Senior Architect

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in India.

📋 Description

• Develop and sustain the organization's IT architecture framework in alignment with business goals, industry best practices, and cutting-edge technologies.

• Act as a hands-on technical architect and subject matter expert in Data Governance, Data Quality, Master Data Management, Metadata Management, Data Catalog, and AI-driven data management platforms.

• Create, implement, and uphold enterprise data architecture standards, canonical data models, metadata frameworks, and governance practices.

• Lead the technical design and configuration of MDM solutions, encompassing data modeling, matching, survivorship, hierarchy management, and integration approaches.

• Evaluate enterprise data quality challenges through data profiling, root cause analysis, quality assessments, and measurement frameworks; establish remediation strategies and business rules.

• Design and enhance enterprise Data Catalog and Metadata Management functionalities, including business glossary, lineage, classification, stewardship, and metadata enrichment.

• Identify and integrate AI, machine learning, and intelligent automation capabilities for data quality monitoring, anomaly detection, metadata enrichment, entity resolution, stewardship workflows, and governance operations.

• Offer technical leadership and guidance to architecture and development teams.

• Collaborate with stakeholders to convert business requirements into scalable technical solutions.

• Design comprehensive IT solutions incorporating infrastructure, applications, data, and security elements.

• Assess and recommend technologies, tools, and methodologies.

• Conduct architectural reviews and direct development teams on architectural principles, standards, and guidelines.

• Recognize and alleviate architectural risks and issues.

• Define and keep up-to-date IT architecture documentation, including diagrams, standards, policies, and procedures.

• Remain informed about industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices.

• Deliver high-quality, scalable data products that significantly affect company performance.

• Execute other duties as required or assigned.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

• Relevant and equivalent experience may be considered in place of educational qualifications.

• 10 years of experience in Enterprise, Business, Information, Systems, Application, and Solution Architectures.

• Extensive expertise in designing and implementing enterprise-scale IT solutions across various platforms and technologies.

• Practical experience with enterprise data architecture, Data Governance, Data Quality, Metadata Management, Data Catalog, MDM, or similar data management solutions.

• Experience in implementing data solutions within Microsoft Azure.

• Comprehensive knowledge of cloud computing platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud and their services.

• Proficiency in system integration techniques, including API design, microservices architecture, and message queuing protocols.

• Hands-on experience with infrastructure as code tools like Terraform, Ansible, or Puppet.

• Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.

• Outstanding leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.

• Capability to influence and collaborate effectively with stakeholders.

• Preferred: Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

• Preferred: Experience in pharmaceutical R&D, clinical development, and/or healthcare IT.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and compensation package.

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.

• Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.

• Flexible work arrangements and a supportive work environment.