Data Architect
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EXL
Jersey City, NJ, US
Summary
The Data Architect will design and implement scalable, secure, and high-performing data architectures on Microsoft Azure. They will lead data migration initiatives and define enterprise data standards while mentoring engineering teams.
Job Description
We are seeking an experienced Azure Data Architect with 10+ years of expertise in designing and delivering enterprise-scale cloud data platforms on Microsoft Azure. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with Azure Data Factory (ADF), Snowflake, and dbt, along with deep knowledge of data architecture, data modeling, governance, and cloud modernization. This role will define data architecture standards and design scalable solutions that support analytics and business intelligence requirements
For more information on benefits and what we offer please visit us at https://www.exlservice.com/us-careers-and-benefits
Base Compensation Range: 140,000 - 170,000
The posted range is the hiring range for this role — a subset of the broader range available to employees over time — and reflects base salary across our national hiring scale. Final offers are based on several factors, including the candidate's skills and experience, internal pay equity, work location, market conditions for the role, and the specific scope and responsibilities of the position. The top of the range is reserved for candidates who notably exceed the requirements; the lower end applies to those with less experience or fewer preferred qualifications. For positions based in higher-cost zones (e.g., California, New York, New Jersey), actual compensation may exceed the posted range; your recruiter will share specifics during the process.
Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
- Design and implement scalable, secure, and high-performing data architectures on Microsoft Azure.
- Architect end-to-end data platforms leveraging Azure services, Snowflake, and dbt.
- Define enterprise data models, integration patterns, architecture standards, and reusable frameworks.
- Lead data migration and modernization initiatives from legacy platforms to Azure and Snowflake.
- Design and optimize ETL/ELT pipelines and orchestration frameworks using Azure Data Factory and dbt.
- Establish best practices for data governance, security, metadata management, lineage, and data quality.
- Collaborate with business stakeholders, solution architects, and engineering teams to translate requirements into scalable technical solutions.
- Drive architecture reviews, performance optimization, technology roadmap planning, and design governance.
- Provide technical leadership, guidance, and mentoring to data engineering teams.
Required Skills and Qualifications
- 8+ years of experience in data engineering, data warehousing, data platforms, or data architecture.
- Strong expertise in Microsoft Azure data services and cloud-native data architecture.
- Hands-on experience with Azure Data Factory for data integration, pipeline development, and orchestration.
- Strong experience architecting, implementing, and optimizing Snowflake data warehouse solutions.
- Expertise in dbt for data transformation, modeling, testing, documentation, and deployment.
- Strong proficiency in SQL, Python and enterprise data modeling, including dimensional and normalized approaches.
- Experience designing modern data lakes, data warehouses, and cloud-based analytics platforms.
- Strong understanding of data governance, security, lineage, quality, and performance tuning.
- Experience with CI/CD, Azure DevOps, version control, and deployment automation.
- Excellent stakeholder management, communication, solution design, and technical leadership skills.
Preferred Skills
- Experience with Azure Databricks and Spark/PySpark.
- Knowledge of Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 and Azure Synapse Analytics.
- Exposure to Power BI and enterprise analytics platforms.
- Experience in BFSI or Insurance domain is an advantage.
- Azure and/or Snowflake certifications are preferred.
Qualifications
bachelors in engineering , computer science or any related field
Choosing a digital partner is about more than capabilities — it’s about collaboration and character.
Unrealistic overhauls and off-the-shelf products ignore what matters most — your unique needs, culture, goals, and your legacy data and technology environments.
At EXL, our collaboration is built on ongoing listening and learning to adapt our methodologies. We’re your business evolution partner—tailoring solutions that make the most of data to make better business decisions and drive more intelligence into your increasingly digital operations.
Whether your goals are scaling the use of AI and digital, redesign operating models, or driving better and faster decisions, we’re here to partner with you to help you gain—and maintain—competitive advantage with efficient, sustainable models at scale.
Our expertise in transformation, data science, and change management helps make your business more efficient and effective, improve customer relationships and enhance revenue growth. Instead of focusing on multi-year, resource- and time-intensive platform designs or migrations, we look deeper at your entire value chain to integrate strategies with impact.
We use our specialization in analytics, digital interventions, and operations management—alongside deep industry expertise — to deliver solutions that help you outperform the competition.
At EXL, it’s all about outcomes—your outcomes—and delivering success on your terms. Share your goals with us and together, we’ll optimize how you leverage data to drive your business forward.
For more information, visit www.exlservice.com.
Company size
10,001+ employees
Industry
Business Consulting and Services
Org type
Public Company
Headquarters
New York, NY
Choosing a digital partner is about more than capabilities — it’s about collaboration and character.
Unrealistic overhauls and off-the-shelf products ignore what matters most — your unique needs, culture, goals, and your legacy data and technology environments.
At EXL, our collaboration is built on ongoing listening and learning to adapt our methodologies. We’re your business evolution partner—tailoring solutions that make the most of data to make better business decisions and drive more intelligence into your increasingly digital operations.
Whether your goals are scaling the use of AI and digital, redesign operating models, or driving better and faster decisions, we’re here to partner with you to help you gain—and maintain—competitive advantage with efficient, sustainable models at scale.
Our expertise in transformation, data science, and change management helps make your business more efficient and effective, improve customer relationships and enhance revenue growth. Instead of focusing on multi-year, resource- and time-intensive platform designs or migrations, we look deeper at your entire value chain to integrate strategies with impact.
We use our specialization in analytics, digital interventions, and operations management—alongside deep industry expertise — to deliver solutions that help you outperform the competition.
At EXL, it’s all about outcomes—your outcomes—and delivering success on your terms. Share your goals with us and together, we’ll optimize how you leverage data to drive your business forward.
For more information, visit www.exlservice.com.
Company size
10,001+ employees
Industry
Business Consulting and Services
Org type
Public Company
Headquarters
New York, NY
