Senior Data Architect
First seen by Alion on Sep 21, 2026.
Role : Senior Data Architect.
Location : Bangalore.
Experience : 7 - 10 years.
Key Skills : PySpark, Spark, Oracle AI Data Platform (AIDP), OCI, Data Engineering, Delta Lake, Python, SQL, Generative AI, Data Governance.
Job Description :
We are seeking a Senior Data Architect to lead the design, modernization, and delivery of enterprise-scale AI and data-transformation programs. In this strategic, customer-facing role, you will partner directly with executive leaders and product teams to architect modern Lakehouse and AI/ML-driven data solutions on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and Oracle AI Data Platform, combining hands-on data engineering with technical architecture and advisory.
What will your role look like :
- Lead the architecture, delivery, and modernization of enterprise Oracle AI Data Platform transformations and migrations.
- Design and build AI-ready, governed data architectures including Lakehouse, Medallion, and real-time streaming solutions.
- Develop AI/ML and Generative AI data pipelines, MLOps workflows, vector-ready datasets, APIs, and automation frameworks.
- Refactor and optimize PySpark and ETL workloads for performance, cluster sizing, partitioning, and memory management at scale.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to C-level executives, mentor senior engineers globally, and collaborate with product teams to shape platform roadmaps.
Why you will love this role :
- Opportunity to lead high-impact AI and data-transformation initiatives for major enterprise customers globally.
- Collaborative and innovative environment working directly with Oracle product managers, architects, and engineering leaders.
- Culture that encourages technical thought leadership, global mentoring, and defining reusable engineering standards.
- Direct involvement with cutting-edge technologies including Generative AI, LLMs, RAG architectures, and autonomous agents.
We would like you to bring along :
- 7 - 10 years of experience designing, architecting, and delivering enterprise-scale data platforms.
- Expert hands-on proficiency in Apache Spark, PySpark, Delta Lake, Python, SQL, and modern cloud data platforms.
- Deep expertise in Spark distributed systems architecture, tuning, performance engineering, and ETL modernization.
- Solid understanding of networking concepts, DataOps, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, data governance, and security.
- Outstanding executive communication, stakeholder management, and customer-facing technical advisory skills.
Skills
Data Architect, Data Engineering, DataLake, Python, SQL, Data Governance, Spark, ETL