Lead and mentor a technical team (8–15 engineers) in designing and delivering data ‑ engineering solutions across cloud platforms (Azure/AWS/GCP).
Architect, develop, and optimize ETL/ELT pipelines using Python, PySpark, Databricks, and distributed processing frameworks.
Design and maintain scalable data architectures, including data lakes, lakehouses, warehouses, Delta tables, and semantic layers.
Establish best practices in data modelling (dimensional, wide ‑ table, data vault), data quality, metadata management, and data governance.
Collaborate with business owners, architects, product managers, and analytics teams to ensure end ‑ to ‑ end project delivery.
Define standards for data operations, monitoring, lineage, and CI/CD for data workloads.
Drive cloud platform adoption and modernization, ensuring solutions meet performance, cost ‑ efficiency, and compliance requirements.
Promote innovation by evaluating new data engineering tools, frameworks, and practices.
Mentor junior team members, providing guidelines to ensure high-quality deliverables.
Communicate complex technical solutions to senior management and diverse stakeholders effectively.
Contribute to sales activities through data and platform architecture expertise
Stay updated on industry trends and contribute to internal initiatives, R&D, and business development projects.
Qualifications
12+ years of experience in data engineering, with at least 3 years leading large technical teams.
Industry vendor certifications are desired (e.g. AWS, Azure, GCP, CNCF/Kubernetes or Databricks certifications); although not essential if you have demonstrable ability.
Strong hands ‑ on expertise with Python, PySpark, and Databricks (including Lakehouse & Databricks Workflows).
Experience designing and deploying data solutions on Azure, AWS, or GCP.
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Strong understanding of data modelling techniques, data lifecycle management, and enterprise data principles.
Expertise in designing, developing, and managing scalable, end-to-end data pipelines (ADF, Airflow or dbt,).
Proficient in Big Data Platforms (Hadoop, Databricks, Hive, Kafka, Apache Iceberg or Microsoft Fabric), Data Warehouses (Teradata, Snowflake, BigQuery etc.) and lakehouses (Delta Lake, Apache Hudi)
Proficient in programming languages such as SQL, Python and Pyspark with strong skills in writing scalable, readable and maintainable code using object-oriented programming concept.
Implement DevOps practices, including Git workflows and CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitHub Actions) to enhance automation and streamline deployments.
Experience in project management frameworks such as Waterfall or Agile.
Solid experience with SQL and handling large datasets.
Familiarity with data governance frameworks (e.g., data quality controls, cataloging, lineage, roles & policies).
Excellent communication skills—able to translate complex data concepts to both technical and non ‑ technical stakeholders.
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