Role: Data Platform Architect - (Lakehouse, DBT, Kubernetes)

Work Mode: Remote

Shift: UK Shift

We are looking for an experienced Data Platform Architect to lead the architecture and evolution of a modern, scalable Data Lakehouse ecosystem. This is a senior-level architecture role for professionals with strong experience in Data Lakehouse architecture, modern data platforms and open-source technologies, with the ability to define technical standards, drive architectural decisions and provide technical direction to engineering teams.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead the architecture, design and modernization of enterprise-scale Data Lakehouse platforms.

- Define architecture across storage, compute, open-table formats, orchestration and data processing.

- Design decoupled and interoperable data platforms using open-source technologies while minimizing vendor lock-in.

- Establish standards for data pipelines, data modeling, CI/CD, coding practices and technical documentation.

- Design and oversee data governance, security, auditability and data quality frameworks.

- Drive platform performance, scalability, reliability and cost optimization.

- Conduct architecture and code reviews and provide technical guidance to senior engineering teams.

- Maintain Architectural Decision Records and communicate technical roadmaps, trade-offs and architectural decisions to senior stakeholders.

Required Skills & Experience

- 13 years of experience in Data Engineering,



Data Architecture or Data Platform Architecture.

- 8 years of experience in Data Architecture or Data Platform Architecture.

- 7 years of experience in DBT and Kubernetes K8

- Strong, hands-on experience designing, migrating or modernizing Data Lakehouse platforms in production environments.

- Strong experience with Databricks and/or Snowflake, particularly from an architecture and platform perspective.

- Solid hands-on experience with dbt Core for data transformation and modeling.

- Strong knowledge of Apache Iceberg and/or Delta Lake, including partitioning, optimization and schema evolution.

- Strong experience with Kubernetes and Docker for containerized data workloads.

- Advanced experience with Apache Airflow and production-grade data orchestration.

- Strong Python and/or PySpark experience.

- Strong understanding of AWS, Azure or GCP cloud ecosystems and storage-compute separation.

- Experience with data governance, DataOps and automated data quality frameworks.

- Ability to translate technical architecture, technical debt and roadmaps into business value for senior leadership.

Great data platforms are not built around a single tool. They are designed to remain scalable, interoperable, secure and cost-efficient as the business evolves. If you enjoy solving complex data architecture challenges and building platforms for the future, this opportunity is worth exploring.

📌 Data Platform Architect - (Lakehouse, DBT, Kubernetes) (Indore)
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