Principal Data Architect

Job Description Job Description – Principal Data Architect Client Location: Bangalore Work Mode: Remote Employment Type: Full-Time About the Opportunity Our client is a rapidly growing analytics and digital transformation consulting organization helping global enterprises solve complex business challenges through data, cloud, AI/ML, and advanced analytics. Role Overview Lead enterprise-scale data architecture initiatives, define cloud data strategy, and deliver scalable analytics solutions across business domains. Key Responsibilities · Define enterprise data architecture strategy and roadmap. · Design scalable cloud-native data platforms on GCP and Azure. · Develop conceptual, logical, and physical data models. · Drive Data Mesh, Data Fabric, governance, and analytics initiatives. · Mentor engineering and analytics teams. · Partner with stakeholders to translate business requirements into solutions. · Support AI/ML, advanced analytics, and modern data platform initiatives. Required Skills · GCP: BigQuery, Dataflow, Dataproc, Pub/Sub, Cloud Composer, Data Fusion · Microsoft Azure Data Platform Services · Data Modeling: Relational, Star, Snowflake, Data Vault · Data Mesh, Data Fabric, Data Products · Data Governance, Metadata Management, Data Quality · Python, SQL, Spark, Bash · Terraform, GitHub Actions, Cloud Build, CI/CD · AI/GenAI, Vertex AI · Kafka, Event-Driven Architecture · Cloud Security: IAM, VPC, VPN, GKE Preferred Qualifications Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline. Cloud certifications on GCP/Azure are preferred. Why Join? · 100% Remote Work · Work on global enterprise transformation programs · Lead cloud, analytics, and AI initiatives · High visibility and leadership exposure