Data Architect – Hyderabad

Experience: 15+ Years

Location: Hyderabad

About CriticalRiver

CriticalRiver is a technology services company delivering digital transformation, cloud, data, analytics and AI solutions to global enterprises.

Role Overview

We are looking for a senior Data Architect to lead the design and technical direction of enterprise-scale data platforms, data engineering, cloud data solutions and analytics ecosystems . AI/ML and Generative AI will be secondary areas of expertise.

Key Responsibilities
Design and lead enterprise data architecture, data platforms, lakehouses and data warehouses .
Architect solutions using Snowflake and/or Databricks .
Lead data engineering, ETL/ELT, ingestion, CDC, streaming and orchestration .
Design scalable solutions using Python, SQL, Spark, Kafka, dbt and Airflow .
Architect cloud data platforms across AWS, Azure or GCP .
Drive data modernization, migration, governance, security, quality and lineage .
Define data models, semantic layers and analytics architectures.
Provide architecture governance, technical leadership, mentoring and client consulting.
Support pre-sales, solutioning, RFPs, POCs and senior stakeholder discussions .
Integrate AI/ML, GenAI,



RAG and AI agents into enterprise data platforms where required.

Mandatory Skills
15+ years in Data Engineering / Data Architecture / Cloud Data.
4+ years in Data Architect / Principal Architect / Enterprise Architect roles.
Strong Data Architecture & Data Engineering experience.
Robust hands-on Python and SQL .
Snowflake and/or Databricks – mandatory/preferred core skill .
Apache Spark, ETL/ELT, Data Integration, CDC .
Kafka, dbt, Airflow or equivalent technologies.
Solid experience in AWS / Azure / GCP .
Data modeling, governance, security, quality and migration.
Robust client-facing, consulting and architecture leadership experience.

Secondary / Good to Have
Generative AI, LLMs, RAG, Embeddings, Vector Search, AI Agents .
Snowflake Cortex / Databricks Mosaic AI.
MLflow, Azure ML, SageMaker or Vertex AI.
Power BI / Tableau / Looker.
Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform and CI/CD.
Experience in consulting / system integration environments.

Key Focus Areas Data Architecture | Data Engineering | Snowflake | Databricks | Python | SQL | Spark | Cloud | Data Modernization | Governance | AI/GenAI | Client Consulting | Pre-Sales

📌 Data Architect Hyderabad
🏢 Criticalriver
📍 Hyderabad