Zensar Technologies

Solution Architect – Data Migration & Analytics

Zensar Technologies  •  Raleigh, NC (Hybrid)  •  8 hours ago
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Job Description

Why Zensar?

We’re a bunch of hardworking, fun-loving, people-oriented technology enthusiasts. We love what we do, and we’re passionate about helping our clients thrive in an increasingly complex digital world. Zensar is an organization focused on building relationships with our clients and with each other—and happiness is at the core of everything we do. In fact, we’re so into happiness that we’ve created a Global Happiness Council, and we send out a Happiness Survey to our employees each year. We’ve learned that employee happiness requires more than a competitive paycheck, and our employee value proposition—grow, own, achieve, learn (GOAL)—lays out the core opportunities we seek to foster for every employee. Teamwork and collaboration are critical to Zensar’s mission and success, and our teams work on a diverse and challenging mix of technologies across a broad industry spectrum. These industries include banking and financial services, high-tech and manufacturing, healthcare, insurance, retail, and consumer services. Our employees enjoy flexible work arrangements and a competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), among other benefits. If you are looking for a place to have an immediate impact, to grow and contribute, where we work hard, play hard, and support each other, consider joining team Zensar!

Zensar is looking for a Solution Architect – Data Migration & Analytics in North Carolina This position is open for Full Time with excellent benefits and professional growth opportunities.

We are seeking a seasoned Solution Architect to lead a strategic data modernization and report rationalization program for a leading insurance client. The role will drive the design and implementation of a scalable, enterprise-wide data platform leveraging Snowflake, DBT, AWS, and Power BI, supporting both batch and real-time data ingestion while enabling advanced analytics and self-service reporting.

Key Responsibilities

1. Enterprise Architecture & Strategy

  • Define and implement the target-state data architecture aligned with business goals for data modernization and reporting transformation.
  • Establish architecture principles, governance models, and design standards across data ingestion, transformation, and consumption layers.
  • Lead the adoption of Medallion Architecture (Raw, Silver, Gold layers) within Snowflake + DBT ecosystem.

2. Data Platform Design & Modernization

  • Architect ingestion of data from 14+ source systems including InsuranceNow, ensuring scalability and reliability.
  • Design hybrid ingestion patterns:
    • Batch ingestion from enterprise sources
    • Real-time streaming via Amazon Kinesis
    • Data lake storage in AWS S3
  • Define data modelling strategies:
    • Canonical models and domain-driven design (aligned with insurance datasets)
    • Optimized analytical data models for reporting

3. Data Engineering & Pipeline Optimization

  • Oversee implementation of efficient, reusable data pipelines using DBT and Snowflake.
  • Drive performance tuning across:
    • Data ingestion pipelines
    • Transformations across raw → silver → gold layers
  • Establish cost optimization strategies in Snowflake and AWS.

4. Reporting & Analytics Transformation

  • Lead report rationalization initiatives
    • Consolidation and optimization of legacy reports
    • Elimination of redundancy and duplication
  • Architect Power BI ecosystem
    • Semantic data models for self-service BI
    • Support for paginated reporting and advanced slicing/dicing
  • Enable business-friendly data access and analytics democratization

5. AI-driven Governance & Data Quality

  • Introduce AI-enabled frameworks for:
    • Data audit and reconciliation
    • Balancing and anomaly detection
  • Define enterprise-wide data quality, lineage, and governance standards
  • Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements in the insurance domain

6. Integration & Cloud Architecture

  • Define integration patterns across:
    • Snowflake, DBT, S3, Kinesis, and enterprise applications
  • Ensure secure, scalable, and fault-tolerant architecture in AWS cloud environment
  • Establish data security, encryption, and access control mechanisms

7. Leadership & Stakeholder Management

  • Collaborate with business, data engineering, BI, and governance teams
  • Act as a trusted advisor to CXO stakeholders on data strategy and investments
  • Drive architecture reviews, design approvals, and roadmap alignment

Required Skills & Experience

Technical Expertise

  • 10 – 15+years experience in data and analytics
  • Strong experience in:
    • Snowflake (Data Warehousing & Optimization)
    • DBT (Data Transformation Framework)
    • AWS (S3, Kinesis, Cloud Architecture)
  • Proven experience with:
    • Medallion Architecture (Bronze/Raw, Silver, Gold layers)
    • Real-time & batch data ingestion patterns
  • Deep knowledge of:
    • Power BI (self-service, paginated reporting, semantic layers)
    • Data modeling (Dimensional & Data Vault)

Domain Expertise

  • Strong experience in Insurance domain, particularly:
    • Policy, Claims, Billing, Customer data
  • Familiarity with InsuranceNow or similar core systems

Architecture & Leadership

  • Experience designing enterprise-scale data platforms
  • Strong background in:
    • Data governance
    • Report rationalization programs
    • Performance and cost optimization

Zensar believes that diversity of backgrounds, thought, experience, and expertise fosters the robust exchange of ideas that enables the highest quality collaboration and work product. Zensar is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law. Zensar is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women. Zensar is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for people with disabilities or religious observances, including reasonable accommodation when needed. Accommodation made to facilitate the recruiting process are not a guarantee of future or continued accommodation once hired.

All applicants must be legally authorized to work with Zensar. Visa sponsorship may be available for qualified applicants for certain positions.

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At Zensar, we’re “experience-led everything” We are committed to conceptualizing, designing, engineering, marketing, and managing digital solutions and experiences for over 130 leading enterprises. We are a company driven by a bold purpose: Together, we shape experiences for better futures Whether for our clients, our people, or the world around us, this belief powers everything we do. At the heart of our culture is ONE with Client - a set of four core values that reflect who we are and how we work: One Zensar, Nurturing, Empowering, and Client Focus

Part of the $4.8 billion RPG Group, we’re a community of 10,000+ innovators across 30+ global locations, including Milpitas, Seattle, Princeton, Cape Town, London, Zurich, Singapore, and Mexico City. Explore Life at Zensar and join us to Grow. Own. Achieve. Learn. to be the best version of yourself.

We believe the best work happens when individuality is celebrated, growth is encouraged, and well-being is prioritized. We are an equal employment opportunity (EEO) and affirmative action employer, committed to creating an inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, family medical leave status, or protected veteran status.

Zensar Technologies

About Zensar Technologies

Zensar stands out as a premier technology consulting and services company, embracing an ‘experience-led everything’ philosophy. We are creators, thinkers, and problem solvers passionate about designing digital experiences that are engineered into scale-ready products, services, and solutions to deliver superior engagement to high-growth companies. This full lifecycle capability – from experience to engineering to engagement – is what makes us unique. This integrated approach also means that we harness the power of technology, creativity, and insight to deliver impact — ensuring our work focuses not just on technology but also on the people who use it.

Part of the $4.4 billion RPG Group, Zensar is headquartered in Pune, India. Our 10,000+ employees work across 30+ locations worldwide, including Seattle, Princeton, Cape Town, London, Singapore, and Mexico City. As an organization, we are diverse and multi-dimensional and unite across geographies and skill sets to deliver products and services that are value-driven, environmentally conscious, and human-centered.

To know more, visit us at www.zensar.com.

Industry
IT & Software
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Pune, IN
Year Founded
2001
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