Job Description

Job Title: Director Data Architecture

Overview:

We are seeking an experienced Director, Data Architecture to lead the evolution of our data platform, data architecture, and analytics capabilities. The role will define the data architecture roadmap, modernize the existing SQL-based data warehouse, improve data quality and reporting, and evaluate modern cloud platforms such as Azure and Snowflake.

The Director will lead a growing data team and partner closely with Finance, Operations, Service Delivery, IT, and Executive stakeholders to establish trusted, scalable, and accessible enterprise data solutions.

Roles & responsibility:

Data Architecture & Modernization

• Define and execute the enterprise data architecture roadmap.

• Lead the design, optimization, and scaling of the SQL-based data warehouse.

• Evaluate and recommend contemporary cloud data platforms, including Azure and Snowflake.

• Establish standards for data modelling, ETL/ELT, integration, governance, quality, and documentation.





• Architect integrations with systems such as Microsoft Dynamics and ServiceNow.

• Develop modernization strategies, technical recommendations, and implementation plans.

Business Partnership & Analytics

• Partner with Finance and business teams to improve reporting, KPIs, and data consistency.

• Establish common data definitions and enterprise reporting standards.

• Increase adoption of the data warehouse as a trusted source of enterprise reporting.

• Support self-service analytics and data literacy initiatives.

• Communicate technical concepts effectively to business and technical stakeholders.

Team Leadership

• Lead, mentor, and develop a data engineering and analytics team.

• Establish delivery standards, operating practices, and performance expectations.

• Prioritize initiatives and allocate resources based on business needs.

• Identify future capability and hiring requirements.

• Promote ownership, collaboration, accountability, and continuou

📌 Director Data Architecture (Chennai)
🏢 Abacus
📍 Chennai