Principal Architect

You'll join a high-performing, collaborative team of database and analytics professionals based in Hyderabad and across global locations.

As a Principal Architect, you'll partner with engineering, analytics, infrastructure, and product teams on both regional and global initiatives.

You'll work directly with senior technical leaders and executives, and report into the database and platform engineering organization.

• 10+ years of experience in database engineering, database architecture, or enterprise data platforms, with a track record of architecting large-scale systems
• Deep expertise in database internals, SQL optimization, and workload management
• Advanced experience with query optimizer behavior and performance tuning in large-scale, distributed environments
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and executive communication skills

• Experience defining and implementing best practices for data governance, data integrity, and database security , including compliance with Indian and global standards
• Proven ability to mentor senior engineers and influence technical leaders , fostering a culture of architectural excellence and continuous improvement
• A proactive mindset for identifying performance and architectural risks and driving optimization initiatives at platform scale
• Strong collaboration skills and the ability to bridge global teams, enabling alignment, standards, and knowledge sharing across geographies

Why Join Teradata as a Principal Architect?

• Architect at the highest level – Shape platforms that power data and AI for the world's most demanding enterprises
• Strategic technical authority – Be the voice that defines long-term direction, not just one of many engineers executing it
• Global influence, local presence – Lead architectural initiatives across continents from our Hyderabad office
• Work on hard problems – Tackle database challenges at a scale most engineers will never encounter