Principal Technical Architect

Principal Technical Architect

Job title:

Enterprise Solutions Graph Database/ Architect

Experience:

15 Years

Seeking a seasoned Graph Database & Knowledge Graph Expert to perform a comprehensive study of our existing platform. Evaluate our current architecture, data ontology, and query performance to provide a strategic roadmap. The goal is to evolve our Knowledge Graph into a robust, scalable engine that accelerates different Pharma areas (drug discovery, clinical insights, and cross‑departmental data democratization).

• Platform Assessment:
  Conduct a "health check" on current graph infrastructure (e.g., Anzo Graph, Neo4j, or Stardog).
• Ontology & Schema Review:
  Evaluate existing schemas (RDF/OWL or Property Graph) for scalability and alignment with industry standards like MeSH, SNOMED, or UMLS.
• Performance Optimization:
  Identify bottlenecks in ingestion pipelines and complex query execution (Cypher/SPARQL).
• Strategic
  
  Roadmap:
  
  Define a "Way Forward" report including recommendations on build‑vs‑buy decisions, cloud migration, and integration with LLMs (Graph
  
  RAG).
• Stakeholder Alignment:
  Translate technical graph concepts into value‑driven insights for non‑technical stakeholders in Research and Clinical teams.

• Graph Expertise: 10+ years of experience with Graph Databases. Deep proficiency in LPG (Labeled Property Graphs) or RDF/Triple Stores.
• Pharma Domain Knowledge:
  Proven experience handling biomedical data types (e.g., Gene‑Disease associations, Chemical compounds, Patient journeys).
• Semantic Web Standards:
  Strong understanding of Linked Data principles, URI strategies, and ontology modeling.
• Data Engineering:
  Experience with ETL/ELT pipelines that feed graphs from unstructured (PDF publications) and structured (EDC, LIMS) sources.
• Advanced Analytics:
  Experience implementing Graph Data Science algorithms (centrality, community detection) or integrating Graphs with Machine Learning.

• Graph DBs:
  Anzo Graph, Neo4j, Stardog
• Languages:
  
  Python, Java, SPARQL, Cypher, or Gremlin
• Bio‑Ontologies:
  Familiarity with OBO Foundry, ChEMBL, or Ensembl

The pay range for this role is $155k - $160k per annum including any bonuses or variable pay. Tech Mahindra also offers benefits like medical, vision, dental, life, disability insurance and paid time off (including holidays, parental leave, and sick leave, as required by law). Ask our recruiters for more details on our Benefits package. The exact offer terms will depend on the skill level, educational qualifications, experience, and location of the candidate.

Tech Mahindra is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We promote and support a diverse workforce at all levels of the company. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin or disability. All applicants will be evaluated solely on the basis of their ability, competence, and performance of the essential functions of their positions with or without reasonable accommodations.

Reasonable accommodations also are available in the hiring process for applicants with disabilities. Candidates can request a reasonable accommodation by contacting the company ADA Coordinator at ADA_A