EY

Cloud Data Platform Architect – Manager

EY

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Chennai • 🇮🇳 India

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Job Level

SeniorLead

Tech Stack

AWSAzureCloudETLMySQLOraclePostgresPythonRDBMSSQL

About the role

  • Lead the design of hybrid cloud data platforms, including storage tiers, database modernization, and operational data flows.
  • Oversee database assessment, consolidation, and migration for infrastructure and application-related datasets (Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL).
  • Define ingestion and transformation patterns for infra telemetry, configuration/state data, asset inventories, and migration data.
  • Architect cloud-managed database solutions (Azure SQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL Flexible Server, AWS RDS, Cloud SQL) aligned to modernization initiatives.
  • Establish governance for schema changes, metadata, lineage, retention, and DB security controls across hybrid environments.
  • Lead design of operational data pipelines that support infra monitors, migration factory workflows, topology mapping, and system state analytics.
  • Collaborate with Cloud Architects and Infra SMEs to integrate DB workloads with IAM, encryption, networking, and observability platforms.
  • Govern LLDs, DB migration runbooks, schema modernization plans, and operational data documentation.
  • Mentor teams on database best practices for cloud adoption, performance tuning, indexing, lifecycle policies, and storage optimization.
  • Ensure data platform compliance with enterprise governance, DR/backup requirements, DB security posture, and access controls.

Requirements

  • Up to 14 years in cloud engineering, infra modernization, or hybrid data platform roles with deep exposure to databases.
  • Strong experience with RDBMS platforms: Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL Cloud-managed DBs (Azure SQL, AWS RDS, Cloud SQL)
  • Hands-on skills in DB schema design, normalization, indexing, partitioning, backup/restore, and performance optimization.
  • Strong SQL and scripting skills (Python, PowerShell, Bash) for DB automation and data operations.
  • Understanding of cloud storage tiers, IAM, networking, encryption, backup policies, logging, and governance frameworks.
  • Experience with ETL/ELT workflows supporting infra and migration data (not BI/analytics).
  • Bachelor’s degree in IT/CS or related field, cloud certifications preferred.
Benefits
  • Competitive salary
  • Flexible working hours
  • Professional development budget
  • Home office setup allowance
  • Global team events

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
database modernizationdatabase assessmentdatabase migrationDB schema designnormalizationindexingperformance optimizationETL workflowsscriptingcloud-managed databases
Soft skills
leadershipmentoringcollaborationgovernance
Certifications
cloud certificationsBachelor’s degree in ITBachelor’s degree in Computer Science