Hybrid Platform Architect – Data Science & Analytics

at Carrier

• Job title: Platform Architect – Data Science & Analytics
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior, Lead
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: No Education Requirement
• Tech skills: AWS, Cloud, Google Cloud Platform
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Bengaluru, India

About the role

• Platform Architect responsible for end-to-end architecture of enterprise data platforms at Carrier. Leading data governance and technical integrity across cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Own the overall architecture of the enterprise data platform based on a Lakehouse paradigm, covering storage, compute, metadata, governance, and observability.
• Define and maintain reference architectures, design patterns, and architectural standards applicable across AWS and GCP.
• Act as the final technical authority for platform-level architectural decisions, trade-offs, and exceptions.
• Ensure architectural choices support scalability, resilience, security, cost efficiency, and operational excellence.
• Design the platform around open data standards to ensure portability and long-term flexibility.
• Architect the Lakehouse platform to run on AWS and GCP, with cloud-specific implementations mapped to a common logical architecture.
• Partner with Platform Engineers and Data Engineers to translate architecture into reusable platform capabilities, frameworks, and templates.
• Define the governance architecture for the Lakehouse, including metadata management, lineage, access control, and auditability.
• Architect for high availability, observability, and operational simplicity.
• Serve as the primary architecture interface between engineering teams, security, governance, and business stakeholders.

Requirements

• 16+ years of experience in data engineering, platform engineering, or data architecture roles.
• Proven experience architecting enterprise-scale data platforms.
• Strong experience designing and governing Lakehouse architectures.
• Hands-on architectural experience with AWS and/or GCP, with the ability to design for both.
• Deep understanding of open data standards, including open table formats, file formats, metadata, and lineage.
• Experience defining reference architectures, guardrails, and engineering standards.
• Strong ability to balance long-term architectural vision with near-term delivery needs.

Benefits

• Enjoy your best years with our retirement savings plan
• Have peace of mind and body with our health insurance
• Make yourself a priority with flexible schedules, parental leave and our holiday purchase scheme
• Drive forward your career through professional development opportunities
• Achieve your personal goals with our Employee Assistance Programme.