Data Architect

Infosys

12d

About The Position

The Data Architect will work in Infosys’s Data and Analytics unit as an Architecture Consultant 2. The role involves engaging with customers to understand system requirements and contributing to scalable, secure architectural solutions that align with business needs. The architect will assess technologies and tools, help develop integration strategies, validate proposed solutions through proofs of concept, and support deployment, knowledge transfer, and quality standards. The role also includes collaborating with development teams to resolve technical issues, analyzing system performance and risks, and documenting architectural frameworks and solutions. The position focuses on enterprise data architecture, canonical data modeling, semantic layer design, data governance, data hub integration, API and data ingestion architecture, lineage, metadata, and compliance traceability. Preferred areas include Azure, Fabric, Databricks, security architecture, retention policies, and regulated data platforms. A bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent is required, though three years of progressive specialty experience may substitute for each year of education. Relocation and/or travel to the work or project location may be required. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without employer-based visa sponsorship.

Requirements

Experience or skills in enterprise data architecture.
Experience or skills in canonical data modeling.
Experience or skills in semantic layer design.
Experience or skills in data governance.
Experience or skills in data hub integration.
Experience or skills in API and data ingestion architecture.
Experience or skills in lineage, metadata, and compliance traceability.
Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent from an accredited institution; three years of progressive specialty experience may be substituted for each year of education.
Authorization to work in the United States for any employer without employer-based visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Azure, Fabric, or Databricks.
Experience with security architecture, retention policies, or regulated data platforms.

Responsibilities

Participate in customer discussions to gather and analyze system requirements for performance, security, and scalability.
Suggest solution architectures, contribute to technical framework development, support enterprise architecture definition, and drive design creation.
Identify suitable market technologies and tools, compare them against client business requirements, and recommend optimal architectural options.
Participate in developing integration strategies based on proof-of-concept validation of proposed architectural solutions.
Support smooth transitions through knowledge transfer and quality-standard adherence, and contribute to build and deployment automation strategy.
Collaborate with development teams to resolve complex technical issues during build, deployment, and support phases using solution deployment and rollout methods.
Analyze system performance based on implemented architectural solutions and support identification of risks in the system landscape.
Create artifacts documenting architectural frameworks and technical solutions to enrich the team’s knowledge repository.
Communicate proactively with internal teams and clients to ensure alignment with business objectives.
Keep up with technical advancements and maintain standards to support effective recommendations and smooth transitions.