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Consultant - Data Architect

  • 8-10 Hrs/Week
  • Remote - India
  • less than 1 month months
  • Project posted on: 6/11/2026
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Consultant - Data Architect

  • Technology
  • Software architect
  • Cloud Computing
  • Backend Development

Remote - India
tooltip_icon_dark Open to consultants anywhere in India

8-10 Hrs/Week

Less than 1 month

 6/11/2026

Assignment Details

Our client, a leading wired internet service provider is looking to engage with a Data Architect

Key Responsibilities

 

  • Review and validate the proposed data lake architecture, providing an independent Go / No-Go recommendation.
  • Assess the suitability of on-premises, cloud and hybrid deployment models based on workloads, cost, compliance and data residency.
  • Evaluate architecture components, including data layering, storage, table formats (Delta, Iceberg, Hudi), compute, query engines and orchestration.
  • Review data ingestion frameworks covering batch, streaming and Change Data Capture (CDC).
  •  Assess data governance practices, including data cataloguing, lineage, data quality, access controls and PII management.
  • Evaluate security, encryption, scalability, performance, disaster recovery and system resilience.
  • Review migration strategy from existing Hadoop infrastructure, identifying risks, migration sequencing and rollback plans.
  • Identify architectural gaps, recommend necessary modifications and present findings to the architecture team.

Skills Required

  • Experience leading at least 2 enterprise-level data lake modernization projects.
  • Strong experience in on-premises big data technologies such as Hadoop, Cloudera and Apache Spark.
  • Hands-on expertise in cloud data platforms such as AWS, Azure, GCP, Databricks and Snowflake.
  • Experience in Hadoop-to-cloud or hybrid migration projects.
  • Strong understanding of data lake architecture, storage formats (Delta Lake, Iceberg, Hudi), compute and query engines.
  • Expertise in batch and streaming data ingestion, CDC and data orchestration.
  • Knowledge of data governance, data security, compliance and disaster recovery.
  • Experience in cost optimization, TCO assessment, FinOps and vendor lock-in evaluation.
  • Ability to independently challenge architecture decisions and provide objective technical recommendations.

Industry

Telecom Services

Experience Required:

12+ years

Additional Skills:

  • Azure
  • Big Data
  • Data Warehousing
  • Python
  • AWS
  • Cloud Storage
  • SQL

No of open positions:

1

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