Data Architect

**Data Architect**

**About us**

We turn customer challenges into growth opportunities.

Material is a global strategy partner to the world’s most recognizable brands and innovative companies. Our people around the globe thrive by helping organizations design and deliver rewarding customer experiences.

We use deep human insights, design innovation and data to create experiences powered by modern technology. Our approaches speed engagement and growth for the companies we work with and transform relationships between businesses and the people they serve.

Srijan, a Material company, is a renowned global digital engineering firm with a reputation for solving complex technology problems using their deep technology expertise and leveraging strategic partnerships with top-tier technology partners. Be a part of an Awesome Tribe

**About the Data Architect role**

A Data Architect is responsible for developing database solutions, installing and configuring information systems, analysing structural requirements for new software, migrating data from legacy systems, and designing conceptual and logical data models. They also optimize database systems, define security procedures, and collaborate with the Data Science department to identify future needs and requirements.

**As a Data Architect, you will do.**
- Collaborate with clients and internal stakeholders to identify business requirements and design innovative solutions that meet their needs.
- Lead architecture design, development, and deployment of complex data-intensive systems using Kubernetes, data orchestration tools, distributed data processing frameworks, event queuing systems, and other modern technologies.
- Provide technical expertise and leadership to the project team, ensuring successful delivery of high-quality solutions on time and within budget.
- Design and implement efficient data architectures, storage solutions, and data processing workflows, with a focus on stream processing, event queuing capabilities, and advanced CI/CD pipelines.
- Provide guidance and support to development teams in coding, testing, and implementing solutions.
- Ensure the scalability, performance, and security of data-intensive systems, with a particular focus on stream processing, event queuing capabilities, and advanced CI/CD pipelines. Stay current with emerging trends and technologies in data-intensive systems and provide
- thought leadership on best practices and solutions.
- Collaborate with sales and marketing teams to develop proposals and pitches that demonstrate our expertise in data-intensive systems, Kubernetes, data orchestration tools, distributed data processing frameworks, stream processing capabilities, event queuing systems, and advanced CI/CD pipelines.

**About you**
- 8+ years of experience in designing, implementing, and managing data-intensive systems.
- Expertise in data-intensive systems, including data architectures, storage solutions, and data processing workflows.
- Expertise in design and development of Micro services along the AWS cloud using Python
- Experience along with processing large volume of data in real time with low latency using event driven architectures and principles.
- Advanced experience with CI/CD pipelines and tools such as Jenkins, GitLab, or CircleCI, including infrastructure as code, automated testing, and continuous monitoring.
- Experience with an event queuing system, such as Apache Kafka, AWS Kinesis, or Azure Event Hubs.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong leadership and communication skills with the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple projects simultaneously.

**Why work for Material?**

In addition to fulfilling, high-impact work, company culture and benefits are integral to determining if a job is a right fit for you. Here’s a bit about who we are and highlights around what we offer.

**Who We Are & What We Care About**
- **Material is a global company and we work with best-of-class brands worldwide. **We also create and launch new brands and products, putting innovation and value creation at the center of our practice. Our clients are in the top of their class, across industry sectors from technology to retail, transportation, finance and healthcare.
- **Material employees join a peer group of exceptionally talented colleagues** across the company, the country, and even the world. We develop capabilities, craft and leading-edge market offerings across seven global practices including strategy and insights, design, data & analytics, technology and tracking. Our engagement management team makes it all hum for clients.
- **We prize inclusion and interconnectedness. **We amplify our impact through the people, perspectives, and expertise we engage in our work. Our commitment to deep human understanding combined with a science & systems approach uniquely equips us to bring a rich frame of reference t