Job Description
Job Title:  Data Architect
City:  New York
State/Province:  New York
Posting Start Date:  10/8/26
Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO) is a leading technology services and consulting company focused on building innovative solutions that address clients’ most complex digital transformation needs. Leveraging our holistic portfolio of capabilities in consulting, design, engineering, and operations, we help clients realize their boldest ambitions and build future-ready, sustainable businesses. With over 230,000 employees and business partners across 65 countries, we deliver on the promise of helping our customers, colleagues, and communities thrive in an ever-changing world. For additional information, visit us at www.wipro.com.
Job Description: 

Job Description

Role: Data Architect
Location: New York City, NY (3 Days onsite/week)

 

Role:
•  Serve as the senior technical leader for enterprise data architecture, partnering closely with the VP and senior technology leadership.
•  Act as a trusted advisor to executive stakeholders, translating business strategy into scalable, secure, and resilient data architecture decisions.
•  Define strategy across hybrid cloud and on-premises environments.
•  Architect secure, resilient solutions that meet global regulatory and compliance mandates, including GDPR, ISO 20022, and regional data localization requirements.
•  Champion Data Mesh principles, enabling data-as-a-product capabilities, federated ownership, governance, and self-service access.
•  Establish and drive enterprise architecture standards, design patterns, and engineering best practices through the Data & Analytics Architecture Review Board.
•  Lead the modernization of legacy data platforms to cloud native architectures across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
•  Drive adoption of modern data technologies, including Databricks, Snowflake, Delta Lake, and streaming platforms.
•  Enable both real time and batch analytics use cases to support high availability, mission critical workloads.
•  Evaluate and incorporate emerging technologies, including AI-enabled data platforms and agent-based architectures.
•  Mentor and influence global engineering teams, fostering a culture of technical excellence, accountability, and thoughtful risk taking.

All About You:
•  Proven experience as a Principal Engineer, Lead Architect, or equivalent technical leadership role driving enterprise-scale data architecture and platform strategy.
•  Deep expertise designing, building, and operating distributed data systems at global scale.
•  Strong hands-on experience with technologies such as Apache Spark, Kafka, Flink, NiFi, Databricks, Snowflake, and modern cloud-native data platforms.
•  Demonstrated success modernizing data platforms using cloud native architectures across AWS, Azure, and/or GCP.
•  Experience integrating AI driven capabilities into data platforms, with appropriate governance and guardrails for emerging use cases, including agentic commerce.
•  Strong understanding of data governance, security, and regulatory compliance in highly regulated, global environments.
•  Proven ability to lead and influence architectural initiatives within Agile, SAFe, or product centric delivery models, partnering effectively with product, engineering, and business stakeholders.
•  Demonstrated ability to influence technical and business decisions at all levels, including C-suite stakeholders.
•  Strong executive presence with the ability to translate complex architecture concepts into business language.
•  Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to executive and non-technical audiences.
•  Strong Decency Quotient (DQ) with a track record of building inclusive, collaborative, high performing teams.
•  Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience.

 

Mandatory Skills: Apache Cassandra database .

 

Experience: 8-10 Years .

 

The expected compensation for this role ranges from $80,000 to $158,000 .

 

Final compensation will depend on various factors, including your geographical location, minimum wage obligations, skills, and relevant experience. Based on the position, the role is also eligible for Wipro's standard benefits including a full range of medical and dental benefits options, disability insurance, paid time off (inclusive of sick leave), other paid and unpaid leave options.

 

Applicants are advised that employment in some roles may be conditioned on successful completion of a post-offer drug screening, subject to applicable state law.

 

Wipro provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Applications from veterans and people with disabilities are explicitly welcome.

 

Reinvent your world. We are building a modern Wipro. We are an end-to-end digital transformation partner with the boldest ambitions. To realize them, we need people inspired by reinvention. Of yourself, your career, and your skills. We want to see the constant evolution of our business and our industry. It has always been in our DNA - as the world around us changes, so do we. Join a business powered by purpose and a place that empowers you to design your own reinvention.
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