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EXL · 20 hours ago

Senior Data Architect

positionNew York, United States
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff
money$140K/yr - $170K/yr
date8+ years exp

EXL is seeking an experienced Data Architect to design and manage scalable, secure, and high-performance data solutions. The role involves driving enterprise data architecture, defining data models, and building frameworks for data integration, governance, and analytics across multiple platforms.

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Responsibilities

Own enterprise data architecture across conceptual, logical, and physical models, including data standards, naming conventions, and best practices
Design reusable architecture patterns (CDC ingestion, SCD handling, lakehouse/warehouse layers, medallion architecture) and architect scalable ETL/ELT + ingestion frameworks for end-to-end integration and transformations
Build and optimize warehouse/datamart architectures for analytics and reporting with strong focus on performance tuning (partitioning, clustering, indexing, query optimization)
Ensure data governance, quality, lineage, metadata management, and secure access controls (RBAC, encryption, masking)
Drive architecture reviews, technical decisions, and create/maintain documentation (architecture diagrams, data flows, ERDs, integration specs) ensuring alignment with enterprise standards
Collaborate with business stakeholders, data engineers, cloud, and BI teams to translate requirements into validated solutions
Client-facing role with end-to-end ownership of data architecture and delivery in a high-stakes, high-impact environment

Qualification

Data architectureData modelingSQLCloud data platformsETL/ELT toolsData governance toolsPythonStakeholder managementCommunication skills

Required

8+ years of experience in data architecture and/or data engineering with strong architecture ownership
Strong knowledge of data modeling (3NF, Star Schema, Snowflake Schema, Dimensional Modeling)
Expertise in SQL, Python and database design principles
Strong experience with data warehousing concepts and best practices
Hands-on experience with at least one modern cloud data platform (Warehouse/Lakehouse): BigQuery / Databricks / Snowflake / Redshift
Experience with ETL/ELT tools and orchestration frameworks
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

Preferred

Knowledge of data governance tools (Collibra, Alation, Purview) is a plus
Exposure to API-based ingestion and streaming (Kafka / PubSub) is a plus

Company

EXL

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EXL is a provider of Transformation and Outsourcing services to Global 1000 companies in multiple industries
dateFounded in 1999
location
New York, New York, USA
people-size10001+ employees
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http://www.exlservice.com

H1B Sponsorship

EXL has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (1)
2020 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$150M
Key Investors
The Orogen GroupFTV Capital
2018-10-02Post Ipo Debt· $150M
2006-10-20IPO
2004-12-01Series Unknown

Leadership Team

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Rohit Kapoor
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
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Brad Burdick
SVP, Insurance Domain Platforms
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