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**Job title:** Senior Enterprise Data Architect – Azure
**Role Summary:**
Lead the design, implementation and governance of enterprise‑scale data platforms on Microsoft Azure, integrating data lakes, warehouses, real‑time pipelines and metadata services to support business analytics and decision‑making.
**Expectations:**
- Own end‑to‑end data architecture across cloud and hybrid environments.
- Deliver scalable, secure, and compliant solutions that align with business strategy.
- Mentor and govern distributed onshore/offshore teams, ensuring high‑quality design and delivery.
- Advise senior client stakeholders on strategic data initiatives, translating technical concepts into business value.
**Key Responsibilities:**
- Define data models, flows, reference architectures and integration patterns for large, complex organizations.
- Architect Azure Data Lake Storage, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Databricks, Azure Data Factory/Synapse Pipelines, Azure SQL/Cosmos DB, Azure Event Hub/IoT/Stream Analytics.
- Optimize performance, cost and operational excellence across Azure workloads.
- Conduct architecture workshops, roadmap sessions and solution design reviews with C‑level stakeholders.
- Lead offshore data engineering and architecture teams, enforcing governance, coding standards and design patterns.
- Oversee solution blueprints, HLD/LLD documentation, design approvals and architecture assurance across sprints, releases and production rollouts.
- Collaborate with DevOps, security and infrastructure to ensure secure and compliant deployments.
**Required Skills:**
- 10+ years data architecture experience, 5+ years on Azure data platforms.
- Expertise in enterprise data modeling, batch & real‑time integration, lakehouse design, ELT/ETL, master data management, metadata governance and lineage.
- Strong knowledge of cloud security, identity and compliance for data workloads.
- Proficiency in distributed computing and data engineering best practices.
- Exceptional communication, presentation and influencing skills.
- Experience engaging CIO/CTO/CDO level stakeholders and managing complex client environments.
**Required Education & Certifications:**
- Background in education sector data (e.g., examination/certification service provider).
- Microsoft Azure certifications (Azure Solutions Architect Expert, DP‑203, DP‑900).
- Familiarity with architecture frameworks such as TOGAF or Zachman.
- Experience in consulting or global delivery (onsite–offshore) models.