Lead Data Engineer - Data Engineering 4C

Lead Data Engineer

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Job Description

**Primary Focus**: End-to-end Data Engineering, Data Modeling, Delta Lake \& Lakebase Optimizations, Secure Lakehouse Management, Production Migrations, and Complex Pipeline Debugging.

**Role Overview**

We are seeking an experienced Senior Data Engineer (Band 4C) to drive the design, development, optimization, and production deployment of our Finance1 Databrics platform. In this role, you will lead end-to-end data pipeline engineering, design scalable dimensional and lakehouse data models, manage end-to-end production migrations, and troubleshoot complex production issues. You will be responsible for query performance tuning, maintaining Delta table optimizations, enforcing strict data governance via Unity Catalog, and ensuring zero-downtime, high-availability data delivery across environments.

**Key Responsibilities**

* Data Modeling: Design, build, and maintain enterprise-grade data models (Dimensional/Star Schema) alongside comprehensive Source-to-Target Mappings (STTM) and Seed Data Management.

* Core Databricks \& Lakehouse Pipeline Engineering: Build robust batch ingestion/processing pipelines using PySpark, Delta Lake, Lakebase, and Databricks Workflows.

* Production Migration \& Environment Management: Lead end-to-end production migrations, environment promotions (Dev/QA/Prod), historical data backfills, schema migrations, and legacy system transitions onto the Databricks Lakehouse platform with minimal downtime.

* Production Debugging \& Operational Support: Troubleshoot and resolve complex production pipeline failures, memory leaks, Spark driver/worker OOM (Out Of Memory) issues, data skewness, schema drift, and performance bottlenecks.

* Performance Tuning \& Optimization: Perform execution plan analysis, query tuning, and compute optimization across Serverless/Classic SQL Warehouses, Delta table layout optimizations (Z-Ordering, Liquid Clustering, Compaction), and caching strategies.

* Governance \& Security: Implement and enforce enterprise-grade data security, column/row-level access controls, data masking, and audit lineage using Databricks Unity Catalog.

* CI/CD \& Lakehouse Automation: Implement automated deployment pipelines for Databricks assets using Git, Databricks Asset Bundles (DABs), and DevOps practices.

**Required Qualifications \& Technical Skills**

* Experience: 6 to 10 years of core Data Engineering experience with strong, hands-on expertise on the Databricks Lakehouse platform.

* Production \& Debugging Expertise: Proven track record of managing production data pipelines, debugging complex distributed systems, analyzing Spark UI/DAG logs, and resolving operational outages.

* Migration Experience: Hands-on experience executing complex production migrations, data cutovers, schema evolution handling, and historical data loads.

* Core Technical Stack: PySpark, SQL, Delta Lake internals, Databricks SQL Warehouses, Lakebase, and Unity Catalog.

* Data Modeling \& STTM: Expertise in conceptual, logical, and physical data modeling alongside detailed STTM creation.

* Governance \& Security: Hands-on experience configuring Unity Catalog, Access Control Lists (ACLs), role-based access control (RBAC), and data privacy policies.

* DevOps \& Orchestration: Practical knowledge of Databricks Asset Bundles (DABs), Git workflows, and CI/CD pipelines.

* Exposure to any other data platform like Snowflake, Microsoft Fabric

Qualifications

Bachelors - Business Analytics, Bachelors - Computer Science, Bachelors - Statistics, Masters - Data Science

Certifications

Certified Data Management Professional - RiversandRiversand, Databricks Certified Associate Developer for Apache Spark 3.0 - Databricks AcademyDatabricks Academy, Databricks Certified Associate Developer for Apache Spark - Databricks AcademyDatabricks Academy, Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate - MicrosoftMicrosoft, Oracle Database 12c Certified Implementation Specialist - OracleOracle

Required Skills

Agile Methodology, Banking Capital Markets, Client Relations, Cloud Computing, Collaboration Tools, Commercial Sales, Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), Databricks Platform, Data Engineering, Data Literacy, Design Thinking, Electronic Hardware, Executive Presence, Inclusion, Manufacturing Equipment, People Leadership, Personal Effectiveness, Risk Management, Semiconductors, Snowflake (Platform), Sourcing and Procurement, Storytelling

Language

English

Language Proficiency -

Proficient - C2

Additional Job Location -

Job Type

Regular

Master Skill List -

Data Engineering

Remote Type -

Hybrid

Work Shift -

Day Job (India)

Why join Genpact?
•    Lead AI-powered transformation – Drive innovation and solve real-world business challenges that matter
•    Make an impact – Help global enterprises solve business challenges that matter 
•    Accelerate your career – Gain hands-on experience, mentorship, and world-class learning opportunities to stay ahead
•    Work with the best – Join 140,000+ bold thinkers and problem-solvers who push boundaries every day 
•    Thrive in a values-driven culture – Our courage, curiosity, and incisiveness - built on a foundation of integrity and inclusion - allow your ideas to fuel progress 
 
Come join the 140,000+ coders, tech shapers, and growth makers at Genpact and take your career in the only direction that matters: Up.  
Let’s build tomorrow together. 
 
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