Associate - Platform Services

Zs Associates; Pune District; Hybrid; INR 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work model

Health & well-being

Professional development

Job summary

ZS Associates in Pune, India is seeking a junior consultant to design and deliver data-centric solutions for clients using ETL tools, data warehousing, and cloud platforms. You will own activities across project lifecycles, integrate with cross-functional teams, and support architecture and requirements gathering.

The role emphasizes strong communication, analytical skills, and willingness to travel to client sites globally, with opportunities for growth in a dynamic, global consultancy

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT or related field
• Up to 2 years of relevant consulting industry experience delivering technology solutions
• Experience with ETL tools: Informatica, Talend, SSIS
• Proficiency in data warehousing and SQL
• Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Strong communication and analytical skills
• Willingness to travel to client sites globally

Responsibilities

• Build complex solutions for clients using programming languages, ETL service platform, Cloud, etc.
• Undertake complete ownership in activities across project lifecycle to solve business problems
• Apply development methodologies (agile, waterfall) and best practices to ensure timely completion
• Collaborate with team members to leverage expertise and ensure seamless transitions
• Assist in creating outputs such as business cases, solution design, requirements, prototypes, and architecture
• Report accurate status and drive assigned tasks to completion
• Collaborate across teams to bring a consulting mindset and innovation
• Assist senior members and delivery leads in project management responsibilities

Skills

ETL tools

Data warehousing

SQL

Cloud platforms

Communication

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT

Tools

Informatica

Talend

SSIS

Job description

ZS is a place where passion changes lives. As a management consulting and technology firm focused on improving life and how we live it, we transform ideas into impact by bringing together data, science, technology and human ingenuity to deliver better outcomes for all. Here you’ll work side-by-side with a powerful collective of thinkers and experts shaping life-changing solutions for patients, caregivers and consumers, worldwide. ZSers drive impact by bringing a client-first mentality to each and every engagement. We partner collaboratively with our clients to develop custom solutions and technology products that create value and deliver company results across critical areas of their business. Bring your curiosity for learning, bold ideas, courage and passion to drive life-changing impact to ZS.

What you'll do:

• Build complex solutions for clients using Programing languages, ETL service platform, Cloud, etc.
• Undertake complete ownership in accomplishing activities and assigned responsibilities across all phases of project lifecycle to solve business problems across one or more client engagements;
• Apply appropriate development methodologies (e.g.: agile, waterfall) and best practices (e.g.: mid-development client reviews, embedded QA procedures, unit testing) to ensure successful and timely completion of assignments;
• Collaborate with other team members to leverage expertise and ensure seamless transitions;
• Exhibit flexibility in undertaking new and challenging problems and demonstrate excellent task management;
• Assist in creating project outputs such as business case development, solution vision and design, user requirements, prototypes, and technical architecture (if needed), test cases, and operations management;
• Bring transparency in driving assigned tasks to completion and report accurate status;
• Bring Consulting mindset in problem solving, innovation by leveraging technical and business knowledge/ expertise and collaborate across other teams;
• Assist senior team members, delivery leads in project management responsibilities:

What you’ll bring :

• Bachelor's degree with specialization in Computer Science, IT or other computer related disciplines with record of academic success;
• Up to 2 years of relevant consulting industry experience working on small/medium-scale technology solution delivery engagements:
• Experience in ETL interfacing technologies like Informatica, Talend, SSIS, etc.
• Experience in data warehousing & SQL
• Exposure to Cloud Platforms will be a plus - AWS, Azure, GCP.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with ability to articulate results and issues to internal and client teams;
• Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment;
• Ability to work within a virtual global team environment and contribute to the overall timely delivery of multiple projects;
• Willingness to travel to other global offices as needed to work with client or other internal project teams.

Perks & Benefits:

ZS offers a comprehensive total rewards package including health and well-being, financial planning, annual leave, personal growth and professional development. Our robust skills development programs, multiple career progression options and internal mobility paths and collaborative culture empowers you to thrive as an individual and global team member.

We are committed to giving our employees a flexible and connected way of working. A flexible and connected ZS allows us to combine work from home and on-site presence at clients/ZS offices for the majority of our week. The magic of ZS culture and innovation thrives in both planned and spontaneous face-to-face connections.

Travel:

Travel is a requirement at ZS for client facing ZSers; business needs of your project and client are the priority. While some projects may be local, all client-facing ZSers should be prepared to travel as needed. Travel provides opportunities to strengthen client relationships, gain diverse experiences, and enhance professional growth by working in different environments and cultures.

At ZS, we honor the visible and invisible elements of our identities, personal experiences, and belief systems—the ones that comprise us as individuals, shape who we are, and make us unique. We believe your personal interests, identities, and desire to learn are integral to your success here. We are committed to building a team that reflects a broad variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. Learn more about our inclusion and belonging efforts and the networks ZS supports to assist our ZSers in cultivating community spaces and obtaining the resources they need to thrive.

ZS is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment and advancement opportunities without regard to any class protected by applicable law.