Data Architect (AWS) - Bangalore

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We are having opening for Data Architect (AWS) - Bangalore

The role:
Kloud9 is seeking a Data Architect with hands-on AWS experience to design and govern enterprise data platforms. The role covers architecture for a large legacy data hub migration and a multi-brand data platform for a US retail client, including technical standards, design authority and client-facing architecture engagement.

Working Days: Monday Friday
Job Timing: Dayshift



Position / DesignationData Architect (AWS)QualificationBachelor's degree in a technical field like Computer Science, Information Technology, or Data ScienceYears of Experience10 to 15 years, with at least 4 years in a data architect rolePermanent / Contract (If contract, period ?)Permanent Full TimeLocation Bangalore
First Floor, Shrutha Complex, Primrose Road, Ashok Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560025Office / Remote / HybridHybridNumber of post1GenderMale / FemaleAnnual CTC / SalaryUpto 45 to 60 LPASelection Process 3 Technical round Job Role & Responsibility / Skills

• Define the end-to-end architecture of lakehouse and data warehouse platforms on AWS, from ingestion through curated and consumption layers.
• Lead the migration of legacy data hubs and warehouses (on-premise databases, mainframe or AS400 sources, legacy ETL tools) to the cloud, including migration strategy, cutover planning and data reconciliation.
• Design reusable onboarding patterns for new brands, business units and source systems.
• Develop canonical, dimensional and Data Vault models as appropriate to the use case.
• Define the platform approach for data quality, lineage, cataloguing and observability.
• Define CI/CD, branching, environment and release strategy for data pipelines.
• Serve as design authority, conduct design reviews and mentor data engineers and technical leads.
• Optimise platform cost and performance, and communicate trade-offs to stakeholders.
• Support pre-sales with solution design, estimation and client workshops.
• Engage with US-based client architects and business stakeholders, with partial overlap with US time zones as required.

Skills

• 10 to 15 years of experience in data engineering and architecture, including at least 4 years in an architect role on enterprise data platforms.
• Hands-on expertise in AWS data services such as S3, Glue, EMR, Redshift, Athena, Lake Formation, Kinesis or MSK, Step Functions or MWAA, and IAM.
• Strong Spark (PySpark or Scala) and SQL skills; experience with Databricks or a comparable lakehouse platform.
• Experience delivering at least one legacy warehouse or data hub migration to the cloud through to production.
• Strong knowledge of data modelling, data quality frameworks and metadata management.
• Working knowledge of CI/CD tools (GitLab, GitHub Actions, CircleCI or Jenkins) and infrastructure as code (Terraform or CloudFormation).
• Experience with retail or consumer brands data (orders, inventory, pricing, promotions, customer) is preferred.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Good to Have

• AWS Certified Data Engineer or Solutions Architect Professional certification.
• Experience with streaming architectures and near-real-time data products.
• Experience applying AI assistants or agents in data engineering workflows.
• Experience on fixed-price engagements.

Why Kloud9

• Large, multi-year enterprise data programmes with significant architectural and technical ownership.
• A collaborative leadership culture grounded in servant leadership.
• Exposure to AI-native delivery practices, including agent-assisted mapping, code generation and testing.
• Hybrid working model from Bengaluru.

Joining DateNeed Immediate to 15 days