Data Architect – Hyderabad
Experience: 15+ Years
Location: Hyderabad
About CriticalRiver
CriticalRiver is a technology services company delivering digital transformation, cloud, data, analytics and AI solutions to global enterprises.
Role Overview
We are looking for a senior Data Architect to lead the design and technical direction of enterprise-scale data platforms, data engineering, cloud data solutions and analytics ecosystems. AI/ML and Generative AI will be secondary areas of expertise.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and lead enterprise data architecture, data platforms, lakehouses and data warehouses.
- Architect solutions using Snowflake and/or Databricks.
- Lead data engineering, ETL/ELT, ingestion, CDC, streaming and orchestration.
- Design scalable solutions using Python, SQL, Spark, Kafka, dbt and Airflow.
- Architect cloud data platforms across AWS, Azure or GCP.
- Drive data modernization, migration, governance, security, quality and lineage.
- Define data models, semantic layers and analytics architectures.
- Provide architecture governance, technical leadership, mentoring and client consulting.
- Support pre-sales, solutioning, RFPs, POCs and senior stakeholder discussions.
- Integrate AI/ML, GenAI, RAG and AI agents into enterprise data platforms where required.
Mandatory Skills
- 15+ years in Data Engineering / Data Architecture / Cloud Data.
- 4+ years in Data Architect / Principal Architect / Enterprise Architect roles.
- Strong Data Architecture & Data Engineering experience.
- Strong hands-on Python and SQL.
- Snowflake and/or Databricks – mandatory/preferred core skill.
- Apache Spark, ETL/ELT, Data Integration, CDC.
- Kafka, dbt, Airflow or equivalent technologies.
- Strong experience in AWS / Azure / GCP.
- Data modeling, governance, security, quality and migration.
- Strong client-facing, consulting and architecture leadership experience.
Secondary / Good to Have
- Generative AI, LLMs, RAG, Embeddings, Vector Search, AI Agents.
- Snowflake Cortex / Databricks Mosaic AI.
- MLflow, Azure ML, SageMaker or Vertex AI.
- Power BI / Tableau / Looker.
- Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform and CI/CD.
- Experience in consulting / system integration environments.
Key Focus Areas
Data Architecture | Data Engineering | Snowflake | Databricks | Python | SQL | Spark | Cloud | Data Modernization | Governance | AI/GenAI | Client Consulting | Pre-Sales