Enterprise​/Data Architect

Program Data Lakehouse Implementation Domain Banking & Financial Services (BFSI)

My client is seeking an experienced Enterprise Data Architect to lead the design, governance, and evolution of an enterprise‑scale Data Lakehouse platform. The role will be responsible for ensuring architectural alignment across Cloudera, Teradata, Informatica, and Denodo ecosystems while driving platform modernization, remediation, governance, and future‑state expansion initiatives.

• Own and govern the end‑to‑end Data Lakehouse architecture covering data ingestion, storage, processing, consumption, and governance.
• Define and enforce target‑state architecture including Medallion (Bronze, Silver, Gold) design principles.
• Ensure seamless integration across Cloudera, Teradata, Informatica, Denodo, and related data platforms.
• Assess existing data architecture, identify gaps, and define remediation and modernization strategies.
• Govern enterprise data models, data standards, aggregation frameworks, and reporting readiness.
• Ensure compliance with data governance, security, metadata, lineage, and regulatory requirements.
• Define architecture patterns for scalability, high availability, disaster recovery, and performance optimization.
• Lead architecture reviews and collaborate with business, governance, security, and technology stakeholders.

In Enterprise Data Architecture, Data Warehousing, and Data Lakehouse modernization. Deep understanding of Medallion Architecture and enterprise data modeling frameworks. Experience with:
Cloudera CDP (Spark, Hive, Kafka, HDFS), Teradata Vantage, Informatica BDM / Power Exchange, Denodo, Kafka‑based data integration. Strong knowledge of metadata management, data lineage, data quality, security, and governance frameworks. Expertise in performance optimization, scalability planning, and resilient architecture design.

Strong BFSI domain experience with exposure to enterprise banking data models such as FSLDM and FSAS. Experience supporting regulatory, audit, and compliance‑driven data programs. Proven track record delivering large‑scale data transformation and modernization initiatives.

15+ years of experience in Enterprise Data Architecture or related leadership roles. Experience leading complex enterprise data platform programs in BFSI environments. Architecture certifications and advanced data engineering background are advantageous.