Data Architect (Banking)

Job description

Capco, a Wipro company, is a global technology and management consultancy specializing in driving digital transformation in the financial services industry. With a growing client portfolio comprising of over 100 global organizations, Capco operates at the intersection of business and technology by combining innovative thinking with unrivalled industry knowledge to deliver end-to-end data-driven solutions and fast-track digital initiatives for banking and payments, capital markets, wealth and asset management, insurance, and the energy sector. Capco’s cutting-edge ingenuity is brought to life through its Innovation Labs and award-winning Be Yourself At Work culture and diverse talent. **Role Summary** We are seeking a solution-driven and governance-focused Data Architect to support the design, development, and evolution of BankX's enterprise data architecture. This role is critical in ensuring that data across the organization is well-modeled, secure, high-quality, discoverable, and optimized for analytics, AI/ML, and regulatory requirements. You will work closely with Data Engineers, Data Scientists, AI/ML Engineers, Business Stakeholders, and Data Governance teams to define architectural standards, enhance data flows, and ensure alignment with regulatory and internal policies such as PDPA. **What You’ll Do** 1. Enterprise Data Architecture Design - Define and maintain logical and physical data models across domains (e.g., customer, product, transaction, risk) - Establish data architecture principles, naming conventions, and modelling standards aligned with business and regulatory needs. - Design semantic layers, data marts, and feature stores to support analytics and AI use cases. - Collaborate with Data Scientists to ensure feature definitions are consistent, reusable, and aligned with business logic. 2. Platform Integration & Optimization - Work with Data Engineers to implement scalable data pipelines using Azure Data Services, Databricks, and Delta Lake. - Ensure architectural alignment across batch, streaming, and real-time data flows. - Optimize data storage, partitioning, and indexing strategies for performance and cost-efficiency. - Support AI/ML Engineers in designing model-ready datasets and feature pipelines. 3. Governance & Metadata Management - Partner with Data Governance and Privacy teams to embed classification, lineage, and consent management into the architecture. - Ensure integration with Unity Catalog, Azure Purview, and enterprise metadata tools. - Design architecture that supports auditability, traceability, and policy enforcement across data and AI assets. 4. Collaboration & Enablement - Work with Business Owners and/or Business Analysts to translate business use cases into architectural requirements. - Provide guidance, templates, and standards to enable analytics and engineering teams to build on a unified architecture. - Promote data literacy and architectural awareness across technical and business teams. **What We’re Looking For** - 6+ years of experience in data architecture, data engineering, or related roles. - Strong expertise in data modeling, SQL, and distributed data systems. - Hands-on experience with Azure Data Services, Databricks, Delta Lake, and Lakehouse architecture. - Familiarity with metadata management, data governance, and privacy frameworks. - Ability to design for scalability, security, and regulatory compliance. - Proficient in Thai and English at intermediate level or above, sufficient for technical discussions, meetings, and written documentation **Preferred:** - Experience in banking, fintech, or other regulated industries. - Knowledge of PDPA, Responsible AI, and data classification frameworks. - Exposure to feature store design, real-time architecture, and semantic modeling. - Strong communication skills and ability to work in cross-functional teams. - Passion for building trusted, well-governed, and future-ready data platforms. **Why Join CAPCO** - Work on engaging projects with some of the largest banks/insurance in the world, on projects that will transform the financial services industry - Work in a collaborative, flat, and entrepreneurial consulting culture - Access continuous learning, training, and industry certifications - Be part of a team shaping the future of digital financial services - Help shape the future of digital transformation across FS & Energy **We offer** - A work culture focused on innovation and creating lasting value for our clients and employees - Ongoing learning opportunities to help you acquire new skills or deepen existing expertise in our financial services offerings - A flat, non-hierarchical structure that will enable you to work with senior partners and directly with clients - An agile, diverse, entrepreneurial, inclusive, meritocratic culture *Joining Capco means joining an organisation that is committed to an inclusive working environment where you’re encouraged to **#BeYourselfAtWork**. We celebrate individuality and recognize that diversity and inclusion, in all forms, is critical to success. It’s important to us that we recruit and develop as diverse a range of talent as we can and we believe that everyone brings something different to the table – so we’d love to know what makes you different. Such differences may mean we need to make changes to our process to allow you the best possible platform to succeed, and we are happy to cater to any reasonable adjustments you may require. You will find the section to let us know of these at the bottom of your application form or you can mention it directly to your recruiter at any stage and they will be happy to help.* *We have been informed of several recruitment scams targeting the public. We strongly advise you to verify identities before engaging in recruitment related communication. All official Capco communication will be conducted via a Capco recruiter.* *#LI-PW1 #LI-Hybrid*