Principal Architect Data Engineering
Architects and hands-on leads enterprise-scale GenAI and data engineering solutions — designing scalable data pipelines, governance, and LLM/RAG/agentic AI systems for modern data platforms — while mentoring a small team on PoCs using Python, cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure), Databricks, and Snowflake.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Pune; Gurugram; Bengaluru
- Work setup
- Hybrid
- Seniority
- Principal
- Employment
- Full time
- Experience
- 10+ years
- Category
- Data engineering
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 10+ years of experience
- Bachelor or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
- Very strong Python skills, building scalable apps with open-source libraries
- Data pipeline design and automation: ingestion, processing, optimization
- Data structure & modelling
- Data quality
- Data governance
- Data platform operations
- Hands-on expertise with LLMs, prompt techniques, and RAG
- Strong agentic AI solution frameworks and AgentOps
- Fine-tuning open-source LLMs and fine-tuning frameworks
- Familiarity with AWS, GCP, Azure, Databricks, Snowflake
- Hands-on SME leading a small team on prototypes, PoCs and PoVs
- Strategic leadership thinking, proactive, fast learner of new tech
Full description
Title: Architect/Senior Architect/Principal Architect Data Engineering (Gen AI CoE)
Location: Chennai/Bangalore/Hyderabad
Experience: 10+
Employment Type: Full-Time
Role Overview:
As a Architect/Senior Architect/Principal Data Architect – GenAI, you will lead the design and implementation of enterprise-scale Generative AI and data-driven intelligence solutions by combining your strong foundation in data engineering with cutting-edge AI technologies. You will play a key role in shaping the organization’s GenAI strategy, architecting end-to-end solutions that leverage large language models (LLMs), RAG, Agentic AI solution frameworks to drive innovations and solve complex Data Engineering problems for modern data platforms.
Building upon your prior experience in data architecture and engineering, you will design scalable data pipelines, ensure robust data governance, and enable accelerated development and modernization of traditional data ecosystems to modern data platform. You will also act as a trusted advisor to clients and internal teams, driving innovation and establishing best practices across GenAI solutioning.
Curious about the role?
Strategic, Leadership thinking, Dynamic mind, Proactive, eager to learn and pick-up new tech very quickly.
SME with Hands-On and Lead a small team for quick prototypes and PoCs & PoVs
Very strong skills in Python, with experience in building scalable and optimized applications with open-source libraries.
Very Strong understanding of Data Engineering concepts: Experience and understanding of
Designing and maintaining the data pipeline automations, Ingestion, data processing, optimizations ..etc.
Data structure & modelling
Data quality
Data governance
Operations
GenAI Experience:
Hands-on expertise with LLMs, Prompt Techniques, Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) techniques
Strong in agentic AI solutions frameworks, AgentOps
Finetuning Open source LLMs and fine-tuning frameworks
Experience with Cloud & Platforms: Familiarity with AWS, GCP, Azure, Databricks and Snowflake
Educational Background:
- Bachelor or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field