Principal Data Architect Chief Data Office
Core
Design scalable data architecture patterns for hybrid cloud and on-prem environments in a large-scale banking ecosystem, guiding the evolution of legacy systems into secure, resilient platforms.
Role type
Principal Data Architect (Strategy & Hands-on IC)
Builds
Modern data platforms, architectural frameworks, and reusable design patterns for application, analytics, workflow, and AI-enabled workloads.
Domain
Financial Services / Enterprise Data Architecture
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure | product features
Required skills
Distributed data systems design, hybrid cloud architecture, relational/NoSQL/columnar database technologies, data modeling (conceptual/logical/physical/dimensional), data security architecture, non-functional requirements definition, AI/ML workload integration, reference architecture development.
Preferred skills
Partitioning/sharding/replication patterns, batch/streaming/event-driven integration, application/analytical/workflow engine interaction, SQL/Python/Java/Spark/Kafka/Airflow, vector search/RAG.
Technologies
SQL, Python, Java, Spark, Kafka, Airflow, APIs, Cloud platforms (Hybrid/Public/Private), NoSQL, Columnar DBs.
Responsibilities
Advise senior leadership on complex business/technical needs and transformation strategies; lead resolution of unique enterprise-wide challenges; define target state architecture and transition plans; drive strategic investment planning and technology selection; ensure adherence to enterprise standards and best practices; recommend innovations to enhance operations and competitive advantage.
Seniority
Principal, strategy & mentorship
