AWS Data Architect

10 - 16 years

25 - 40 Lacs

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Job Description

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced AWS Data Architect with strong hands-on expertise in designing, building, and optimizing scalable data lake and analytics platforms on AWS. The ideal candidate will combine deep technical proficiency in AWS services with a strong understanding of data architecture principles, governance, and best practices for analytical enablement.

Key Responsibilities

  • Architect and Design: Define and implement scalable, secure, and cost-efficient AWS-based data lake architectures using S3, Glue, Athena, and Lake Formation.

  • Data Engineering: Develop robust ETL/ELT pipelines using PySpark, Glue, and Lambda for batch and near-real-time data ingestion and transformation.

  • Data Modeling: Design logical and physical data models, implement schema evolution, partitioning strategies, and efficient metadata management.

  • Lifecycle Management: Manage the complete data lifecycle from raw ingestion to curated and analytical layers ensuring data quality, lineage, and traceability.

  • Integration: Enable seamless data consumption by downstream systems such as Redshift Spectrum, QuickSight, SageMaker, and other BI or ML platforms.

  • Governance & Security: Enforce robust data governance, access control, and compliance through IAM, KMS, CloudTrail, and Lake Formation.

  • Data Quality: Implement and automate data validation frameworks using tools such as Deequ or Great Expectations.

  • Automation & DevOps: Build infrastructure as code (IaC) using AWS CDK or Terraform, and orchestrate CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions or AWS CodePipeline.

  • Monitoring & Optimization: Set up observability, performance tuning, and cost optimization through CloudWatch, Glue job optimization, and Athena query tuning.

  • Leadership & Guidance: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, mentor data engineers, and define best practices for scalable data engineering and architecture.

Required Skills & Qualifications

  • Proven experience architecting and implementing AWS data lake and analytics ecosystems.

  • Hands-on expertise in AWS Glue, S3, Athena, Lambda, Redshift, and Lake Formation.

  • Strong programming and ETL skills using PySpark / Python.

  • Deep understanding of data modeling, data ingestion patterns, and schema evolution.

  • Knowledge of data governance, security, and compliance frameworks in cloud environments.

  • Familiarity with CI/CD, IaC, and DevOps tools (CDK, Terraform, GitHub Actions, CodePipeline).

  • Experience with data quality frameworks (Deequ, Great Expectations).

  • Strong problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.

  • Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or related field.

Preferred Qualifications

  • AWS Certified Data Analytics – Specialty or AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional.

  • Experience with real-time data streaming (Kinesis, Kafka, or MSK).

  • Exposure to machine learning pipelines and MLOps using SageMaker.

Experience working in Agile environments.

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