Data Observability Architect

Req ID: 349022

NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization, apply now.

We are currently seeking a Data Observability Architect to join our team in Remote, Karnātaka (IN-KA), India (IN).

"Job Duties: Overview

We are seeking a Data Observability Architect who will design, implement, and scale observability frameworks across our enterprise data ecosystem. The ideal candidate will have hands-on expertise in Open Metadata, Great Expectations, and Open Lineage, and will be responsible for integrating and customizing these platforms to improve data quality, reliability, and transparency.

The candidate should also possess strong development skills and the ability to extend open-source data observability tools. Familiarity with OpenTelemetry stack (Prometheus, Grafana, Loki) will be considered a strong advantage for building unified data and infrastructure monitoring solutions.

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Key Responsibilities

• Architect and implement a comprehensive data observability framework leveraging Open Metadata, Great Expectations, and Open Lineage.
• Customize and extend open-source observability tools using Python/TypeScript/Java to meet enterprise-specific needs.
• Integrate data observability pipelines with existing data platforms, data warehouses, and workflow orchestration tools (e.g., Airflow, dbt, Spark).
• Design lineage tracking and metadata collection strategies across ingestion, transformation, and consumption layers.
• Establish data quality checks and automated validation suites using Great Expectations.
• Collaborate with data engineering and DevOps teams to integrate observability metrics into Prometheus, Grafana, and Loki dashboards for unified visibility.
• Define and enforce data reliability SLAs and SLOs, establishing proactive alerting and incident management workflows.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to engineering teams on best practices for data monitoring, lineage, and governance.

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Minimum Skills Required: Required Skills & Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with Open Metadata, Great Expectations, and Open Lineage.
• Proven ability to extend and customize these frameworks using Python/TypeScript/Java.
• Solid understanding of data architecture, ETL/ELT pipelines, and metadata-driven design.
• Proficiency in API integrations.
• Experience integrating observability into modern data stacks (e.g., Snowflake, Databricks, Kafka, dbt, Airflow).
• Knowledge of OpenTelemetry ecosystem (Prometheus, Grafana, Loki) for infrastructure and application monitoring.
• Familiarity with CI/CD, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and documentation skills.
• Experience in implementing data governance and cataloging frameworks.
• Knowledge of distributed tracing and event-driven architectures"

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