Data Architect

Talentica Software is a boutique software development company started by industry veterans and ex- IITB grads. At Talentica, we help startups build products. We are techies at heart and thrive on using the latest tools and technologies to solve real-world problems. Owing to our unique space, we deal extensively with industry-defining technologies. Over the last 21 years, the company has worked with over 180+ startups, with most clients based in the US, ensuring many successful exits.

In 2022, Great Place to Work® recognized Talentica Software as India's Great Mid-Size Workplace.

What we're looking for?

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Data Engineer to lead the development and implementation of our Data Warehouse/Lakehouse solution, ensuring it serves as a robust foundation for scalable, high-performance analytics.
If you have a deep technical expertise in data architecture, cloud-based data solutions, and modern analytics platforms, we want to hear from you.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Lead the end-to-end development and deployment of a scalable and secure Lakehouse architecture.
• Define best practices for data ingestion, storage, transformation, and processing using modern cloud technologies.
• Architect data pipelines using ETL/ELT frameworks to support structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data.
• Optimize data modeling strategies to meet the analytical and performance needs of stakeholders.
• Evaluate and select appropriate cloud technologies, frameworks, and architectures.
• Develop and maintain efficient, automated data pipelines that integrate data from multiple sources (Oracle, BigQuery, MongoDB, Google Analytics, etc.).
• Implement distributed data processing frameworks using tools like Apache Spark and Dataflow.
• Ensure optimal query performance tuning and cost-effective cloud resource utilization.
• Establish and enforce data governance policies, ensuring adherence to compliance regulations such as GDPR and CCPA.
• Implement robust data access control and security measures across multi-tenant environments.
• Define data lineage, cataloging, and metadata management to enable data democratization.
• Stay abreast of developments in cloud data platforms, AI integrations, and analytics technologies to drive innovation.
• Evaluate and recommend emerging data technologies to enhance efficiency and scalability.
• Lead Proof of Concepts (POCs) to validate new approaches and technologies.

To be successful in this role, you should have:

• Qualification: BE/BTech from top institutes in India (e.g., IIT, NIT, BITS, VJTI, COEP).
• Experience: 8+ years of experience in data engineering, with a proven track record of implementing large-scale data solutions.

Tech Skills:

• Extensive experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure), specifically in data warehouse/lakehouse implementations.
• Expertise in modern data architectures with tools like Databricks, Snowflake, or BigQuery.
• Strong background in SQL, Python, and distributed computing frameworks (Spark, Dataflow, etc.).
• Experience building high-volume, reliable data pipelines for real-time and batch processing.
• In-depth knowledge of data modeling principles (e.g., Star Schema, Snowflake Schema).
• Experience in enabling AI tools to consume data from the Lakehouse, including implementing semantic layers.
• Strong understanding of data governance, security, and compliance frameworks.

Tech tools & platforms:

• Cloud Platforms: AWS, GCP, Azure.
• Data Processing Tools: Apache Spark, Databricks, Airflow, Dataflow, dbt.
• Programming & Scripting: Python, SQL, Scala (advantage).
• Database Systems: Oracle, BigQuery, MongoDB.
• CI/CD & Infrastructure as Code: Git, Jenkins.
• Security & Compliance: Role-based access control (RBAC), encryption, data masking.
• Understanding BI tools' data needs (Tableau, Power BI, Looker).

Soft Skills:

• Excellent problem-solving abilities and strategic thinking mindset.
• Strong leadership and collaboration skills to guide and influence technical teams.
• Effective communication skills to present technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

What you’ll find here:

• A Culture of Innovation: We don't take up maintenance projects. Our customers come to us for our technology expertise.
• Endless Learning Opportunities: Stay ahead of the curve by constantly exploring advancements in your field, applying them to create products that are better, faster, and simpler.
• Talented Peers: All developers at Talentica are experienced graduates from India's top 20 engineering colleges - the IITs, NITs and a few select colleges.
• Flexibility to Fit Your Life: We prioritize work-life balance and offer flexible schedules with remote working options.
• Great Culture: 82% of our employees recommend us to their friends as per Glassdoor.

Talentica is the place to be, if you aspire to be part of a dynamic team that thinks and does not just follow. We invite you to join us in shaping the future of our industry.
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