver solutions aligned with business goals while adhering to industry best practices.
Key Responsibilities :
1. Data Architecture & Design :
- Design, implement, and maintain data lakehouse architectures (Medallion architecture) with Azure Databricks, Unity Catalog, and Delta Live Tables.
- Architect and optimize Snowflake data warehouse solutions, ensuring high performance, scalability, and cost efficiency.
- Develop data models (conceptual, logical, and physical) that support enterprise-level analytics and reporting requirements.
- Apply data classification, taxonomy, ontology, and metadata management best practices to ensure discoverability and consistency.
2. Data Engineering & Pipelines :
Lead the development of robust ETL / ELT pipelines using Apache Spark / PySpark, DBT, and Databricks SQL.Design and implement data ingestion, transformation, and integration solutions from multiple structured and unstructured sources.Implement data quality frameworks and monitoring solutions to ensure trusted, accurate, and complete datasets.3. Governance, Security & Compliance :
Establish data governance standards, leveraging Unity Catalog for role-based access control, lineage tracking, and audit compliance.Ensure compliance with regulatory and organizational data privacy policies.Implement master data management (MDM) strategies to ensure a single source of truth.4. Collaboration & Strategic Alignment :
Partner with data science teams to enable advanced analytics, ML, and AI workloads.Translate complex architectural concepts into clear business-oriented communication for executives and stakeholders.Provide technical mentorship and architectural guidance to data engineers and analysts.5. Technology Evaluation & Innovation :
Stay abreast of emerging data technologies and evaluate their applicability in solving business problems.Champion DevOps, DataOps, and CI / CD best practices for data platforms.Drive proof-of-concept initiatives for new tools and methodologies.Required Qualifications & Experience :
9+ years of overall IT experience, with 5+ years in managing data lakehouse environments and modern cloud data platforms.Strong experience in :
Azure Databricks (cluster configuration, compute & storage optimization)Apache Spark / PySparkDatabricks SQL, Delta Live Tables, Unity CatalogSnowflake Architecture (data sharing, performance tuning, cost optimization)Data Modelling (Dimensional, Relational, and NoSQL)DBT (Nice-to-have but preferred)Strong understanding of SDLC, Agile, DevOps methodologies.Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Engineering, or related field.(ref : hirist.tech)