Data Architect – Financial Services / Capital Markets

Location: Bengaluru

Experience: 10+ Years

Employment Type: Full-Time

Seniority: Senior / Lead Data Architect

Industry: Financial Services / Banking / Capital Markets

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced Data Architect with 10+ years of experience in enterprise data architecture, data modelling, RDBMS and NoSQL/distributed databases.

The role involves designing and documenting enterprise data architectures, developing conceptual/logical/physical data models, and defining scalable and resilient data solutions for complex financial systems.

The ideal candidate should have strong experience with Oracle/PostgreSQL, Cassandra and distributed database technologies, along with exposure to Domain-Driven Design (DDD), CQRS and financial services/capital markets.

Key Responsibilities

- Design and document current-state and target-state enterprise data architectures.
- Develop and maintain domain, conceptual, logical and physical data models.
- Design scalable and high-performance solutions across RDBMS and NoSQL/distributed databases.
- Collaborate with business stakeholders, architects, application teams and engineering teams.
- Define enterprise data models, database architecture and integration patterns.
- Work with Oracle, PostgreSQL, Cassandra and distributed database platforms.
- Contribute to data architecture governance and enterprise data strategy.
- Assess existing systems and recommend data modernization and optimization opportunities.
- Support data migration, integration and transformation initiatives.
- Ensure architecture supports performance, scalability, resiliency and disaster recovery requirements.
- Prepare architecture documentation, presentations and technical artifacts.
- Work closely with development and infrastructure teams to ensure implementation follows architecture standards.

Required Technical Skills





- 10+ years of experience in Data Architecture and Enterprise Data Modelling.
- Robust experience in data modelling and database architecture.
- Hands-on experience with RDBMS – Oracle and/or PostgreSQL.
- Strong experience with NoSQL / distributed database design.
- Experience with Cassandra.
- Experience with YugabyteDB, GCP Spanner or similar distributed databases is an advantage.
- Strong understanding of Domain-Driven Design (DDD) and CQRS.
- Strong knowledge of normalization, denormalization and distributed data design.
- Experience developing domain, conceptual, logical and physical data models.
- Experience with data modelling tools such as ER/Studio or Hackolade is preferred.
- Good understanding of enterprise integration and data governance.
- Exposure to cloud and hybrid data architectures is preferred.

Domain Experience

Experience in one or more of the following is preferred:

- Financial Services
- Banking
- Capital Markets
- Investment Banking
- Trading Platforms
- Risk Management
- Regulatory / Financial Systems

Knowledge of financial data domains and transactional systems will be an advantage.

Communication & Stakeholder Skills

- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent stakeholder management and presentation skills.
- Ability to explain complex technical concepts to business and technical audiences.
- Strong analytical, documentation and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced enterprise environment.

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Information Systems or a related discipline.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate will be a hands-on Data Architect who can:

- Work across RDBMS and NoSQL/distributed database ecosystems.
- Design enterprise-level data models and architectures.
- Bridge business requirements and technical data solutions.
- Work effectively with architects, engineering teams and business stakeholders.
- Operate effectively in large-scale financial services / capital markets environments.

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