Technical Architect

Role: Technical Architect

Required Skills: Data architect

Qualification: BACHELOR OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

Experience: 6 - 15 Years

Function: TECHNOLOGY

Apply By: 2027-01-05

Skill: Data Architect

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills:

• Seeking an experienced Data Architect to help lead the design and implementation of next generation data platforms leveraging Object Storage and Apache Iceberg.
• This role will be responsible for architecting and executing large scale data migrations from traditional relational and analytical databases into modern lakehouse environments built on object storage and Iceberg catalogs.
• The ideal candidate will have hands on experience designing enterprise data architectures, migrating data from platforms such as Hadoop, Teradata, Oracle, and other database technologies into object storage platforms.
• The candidate must possess deep expertise in Apache Iceberg, metadata management, data modeling, ingestion frameworks, and large-scale migration strategies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of enterprise data platforms utilizing Object Storage and Apache Iceberg.
• Develop migration strategies and execution plans for moving data from relational databases, data warehouses, and Hadoop ecosystems into Iceberg based architectures.
• Design scalable ingestion frameworks to support batch, streaming, and near real-time data loads into object storage.
• Have deep understanding of Iceberg catalog structures, namespaces, partitioning strategies, schema evolution, and data lifecycle management.
• Establish best practices for security, metadata management, retention, and regulatory compliance.
• Collaborate with application teams, data engineers, DBAs, and platform teams to assess migration readiness and modernize legacy workloads.
• Optimize data models supporting Bronze, Silver, and Gold data layers within a lakehouse architecture.
• Evaluate and implement solutions for data access, query performance, and interoperability across compute engines such as Spark, Trino, Databricks, Snowflake, Teradata, or similar technologies.
• Guide the conversion of ETL workloads and legacy data integration processes into modern data engineering frameworks.

Required Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience in Data Architecture, Data Engineering, or Data Platform modernization, with the depth of experience required to design and lead enterprise-scale data solutions.
• 2+ years of hands-on experience implementing Apache Iceberg in enterprise environments.
• Demonstrated experience migrating large scale datasets from traditional databases and data warehouses into object storage and lakehouse architectures.
• Strong understanding of Object Storage technologies (S3-compatible platforms, Pure storage etc.).
• Experience implementing and managing Iceberg catalogs.
• Expertise in data modeling, partitioning strategies, schema evolution, metadata management, and performance optimization.
• Experience designing and implementing enterprise ETL architectures.
• Strong understanding of data governance, security, lineage, and compliance requirements.
• Understanding/experience with Postgres database.

Salary Range - $120,000-$140,000 a year

TCS Employee Benefits Summary:

• Discretionary Annual Incentive.
• Comprehensive Medical Coverage: Medical & Health, Dental & Vision, Disability Planning & Insurance, Pet Insurance Plans.
• Family Support: Maternal & Parental Leaves.
• Insurance Options: Auto & Home Insurance , Identity Theft Protection.
• Convenience & Professional Growth: Commuter Benefits & Certification & Training Reimbursement.
• Time Off: Vacation, Time Off, Sick Leave & Holidays.
• Legal & Financial Assistance: Legal Assistance, 401K Plan, Performance Bonus, College Fund, Student Loan Refinancing.