Data Engineer - GCH

Zensar; India; On-site; INR 2,200,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Zensar is hiring a Data Engineer in India to join our data engineering team. You will build data pipelines, transform data, and work with Databricks, Spark, Python, and SQL to support analytics and reporting needs.

The ideal candidate has 7-9 years of hands-on data engineering experience, plus familiarity with cloud services (AWS or Azure) and data modeling concepts. This role emphasizes scalable data solutions and collaboration with crossfunctional teams.

Qualifications

• 7-9 years of experience in data engineering.
• Hands-on experience with Databricks (Delta Lake, notebooks, Databricks Workflows).
• Strong programming skills in Python and SQL.
• Working knowledge of Apache Spark (PySpark preferred) for data transformation.
• Experience with either AWS (S3, Glue, EMR) or Azure (ADLS Gen2, Data Factory, Synapse) services.
• Understanding of data modeling concepts (star schema, dimensional modeling).
• Familiarity with version control (Git) and basic CI/CD practices.

Skills

Python

SQL

Databricks

PySpark

Git

CI/CD

Data Modeling

Tools

Databricks

Apache Spark

AWS

Azure

Job description

1. Data Engineer

Core Skills and Knowledge

• 7-9 years of experience in data engineering.
• Hands-on experience with Databricks (Delta Lake, notebooks, Databricks Workflows).
• Strong programming skills in Python and SQL.
• Working knowledge of Apache Spark (PySpark preferred) for data transformation.
• Experience with either AWS (S3, Glue, EMR) or Azure (ADLS Gen2, Data Factory, Synapse) services.
• Understanding of data modeling concepts (star schema, dimensional modeling).
• Familiarity with version control (Git) and basic CI/CD practices.

Desirable Skills

• Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate (or working toward it).
• Exposure to streaming data pipelines (Structured Streaming, Kafka, Kinesis, or Event Hubs).
• Familiarity with orchestration tools (Airflow, Databricks Workflows).
• Basic understanding of data governance and security practices (PII masking, access control).
• Exposure to Power BI or other BI tools for understanding downstream

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