We are seeking a skilled and experienced Data Solution Architect to architect and design scalable data solutions, drive technical innovation and provide strategic direction in big data and analytics. The role involves collaborating with multiple teams to deliver robust, cloud-based, cost-effective data solutions.
Responsibilities
Architect and design scalable solutions for big data analytics on cloud platforms
Provide strategic vision for data ingestion, processing, security, governance and analytics scalability
Serve as a technical leader, offering guidance across engineering and development teams
Define and implement architectures for data warehouses and lakes based on business needs
Evaluate and introduce architecture patterns such as Lambda, Kappa or Data Mesh into projects
Optimize and monitor architecture for centralized, distributed, federated or decentralized data management
Implement solutions leveraging AI/ML and Generative AI technologies for data-driven automation
Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure seamless integration of recent technologies




Develop prototypes using programming languages such as Python, Scala or Java for concept validation
Implement and ensure DevOps and CI/CD best practices are followed throughout development
Lead efforts around data security, protection and governance compliance
Requirements
12-16 years of experience in IT, including 2 or more production architecture designs or solution review activities over the past 2 to 3 years
Knowledge of multiple architecture patterns such as DWH, Data Lake, Virtualization, Lambda, Kappa or Data Mesh
Expertise in centralized, distributed, decentralized or federated data management approaches
Background in AI/ML and Gen AI-related technologies
Proficiency in at least one cloud platform such as Azure, AWS, GCP or Snowflake
Understanding of Big Data technologies including Spark, Spark Streaming, Hadoop, Kafka, Hive, NoSQL databases like HBase or Cassandra and orchestration tools (Airfl

📌 Data Solution Architect (Chennai)
🏢 EPAM Systems
📍 Chennai