Principal Data Architect

Job Title: Principal Data Architect (on Contract)

Location:
Jodhpur (Hybrid)

Department:
Data Engineering & Analytics

Company:
AnandRathi IT Pvt Ltd Services

About Us:

AnandRathi is one of India's leading financial services firms, offering a wide range of services in wealth management, capital markets, brokerage, investment banking, and financial planning. As part of our digital transformation journey, we are building a cutting-edge data ecosystem to power insights, scale, and innovation across all verticals.

Job Summary:

We are seeking an experienced
Data Architect
to lead the design and evolution of our enterprise data architecture. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in data modelling, governance, modern data engineering practices, and scalable architecture, with a strong foundation in AI/ML-enabling systems.

Key Responsibilities:

Data Architecture & Design

• Define enterprise-wide data architecture strategy aligned with business goals.
• Design scalable, secure, and high-performance data pipelines and platforms (e.g., data lakes, warehouses).
• Oversee integration of structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data sources across business units.

Data Administration & Integrity

• Oversee logical and physical data model maintenance and schema design.
• Implement controls and procedures to ensure
  data accuracy, consistency, and integrity
  across all systems.
• Monitor database performance, availability, and access control in coordination with DBAs.
• Define and manage data retention, archival, and purging policies.

Governance & Quality

• Establish and enforce data governance frameworks, standards, and policies.
• Implement data lineage, metadata management, and master data management strategies.
• Drive compliance with regulatory and security standards (e.g., SEBI, GDPR, RBI).

Engineering Frameworks

• Lead data engineering teams to build robust ingestion, transformation, and orchestration pipelines using tools like Apache Spark, Airflow, Kafka, etc.
• Recommend frameworks for data quality, testing, and observability.

Analytics & AI/ML Enablement

• Support business and data science teams with architecture optimized for advanced analytics and machine learning workloads.
• Ensure datasets are AI/ML-ready through proper feature engineering pipelines and model deployment support.

Scalability & Optimization

• Plan for horizontal scaling, partitioning strategies, and performance optimization of large-scale systems.
• Work with DevOps teams for cloud-native deployments (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure).

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Act as a bridge between business, analytics, IT, and compliance teams.
• Present architectural decisions and data strategy to executive stakeholders.

Key Requirements:

• 12+ years of experience in data architecture, engineering, or analytics roles
• Deep understanding of data modelling (OLTP/OLAP), distributed systems, and modern data stack tools
• Proven experience with cloud-native data platforms (e.g., AWS Redshift, Snowflake, Databricks)
• Strong command of data governance, lineage, and security frameworks
• Hands-on knowledge of AI/ML pipelines and model lifecycle management is a big plus
• Financial services domain experience is strongly preferred
• Excellent communication, documentation, and leadership skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or related field
• Certifications in AWS Data Analytics, Azure Data Architect, or equivalent
• Familiarity with SEBI/RBI/Indian regulatory data frameworks

Why Join Us?

• Be a key driver in AnandRathi's digital and AI-first future
• Work with a cross-functional team of innovators and industry experts
• Exposure to enterprise-scale systems in the BFSI space