Tata Consultancy Services

Data Architect

Tata Consultancy Services$100K — $150K *
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in data architecture and cloud technologies.
  • Proficient with AWS services like S3, Glue, Redshift, and more.
  • Strong understanding of data modeling standards for analytics.
  • Experience designing data lakes using Medallion Architecture.
  • Familiarity with ETL/ELT processes and data governance practices.

Responsibilities

  • Define and own enterprise data architecture in line with business goals.
  • Design and implement AWS data lakes leveraging Medallion Architecture.
  • Establish standards for data modeling for reporting workloads.
  • Drive architectural decisions for data processing methods.
  • Guide data ingestion patterns from various sources.
  • Enable BI platforms through optimized data models.
  • Establish governance principles for data quality and compliance.

Benefits

  • Discretionary Annual Incentive.
  • Comprehensive medical coverage including dental and vision.
  • Maternal and parental leave support.
  • Options for auto, home insurance, and identity theft protection.
  • Commuter benefits and training reimbursement.
  • Generous time off policy including sick leave and holidays.
  • Legal assistance, 401(k) plan, and student loan refinancing options.
Full Job Description
Roles & Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

Data Architecture & Design

  • Define and own the enterprise data architecture aligned with business strategy and cloud-first principles.
  • Design and implement AWS-based data lake architectures, leveraging Medallion Architecture (Bronze, Silver, Gold layers).
  • Establish standards for data modeling (conceptual, logical, and physical) for analytical and reporting workloads.
  • Drive architectural decisions for batch and nearreal-time data processing.


AWS & Cloud Technologies

  • Architect solutions using AWS services such as:
  • S3, Glue, Athena, Redshift, Lake Formation
  • EMR, Lambda, Step Functions
  • Kinesis / MSK (streaming, where applicable)
  • Ensure architectures are secure, scalable, cost-optimized, and highly available.
  • Collaborate with cloud platform teams to align on networking, IAM, encryption, and governance.


Data Engineering & Integration

  • Guide data ingestion patterns from multiple sources (operational systems, SaaS platforms, APIs, streaming sources).
  • Define standards for ETL/ELT pipelines, orchestration, and data quality frameworks.
  • Partner with Data Engineering teams to ensure architectural integrity during implementation.


Business Intelligence & Analytics

  • Enable BI and analytics platforms (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, QuickSight) through optimized data models and semantic layers.
  • Design Gold-layer datasets optimized for reporting, dashboards, and advanced analytics.
  • Ensure consistency and reliability of enterprise KPIs and metrics.


Governance, Quality & Security

  • Establish data governance principles including metadata management, lineage, cataloging, and stewardship.
  • Define data quality rules, monitoring, and remediation processes.
  • Ensure compliance with enterprise security, privacy, and regulatory requirements.


Leadership & Collaboration

  • Act as a trusted advisor to business and technology leadership.
  • Review and approve solution designs, ensuring alignment with target architecture.
  • Mentor data engineers, analysts, and junior architects.
  • Contribute to roadmap planning and modernization initiatives.


Salary Range-$100,000-$150,000 a year

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TCS Employee Benefits Summary:

Discretionary Annual Incentive.

Comprehensive Medical Coverage: Medical & Health, Dental & Vision, Disability Planning & Insurance, Pet Insurance Plans.

Family Support: Maternal & Parental Leaves.

Insurance Options: Auto & Home Insurance, Identity Theft Protection.

Convenience & Professional Growth: Commuter Benefits & Certification & Training Reimbursement.a

Time Off: Vacation, Time Off, Sick Leave & Holidays.

Legal & Financial Assistance: Legal Assistance, 401K Plan, Performance Bonus, College Fund, Student Loan Refinancing.

About Tata Consultancy Services

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is an Indian multinational information technology (IT) services and consulting company, headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It is a subsidiary of Tata Group and operates in 149 locations across 46 countries. TCS is the largest Indian company by market capitalization and is ranked 11th on the Forbes Global 2000 list of the world's biggest public companies. TCS is also the second-largest IT services company in the world by revenue and the largest employer of women in India. The company provides services in areas including IT, consulting, and business solutions.
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