MidFull TimeENAsia/Pacific
About KPMG in India
KPMG entities in India are professional services firm(s). These Indian member firms are affiliated with KPMG International Limited. KPMG was established in India in August 1993. Our professionals leverage the global network of firms, and are conversant with local laws, regulations, markets and competition. KPMG has offices across India in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Chennai, Gurugram, Jaipur, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Noida, Pune, Vadodara and Vijayawada.
KPMG entities in India offer services to national and international clients in India across sectors. We strive to provide rapid, performance-based, industry-focused and technology-enabled services, which reflect a shared knowledge of global and local industries and our experience of the Indian business environment.
Job Description:We are looking for an experienced Software Architect with a deep understanding of Cloud Architecture (Azure / AWS) and Data Platforms to join our team. The ideal candidate has 10+ years of experience designing and implementing cloud data platforms in large enterprises, with strong hands-on cloud solutions and architecture experience with big data platforms such as Databricks. You will lead the feature enablement and provide guidance to development and adoption teams on our scalable, secure, and cost-efficient data lakehouse across Azure (primary) and AWS (secondary). You will partner with engineering, networking/security, and analytics teams, including batch and streaming use cases.
Awareness of tools such as Databricks, MS Fabric, Azure Data Factory, AWS Glue, Power BI, and Collibra as well as experience with Azure access management and networking is highly desirable. The successful candidate will play a key role in designing and implementing scalable cloud architectures for big data processing and analytics solutions. Key Responsibilities:
Significant experience in Azure Cloud, Solution Architecture and defining reference architectures, standards, and best practices.
· Partner with networking and security teams to design secure connectivity patterns (e.g., private endpoints/links, VNet/VPC integration, routing, firewalling, segmentation) and meet enterprise security standards.
· Drive architectural governance (design reviews, technology choices, ADRs) and mentor teams to improve delivery quality.
· Provide guidance to solution architects in designing and architecting scalable and robust cloud-based solutions using Azure or AWS platforms, focusing on big data and analytics.
· Provide guidance on implementation best practices for data modeling, metadata management, data lineage, and governance in cloud data environments.
· Collaborate with analytics and reporting teams to integrate solutions with Power BI or similar tools for business insights.
· Ensure solutions meet high standards of performance, scalability, security, and cost efficiency in cloud environments.
· Work closely with cross-functional teams including DevOps, product management, and business stakeholders to align on architecture decisions.
Qualifications and Skills:
· Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
· 10+ years of experience in software development or software engineering with a focus on cloud architecture and data solutions.
· Proven experience delivering data platforms within large enterprises (complex stakeholder environment, governance, security/compliance constraints)
· Strong hands-on architecture experience with Databricks (must-have), including Spark and Delta Lake.
· Expertise in cloud platforms: Microsoft Azure and/or AWS, with working knowledge of core services used in data platforms.
· Azure networking knowledge (should-have): experience designing/working with private networking, connectivity, and security patterns in Azure.
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