About the job
The Architect Office is on the hunt for a seasoned Data Architect who is fluent in Mandarin to spearhead the design of data solutions across LifeByte's technology infrastructure. This key role is essential for shaping and implementing our data strategy, effectively aligning business needs with technical execution.
Your expertise will be critical in crafting scalable, secure, and high-performing data architectures that underpin our trading platforms, risk management systems, regulatory reporting, and business intelligence projects. By collaborating closely with engineering, data, risk, and product teams, you will set standards, reference architectures, and governance frameworks that ensure rapid and safe delivery at scale.
Key Responsibilities
Architecture & Solution Design
- Define comprehensive data platform architecture encompassing ingestion, storage, processing, and serving layers, utilizing MySQL for OLTP workloads and Snowflake, StarRocks, and ClickHouse for analytical and reporting objectives.
- Design batch and real-time data pipelines for trading, risk, regulatory, and customer data while establishing clear SLAs with stakeholders.
- Develop reference architectures and decision frameworks for data-centric services, determining the ideal use cases for each technology (e.g., selecting between StarRocks and ClickHouse for specific analytics).
- Create data models and storage strategies that balance transactional integrity (MySQL), analytical efficacy (StarRocks/ClickHouse), and cost efficiency (Snowflake).
Technical Leadership
- Conduct architectural reviews and offer strategic insight to domain teams regarding data strategy, technology selection, and scalability.
- Promote the adoption of contemporary architectural patterns including event-driven architecture, data mesh, and lakehouse frameworks.
- Collaborate with engineering, analytics, and product teams to deliver robust, business-oriented data solutions.
- Guide and mentor data engineers and analysts in architectural best practices.
Data Governance & Compliance
- Establish data governance frameworks encompassing data classification, lineage tracking, quality standards, and security requirements across our MySQL and data warehouse environments.
- Work alongside Risk, Finance, and Compliance teams to ensure that data architectures adhere to regulatory and audit standards (e.g., MAS, FCA, GDPR, DORA).
- Identify and advocate for golden sources of trusted data to serve as the backbone for analytics and decision-making.
- Implement principles of data privacy, security, and governance to meet both enterprise and regulatory expectations.
Innovation & Strategy
- Assess emerging technologies and propose enhancements to bolster the organization's data ecosystem.
- Optimize query performance and cost-effectiveness across Snowflake, StarRocks, and ClickHouse.

