InfoTech_Data Architect (Azure)- Manager

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

We are looking for a highly experienced and hands-on Senior Data Architect to lead the design and implementation of scalable, secure, and high-performance data solutions across Azure and multi-cloud environments. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Azure Databricks, Azure Data Factory, Unity Catalog, and streaming/time-series data architectures. Experience in the life sciences industry is a strong plus.

More specifically you will lead the following responsibilities:

• Implement enterprise-grade data platforms using Azure and other cloud technologies
• Leverage Azure Databricks, Data Factory, and Unity Catalog for data engineering, orchestration, and governance
• Design and optimize streaming and time-series data pipelines for real-time analytics and operational intelligence
• Build and manage functional and scalable data models to support diverse business use cases
• Define and enforce data architecture standards, best practices, and security policies
• Collaborate with data engineers, scientists, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into robust data solutions
• Create reusable components for rapid development of data platform
• Drive initiatives around data quality, metadata management, and data lifecycle governance
• Assist data scientists and visualization developers in developing and deploying algorithms for all analytics needs
• Stay current with emerging technologies and trends, especially in regulated industries like life sciences

YEAR ONE CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS

• Successfully complete project implementations within time, cost and quality standards, in line with business and IT expectations
• Successfully complete implementation of various data integration initiatives
• Successfully develop capabilities that ensure data accuracy, integrity and accessibility

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE / QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelors or Masters degree in in Computer Science or Engineering OR equivalent years of work experience
• 10+ years of proven experience in architecting and implementing Cloud data lake, Data warehouse platforms, Master data Management, data integration and OLTP database solutions
• 10+ years of experience in data architecture, data engineering, and cloud-based data platforms
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Azure cloud services
• Expertise in:
• Azure Databricks, Data Factory, Unity Catalog
• Streaming technologies (e.g., Spark Structured Streaming, Azure Event Hubs, Kafka)
• Time-series data modelling and analytics
• Functional data modelling (e.g., dimensional, normalized, data vault)
• A comprehensive understanding of data lakehouse processes and the supporting technologies such as, Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, ADLS Gen2, IoT and other cloud technologies
• Strong knowledge of industry best practices around data architecture in both cloud based and on prem big data solutions
• Exceptional understanding of building solution architectures, design patterns, network topology and data security frameworks
• Experience of architecting data solution across hybrid (cloud, on premise) data platforms
• A comprehensive understanding of the principles of and best practices behind data engineering, and the supporting technologies such as RDBMS, NoSQL, Cache & In-memory stores
• Excellent problem solving and data modelling skills (logical, physical, sematic and integration models) including normalisation, OLAP / OLTP principles and entity relationship analysis
• Prior experience working with Middleware platforms like Mulesoft
• Comprehensive experience working with SQL Server, Azure SQL, RDS, CosmosDB, MongoDB, PostgreSQL
• Experience with stream processing tools (Spark structured streaming, Azure Stream Analytics, Storm, etc.)
• Familiarity with Agile / Scrum methodologies
• Excellent verbal and written English skills
• Proven experience in life sciences or other regulated industries

Equal Opportunity Employer

Biocon Biologics is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability or veteran status. Biocon Biologics also complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment as well as work authorisation and employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act.