Country/Region: IN

- Requisition ID: 37487

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- Location: INDIA - PUNE - BIRLASOFT OFFICE - HINJAWADI

Title :Sr. Lead Data Architect**:

- Description:

Area(s) of responsibility : Skills: Sr. Data Architect (Snowflake & Databricks)

Experience: 16+ years

Location: Noida/ Mumbai/ Pune/ Bangalore/ Hyderabad/ Chennai

Role Overview :

Key Responsibilities :

- Design and implement end-to-end data architecture across Snowflake and Databricks platforms.
- Define data modeling standards including dimensional, normalized, and Data Vault models.
- Architect scalable data lakes, lakehouses, and data warehouses using best practices.
- Lead data integration strategies using ETL/ELT frameworks leveraging tools like ADF, dbt, and Spark.
- Optimize performance and cost across Snowflake and Databricks environments.
- Implement data governance, security, lineage, and compliance frameworks.
- Enable real-time and batch data processing architectures.
- Collaborate with business stakeholders to align data strategy with business goals.
- Mentor engineering teams and enforce architectural standards.

Technical Skills & Expertise Robust expertise in Snowflake: architecture design, Snowpipe, Streams/Tasks, performance tuning,

and data sharing. Advanced knowledge of Databricks: Delta Lake, Lakehouse architecture, Spark (PySpark/Scala), and

performance optimization. Experience with Databricks features such as Unity Catalog, Delta Live Tables, MLflow, and Mosaic AI.

- Proficiency in SQL, Python, and distributed data processing frameworks.
- Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (Azure/AWS/GCP)



and related services.
- Strong understanding of data ingestion, transformation, orchestration, and data warehousing

concepts. Experience with data visualization tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or Qlik.

Architecture & Design Capabilities Design hybrid architectures leveraging Snowflake for warehousing and Databricks for advanced

analytics and ML workloads. Define data lakehouse strategies integrating structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data.

- Build event-driven, real-time data pipelines.
- Establish reusable frameworks for ingestion, transformation, and consumption.

Data Governance & Security Implement robust data governance frameworks including cataloging, lineage, and data quality

controls. Ensure compliance with enterprise security policies and regulatory requirements.

- Define access control strategies using role-based and attribute-based access.

Qualifications & Experience

- 10+ years of overall experience in data engineering and architecture.
- Proven experience working with both Snowflake and Databricks in enterprise environments.
- Strong experience in designing large-scale data platforms and migration strategies.
- Experience in AI/ML data pipeline enablement is highly preferred.
- Relevant certifications in Snowflake, Databricks, or cloud platforms are a plus.

Soft Skills

- Solid stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Ability to translate complex technical concepts into business outcomes.
- Leadership skills with experience managing cross-functional teams.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking abilities.

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