Data Architect and Custom Software Engineer

Custom Software Engineer

Project Role : Custom Software Engineer
Project Role Description : Develop custom software solutions to design, code, and enhance components across systems or applications. Use modern frameworks and agile practices to deliver scalable, high-performing solutions tailored to specific business needs.
Must have skills : Cloud Data Architecture, Business Intelligence (BI) Reporting Tools, Data Science, Data Engineering, Data base admin, Data governance
Good to have skills : NA
Minimum 7.5 year(s) of experience is required
Educational Qualification : 15 years full time education

We are seeking an experienced Data Architect to design and scale a centralized Integration Hub that enables seamless, secure, and standardized data exchange across enterprise applications.

This role is critical in establishing a hub-and-spoke ( Bicycle Wheel ) architecture, where the Integration Hub acts as the central system through which all application domains communicate

The Data Architect will play a foundational role in shaping the integration strategy, defining data contracts, and setting API and streaming best practices that will scale across the enterprise.



Key Responsibilities

Architecture & Design

Design and evolve the Integration Hub architecture using a hub-and-spoke model, ensuring scalability, resilience, and loose coupling between domains
Define end-to-end data flows across applications, including synchronous (API) and asynchronous (streaming) integrations
Apply Domain-Driven Design (DDD) principles to model domains, aggregates, events, and integration boundaries
Establish standards for data contracts, schema evolution, and versioning across domains

Integration & Data Flow

Design event-driven data pipelines using Kafka, including topic strategy, message contracts, and consumer patterns
Architect ingestion and data persistence patterns using Java / Spring Boot–based services
Define interaction patterns for REST and gRPC APIs, including payload standards, error handling, and backward compatibility
Collaborate with application teams to onboard new spokes (domains) onto the Integration Hub

Documentation & Governance

Create and maintain:

Data Flow Diagrams
Integration Architecture Diagrams
Network and Communication Diagrams
Document API best practices, integration guidelines, and reusable architectural patterns
Support governance reviews and ensure adherence to architectural standards across teams

Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement

Work closely with engineering teams, domain architects, and platform teams across onshore and offshore locations
Partner with key internal stakeholders and business sponsors to align integration architecture with enterprise objectives
Support technical reviews and interviews as part of the hiring and evaluation process when required



Required Technical Skills

Core Backend & Streaming

Strong hands-on experience with Java and Spring Boot for integration and data ingestion services
Proven experience designing Kafka-based streaming architectures, including event contracts and topic design
Experience working in AWS environments, with knowledge of Amazon Aurora or similar cloud-native databases

API & Architecture

Deep understanding of RESTful API and gRPC design principles
Strong knowledge of Domain-Driven Design (DDD) and its application to large-scale distributed systems
Experience designing scalable, loosely coupled integration architectures



Experience & Qualifications

8+ years of experience in data architecture, integration architecture, or backend system design
Prior experience building centralized integration platforms or data hubs in enterprise environments
Strong ability to communicate architecture through diagrams, written documentation, and stakeholder discussions