We are looking for a senior, hands-on Data Architect who has genuinely owned architecture at enterprise level, rather than a senior Data Engineer carrying an Architect title.

The profile should ideally have 8+ years of relevant Data & Analytics experience

, with several years specifically responsible for architecture.

Key experience we are looking for:

- Defining target data architecture, technology direction, architectural standards and multi-year roadmaps
- Enterprise-level architectural ownership across multiple systems, domains and teams
- Designing modern cloud data platforms, with robust preference for Azure and Databricks
- Strong experience with data governance , including data lineage, cataloguing, ownership, architectural guardrails and governance standards
- Strong data modelling background and ability to make architecture decisions across ingestion,



transformation, serving and semantic layers
- Experience with Databricks / Lakehouse / Medallion architecture
- Understanding of Power BI semantic architecture , ideally including decisions around Gold-layer data products, semantic models, DirectLake and Import
- Experience designing data platforms that support AI/ML and advanced analytics
- Experience planning or leading legacy-to-cloud/data-platform migrations
- Understanding of security, access management and data quality as architectural concerns
- Ability to work with technical teams while also engaging senior business stakeholders and translating architecture into business terms

📌 Data Architect (Mumbai)
🏢 SOFTNICE UK
📍 Mumbai