Data Architect / Modeler – Databricks at Accenture · Singapore

Data Architect / Modeler – Databricks

Location: Singapore · On-Site

About the Role

The Data Architect / Modeler works closely with business stakeholders, data owners, and application teams to translate business and data requirements into clear, implementable target-state data models and designs on Databricks. This role bridges business understanding and technical execution — ensuring data architecture is consistent, scalable, and aligned with enterprise data strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and maintain conceptual, logical, and physical data models aligned with Databricks lakehouse architecture
• Translate business requirements, data definitions, and business rules into structured data models and implementable designs
• Analyze existing source systems, data structures, relationships, and dependencies to inform target-state architecture
• Design data models leveraging Databricks Unity Catalog, Delta Lake, and medallion architecture patterns
• Define and apply data architecture standards, patterns, and reusable approaches across delivery programmes
• Work closely with engineering teams to ensure data models are technically feasible and implementable on Databricks
• Identify and resolve data architecture and modelling gaps across business domains
• Support data standardization, metadata management, lineage, and data quality considerations in target designs
• Maintain traceability between business requirements and resulting target data structures
• Provide hands-on guidance to delivery teams and contribute to continuous improvement of data architecture practices

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years hands-on experience in data architecture and data modelling
• Strong experience translating business requirements into logical and physical data models
• Hands-on experience with Databricks platform — Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, medallion architecture patterns
• Experience with data architecture standards, patterns, and enterprise data design principles
• Proficiency with data modelling tools and notation (ERD, UML, dimensional modelling)
• Experience with data governance, metadata management, and data lineage
• Strong communication skills with technical and business audiences
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Good to Have:

• Experience designing and implementing data models on Databricks lakehouse platforms
• Expertise with Delta Lake optimization, partitioning strategies, and performance tuning
• Experience with Databricks SQL, Spark SQL, and data transformation on Databricks
• Complex banking data and financial services data models
• Large-scale data transformation or migration programmes on cloud platforms
• Experience with dimensional modelling, normalized schema design, or data vault methodology
• Familiarity with data quality frameworks and data lineage tools (e.g., OpenMetadata)
• Experience with Agile delivery and iterative data architecture design
• Master’s degree or advanced certifications in data architecture

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

Visit us at www.accenture.com

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