Senior Data Engineer

Job Description

Senior Data Engineer:

Location: Gurugram

Experience: 7-8 Years

Mandatory Skills:

Amazon Kinesis, Data Quality & Validation, PySpark, Python, SQL, Databricks Workflows, Delta Lake on Databricks

Key Responsibilities:

Design scalable data engineering solutions using PySpark and modern distributed data processing frameworks.
Define data ingestion, transformation, and processing architectures aligned with business and analytical objectives.
Design and optimize Snowflake or Delta Lake on Databricks solutions to support enterprise-scale data platforms.
Lead implementation of high-performance batch and streaming data pipelines.
Design and optimize event-driven data architectures using Apache Kafka or Amazon Kinesis.
Define data streaming standards, integration frameworks, and scalable processing patterns.
Architect workflow orchestration solutions using Apache Airflow or Databricks Workflows.
Establish monitoring, scheduling, and operational controls for reliable pipeline execution.
Drive data quality, validation, reconciliation, and governance practices across data engineering solutions.
Design data engineering solutions following modern Lakehouse architecture principles, data observability practices, and platform engineering standards to improve scalability, reliability, and operational visibility.
Drive development of business-focused data products by improving data quality, discoverability, usability, documentation, and trusted data consumption across analytical platforms.
Promote responsible use of AI-assisted engineering capabilities to improve development productivity, testing, documentation, and engineering quality.
Review data pipeline designs and implementations to ensure adherence to engineering, scalability, and performance standards.
Troubleshoot complex data processing, workflow, and streaming platform issues through detailed root cause analysis.
Mentor team members on PySpark, Snowflake, Delta Lake, Kafka, Kinesis, Airflow, and data engineering best practices.
Collaborate with various teams and stakeholders to support end-to-end data platform delivery.
Behavioral Competencies:

Demonstrates strong ownership while driving data engineering excellence.
Collaborate effectively with various teams and business stakeholders to ensure smooth delivery.
Promotes quality-focused engineering through proactive validation, optimization, and continuous improvement.
Apply strong analytical thinking to evaluate complex data engineering and platform challenges.
Demonstrate adaptability while managing evolving technologies, data ecosystems, and business requirements.
Communicates effectively regarding delivery status, risks, dependencies, and improvement opportunities.
Maintains high attention to detail across data architecture, pipeline design, testing, and implementation activities.
Encourages continuous improvement in data engineering practices and platform operations.
Supports knowledge sharing and mentoring to strengthen team capabilities.
Balances scalability, performance, reliability, and business priorities while driving delivery excellence.
Promotes innovation by adopting modern data engineering practices, platform engineering principles, and AI-assisted development approaches to improve engineering productivity and solution quality.

Mandatory Competencies