{"id":1396511,"url":"https://alion.io/job/iqvia-senior-architect","title":"Senior Architect","company":{"id":4918,"name":"IQVIA","domain":"iqvia.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/iqvia","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":83,"open_postings":491,"ghost_share":0.014,"stale_share":0.811,"repost_share":0.053,"time_to_fill_p50_days":16,"computed_at":"2026-10-01T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"Data Science","role_family":"Data Science","seniority":"staff","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Bengaluru, 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enterprise-scale hybrid data platforms.\nThe Platform Engineering team manages large-scale data and analytics ecosystems that enable data engineering, data warehousing, AI/ML, governance, observability, and operational intelligence workloads across on-premises and cloud environments.\nThe role offers the opportunity to work with modern data platform technologies including Cloudera CDP base platform, Kubernetes, cloud-native infrastructure, AI/ML platforms, Elastic stack, and advanced automation frameworks.\nThe ideal candidate combines strong Linux and infrastructure engineering expertise with a passion for learning, automation, scalability, reliability, and continuous improvement.\nKey Responsibilities\nPlatform Engineering\nDesign, deploy, configure, and manage large-scale enterprise data platforms.\nSupport Engineering lifecycle management activities including provisioning, IaC, upgrades, patching, capacity expansion, delivering on engineering roadmap\nEnsure platform reliability, availability, resiliency, and operational excellence across our environments.\nInfrastructure Automation & DevOps\nDevelop and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) solutions using Ansible, Terraform, Gitlab, and CI/CD pipelines.\nCreate reusable automation frameworks and engineering tools to improve operational efficiency and reduce manual effort. \nBuild and operate hybrid data platform services spanning on-premises infrastructure and cloud environments.\nSupport modern data platform technologies including: Cloudera CDP Private Cloud\nKubernetes\nApache Spark\nHive\nImpala\nIceberg\nOzone\nNiFi\nKafka\nAI/ML enablement\nHybrid Cloud setup (Azure/AWS, on-premises)\n\nAssist with platform modernization and migration initiatives.\nSecurity & Compliance\nImplement and maintain enterprise-grade security controls.\nManage authentication, authorization, encryption, and certificate-based security models.\nSupport Kerberos, LDAP, SSO, Ranger, TLS, RBAC, and regulatory compliance requirements.\nConduct security reviews and platform hardening activities.\nPerformance Engineering\nPerform performance analysis and tuning of platform services.\nOptimize compute, storage, network, and application layer configurations.\nConduct capacity planning, forecasting, and scalability assessments.\nAssist application teams with performance troubleshooting and platform best practices.\nPlatform Integration & Customer Enablement\nIntegrate data platforms with enterprise services such as Active Directory, monitoring tools, observability platforms, cloud storage, and Kubernetes ecosystems.\nCollaborate with architecture, application, security, and infrastructure teams.\nProvide technical guidance to internal customers leveraging the platform. \nRequired Qualifications\nBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.\n10+ years of experience in platform engineering, Systems Engineering role\nStrong Linux administration experience.\nExperience supporting distributed systems and enterprise infrastructure on multi-petabytes scale, managing clusters spanning 1000s of servers.\nExperience with scripting and automation using Python, Bash, or similar languages.\nExperience with Gitlab and CI/CD methodologies.\nStrong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.\nExcellent communication and collaboration abilities.\nDesired Technical Skills\nTechnologies\nCloudera CDP\nElasticsearch\nMicrosoft Azure\nSpark\nHive\nImpala/Trino\nKafka\nNiFi\nIceberg\nOzone\nPython & Shell Scripting\nContainer & Cloud Technologies\nKubernetes\nDocker\nMicrosoft Azure/AWS\nAutomation & Infrastructure\nAnsible\nTerraform\nShell Scripting & Python\nGitLab CI/CD\nSecurity\nKerberos\nLDAP\nSSO\nRanger\nTLS/SSL - Certificate Management\nDatabases\nPostgreSQL\nNoSQL Platforms\nObservability\nElasticsearch\nKibana\nGrafana\nPrometheus\nOperational Monitoring Platforms\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience operating enterprise-scale production platforms.\nExperience with AI/ML platforms and MLOps ecosystems.\nExperience with hybrid cloud architectures.\nUnderstanding of Data Lakehouse, Data Mesh, and modern data platform concepts.\nExperience supporting highly regulated environments (HIPAA, GDPR, GxP, etc.).\nExperience working with multi petabyte-scale data ecosystems. \nWhat You'll Work On\nLarge-scale hybrid data platforms supporting critical business workloads.\nHybrid Cloud platform modernization and migration initiatives.\nAI/ML enablement platforms.\nInfrastructure automation and operational excellence programs.\nPlatform observability, governance, and security enhancements.\nNext-generation technologies including Iceberg, Kubernetes/Docker, object storage, and AI-assisted operations. \nIQVIA is a leading global provider of clinical research services, commercial insights and healthcare intelligence to the life sciences and healthcare industries. We create intelligent connections to accelerate the development and commercialization of innovative medical treatments to help improve patient outcomes and population health worldwide. Learn more at https://jobs.iqvia.com\nIQVIA is committed to integrity in our hiring process and maintains a zero tolerance policy for candidate fraud. All information and credentials submitted in your application must be truthful and complete. Any false statements, misrepresentations, or material omissions during the recruitment process will result in immediate disqualification of your application, or termination of employment if discovered later, in accordance with applicable law. 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