Data Architect

Data Architect Data & Insights

Experience - 12+ years

Summary

We are looking for a highly experienced Data Architect to lead the design and delivery of the enterprise Data & Insights platform on Microsoft Azure. The role demands deep expertise in cloud data architecture, data models, data lake/lakehouse, vector-store based RAG systems, GenAI, Agentic AI, and governance using Microsoft Purview.

The ideal candidate has strong hands-on skills in Python, LangChain, LangGraph, Azure data services, and end-to-end SDLC execution.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Architect and design Azure-based data lake/lakehouse platforms, domain data models, and ingestion-to-consumption pipelines.
• Develop conceptual, logical, and physical cloud data models aligned with enterprise standards.
• Architect RAG pipelines including embeddings, chunking, vector stores, hybrid retrieval, reranking, and evaluation.
• Build Agentic AI workflows using LangChain and LangGraph; design tool orchestration, memory, and safety layers.
• Implement governance with Microsoft Purview for cataloging, lineage, PII tagging, and policy enforcement.
• Ensure platform security using Entra ID, private endpoints, VNETs, Key Vault, and encryption controls.
• Lead solution architecture reviews, performance tuning, cost optimization, and NFR engineering.
• Oversee CI/CD (Azure DevOps), IaC (Terraform/Bicep), and observability (Azure Monitor, App Insights).
• Mentor engineering teams and standardize best practices, patterns, and reusable components.