• Design and implement **scalable streaming data platforms** to support real-time ingestion, processing, and analytics • Architect and guide the development of **end-to-end data platforms** across batch and streaming workloads • Lead and contribute to **Master Data Management (MDM)** solutions, including: • Golden record design • Data matching, survivorship, and hierarchy management • Integration patterns with downstream consumers • Define and implement **data governance frameworks**, including: • Data ownership and stewardship models • Data quality rules and monitoring • Metadata, lineage, and access controls • Collaborate with application teams to expose data via **APIs and event-driven architectures** • Provide architectural guidance for **cloud-native deployments**, including containerization and orchestration • Establish **data architecture standards, patterns, and best practices** • Partner with DevOps teams to enable CI/CD, infrastructure automation, and platform reliability • Review designs, mentor engineers, and help drive technical decisions across projects