Data Architect · Banking · CIS / MENA
DARCH.
I design DWHs and data platforms for banks and fintech. Data Vault, CDC from OLTP, dbt, Airflow, lakehouse.
I sit down with a CTO or Head of Data. I leave with a 12–24 month architecture, a roadmap and a hiring plan.
By the numbers
- 12+
- years in the field
- 30+
- projects and rollouts
- 5
- companies: consulting, startup, bank
- 500+ TB
- of data under management
Services
What I do
From auditing a running DWH to designing a new platform. Banking-load and regulation are the default.
Architecture audit
I diagnose the DWH and the platform. Workarounds, risks and where growth stalls.
Learn more →DWH design
Data Vault, Kimball, ingestion contracts, documentation. From model to release.
Learn more →Lakehouse & platform
Iceberg, dbt, Airflow, Spark. Assembled for the actual workload, not the trend cycle.
Learn more →CDC & streaming
CDC from an OLTP bank. Idempotency, catch-up, recovery after a hiccup.
Learn more →Data Governance
Catalog, metadata, owners, quality gates. A process that runs, not a document.
Learn more →Analytics & metrics
Metrics layer, semantic layer, reports for the regulator and the business.
Learn more →Target architecture
Migration strategy, target state, 12–24 month roadmap.
Learn more →Mentorship
I take Data / Analytics Engineers from middle to senior on real tasks.
Learn more →Team health-check
Processes, incidents, on-call, documentation, hiring. Reviewed and de-risked.
Learn more →AI-ready data
Preparing data for LLM cases: quality, context, embeddings, RAG.
Learn more →Fractional advisory
Need an architect 1–2 days a week?
I take on 2–3 companies as a fractional Data Architect. Strategic calls, architecture review, hiring into the team.
Get in touch
Write on Telegram, LinkedIn, or via the form. I reply within a working day.