Project Role : Forward Deployed Engineer

Project Role Description : Organize the deployment of AI workflows and architectures across diverse AI and technology platforms. Facilitate solution design across enterprise technology stack to integrate into the ecosystem of AI models and multi provider platforms.

Must have skills : Data Architecture Principles

Good to have skills : NA

Minimum 12 year(s) of experience is required

Educational Qualification : 15 years full time education Job Summary:

Modern Data Architect to lead the design and implementation of next-generation data platforms. Responsible for architecting scalable, cloud-native, and real-time data ecosystems to support advanced analytics, AI/ML, and digital transformation initiatives.

This role requires robust leadership, deep technical expertise, and experience across modern data architectures and platforms. Key Responsibilities:

Lead end-to-end data architecture for large-scale modernization and digital transformation programs.

Design and implement modern data platforms using cloud-native services (Azure, AWS, GCP) including lakehouses, streaming pipelines, and orchestration frameworks.

Define and drive adoption of modern architecture patterns such as data mesh, data fabric, data virtualization, and knowledge graphs.

Drive the adoption of modern data stacks: Spark, Databricks, Snowflake, Synapse, BigQuery, Kafka, dbt, Delta Lake, etc.

Develop logical and physical data models to support structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data.

Collaborate with data engineers, product owners,



and business stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable data solutions.

Define and implement strategies for data governance, metadata management, master data management, Data security and access controls.

Evaluate and recommend tools, platforms, and frameworks aligned with enterprise data strategy.

Required Skills and Experience

Hands-on experience with at least one major cloud platform (Azure, AWS, GCP) or emerging platforms like IOMETE.

Expertise in modern data warehousing and lakehouse platforms: Snowflake, Databricks, Synapse, Redshift, BigQuery.

Deep knowledge of data integration, ETL/ELT tools (e.g., dbt, Azure Data Factory, Glue, Airflow).

Experience with streaming and real-time data platforms like Kafka, Spark Structured Streaming

Strong understanding of data modeling, data quality frameworks, and metadata management.

Familiarity with data mesh, data fabric, and data product concepts.

Experience with data cataloging and discovery tools: Collibra, Alation, Purview, etc.

Knowledge of DevOps, DataOps, and CI/CD for data pipelines.

Experience with AI/ML platform integration.

Excellent communication skills and ability to engage with technical and business stakeholders effectively.

Proven experience leading cloud, DevOps, or AI modernization initiatives.

Strong understanding of LLMs, automation, and engineering toolchains.

Ability to translate AI innovation into business and productivity impact.

Additional

Information

- The candidate should have minimum 12 years of experience in Data Architecture Principles.
- This position is based at our Bengaluru office.
- A 15 years full time education is required.

📌 Forward Deployed Engineer (Chennai)
🏢 Accenture
📍 Chennai