Data Architect – Manager

Job Title: Data Architect – Manager

Job Location: Chennai, India

Job type: Contract (18 months)

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We combine AtkinsRéalis project management expertise and Hitachi Energy's deep technological knowledge to create a company dedicated to substations – we are Linxon

The Manager, Data Architect / Security is responsible for leading the design, governance, and protection of enterprise data assets across SAP S/4HANA, Cloud, and Digital Transformation programs.
Operating under the Enterprise PMO, this role ensures that data architecture principles, governance standards, and security controls are consistently applied to enable trusted, high-quality, and compliant data flows throughout the organization.
The incumbent collaborates with enterprise architects, program managers, and IT security teams to integrate data integrity, cybersecurity, and compliance into all layers of enterprise solutions.

What will you do?

1. Enterprise Data Architecture & Governance

• Define and manage the enterprise-wide data architecture strategy supporting SAP S/4HANA, Workday, and cloud environments.
• Develop conceptual, logical, and physical data models aligned with business and regulatory requirements.
• Establish and maintain data governance frameworks, metadata standards, and master data management (MDM) processes.
• Embed data architecture governance checkpoints within PMO program methodologies and quality gates.
• Lead data lifecycle management initiatives ensuring data accuracy, traceability, and alignment with enterprise information policies.

2. SAP S/4HANA & Cloud Integration

• Architect end-to-end data flows between legacy systems, S/4HANA, and cloud data platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP).
• Oversee the design and execution of data migration strategies, ensuring data quality, validation, and audit readiness.
• Collaborate with SAP BTP and integration teams to optimize interfaces (OData, APIs, IDocs) and ensure secure data exchange.
• Support analytics enablement within SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) and Power BI, ensuring data readiness for reporting and KPIs.

3. Data Security, Privacy & Compliance

• Partner with cybersecurity and compliance teams to implement data classification, encryption, and access control standards.
• Enforce compliance with GDPR, ISO 27001, NIST, and relevant data protection frameworks.
• Develop and maintain secure data integration architectures and ensure monitoring of sensitive data flows.
• Lead data security assessments and contribute to incident response and remediation planning.
• Promote a "security-by-design" culture across the data and transformation programs.

4. Cloud Data Platform & Analytics Enablement

• Design and govern hybrid data platforms integrating structured and unstructured data sources.
• Define reference architectures for data lakes, warehouses, and mesh/fabric models.
• Enable self-service analytics through governed data catalogs and metadata repositories.
• Partner with business intelligence teams to align architecture with business analytics objectives and sustainability metrics.

5. Leadership & Collaboration

• Lead a small team of data engineers, modelers, and security analysts to deliver enterprise data initiatives.

• Serve as the primary liaison between the PMO, Enterprise Architecture, and Information Security Office.

• Provide architectural oversight, mentoring, and assurance reviews across transformation programs.

• Represent data and security interests in steering committees, audits, and governance boards.

Key Deliverables:

• Enterprise Data & Security Architecture Blueprint

• SAP S/4HANA Data Integration and Migration Framework

• Data Governance, Privacy, and MDM Playbook

• Cloud Security and Compliance Design Documents

• Enterprise Data Catalog and Metadata Repository

• Data Risk and Readiness Dashboards for PMO Reporting

Qualification, Experience, Required Skills & Competencies:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or Data Security.

• 8–10 years' experience in data architecture, security architecture, or enterprise transformation roles.

• Demonstrated experience in SAP S/4HANA, cloud migration, and data governance program delivery.

• Professional certifications preferred:

     - TOGAF, DAMA DMBOK, CDMP

     - Azure Data Architect Expert / AWS Certified Data Analytics

     - SAP Certified Technology Architect (S/4HANA)

     - CISSP, CISM, or ISO 27001 Lead Implementer

• Strong expertise in data architecture design, data modeling, and information security.

• Proven experience in SAP S/4HANA data design, SAP BTP, and data migration methodologies.

• Deep knowledge of data governance, data lineage, and MDM frameworks.

• Proficiency with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP) and related data services.

• Experience with ETL/ELT tools (Informatica, Azure Data Factory, Talend) and API-based integrations.

• Understanding of data security frameworks (GDPR, ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIST).

• Familiarity with identity and access management (IAM), data encryption, and DLP technologies.

• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

What we offer:

In return, we offer a wide range of rewards and benefits,

• 20 days Privilege Leave, 13 days Emergency leave and 14 Public holidays per year.
• Medical Insurance, Life Insurance and Career Progression
• When it comes to diversity and inclusion, we see things differently at Linxon - we encourage applications from people of all races, ages, genders, religions, sexual orientations and more - so whoever you are, we hope you'll see things our way, too.

About Linxon

Shaping energy solutions to empower sustainable connectivity.

We combine AtkinsRéalis project management expertise and Hitachi Energy's deep technological knowledge to create a company dedicated to substations – we are Linxon.

Linxon's vision is to deliver the best market offering for turnkey substation projects through world-class power technologies and delivering the highest level of competence in managing infrastructure projects.

As a leading engineering company, we help our customers with turnkey substation solutions in the field of power transmission, renewable energy, and transportation.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to be part of a new company as it evolves and help shape it for the future. If you like new challenges, have an entrepreneurial spirit, and are interested in working with other motivated professionals with expertise in the Substations EPC business, then this is the new opportunity for you.

To know more about the Linxon please click on the link below.

Building the infrastructure to power the world - we are Linxon - YouTube

At Linxon, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.