Lead Data Engineer

Newaetate; Chennai District; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Newaetate in India (Chennai) seeks a Lead Data Engineer / SQL Developer to lead the Data Engineering team and deliver scalable SQL-driven data solutions. You will collaborate with global stakeholders and data product managers on ELT/ETL pipelines.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years of Data Engineering experience, advanced SQL skills, and leadership capability. This is a full-time, permanent role based in Chennai with a global data & AI context.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in BE/BTech/M.E./M.Tech/MCA is required.
• 10–15 years of experience in Data Engineering with leadership.
• Strong SQL expertise and hands-on ELT/ETL pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor the Data Engineering team.
• Develop, optimize, and maintain SQL-based data transformation and ELT pipelines.
• Ensure data quality, coding standards, and delivery excellence.
• Review technical deliverables and provide technical guidance.
• Manage team capacity, workload planning, and project timelines.
• Collaborate with global Data & AI teams, data product managers, and business stakeholders.
• Drive continuous improvement and engineering best practices.

Skills

Advanced SQL Development

SQL Performance Tuning

Data Engineering

ETL/ELT Pipelines

Data Modeling

Data Quality

Team Leadership

Dremio

Databricks

Snowflake

Informatica Cloud (IICS)

dbt

Excellent English Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in BE/BTech/M.E./M.Tech/MCA

Job description

Lead Data Engineer / SQL Developer

Location: Chennai

Experience: 1015 Years

Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent

Role Category: Data Engineering

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Lead Data Engineer / SQL Developer to lead our Data Engineering team in India as part of the global Data & AI organization. The ideal candidate will possess strong hands-on SQL expertise, technical leadership experience, and the ability to deliver scalable data engineering solutions while collaborating with global stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor the Data Engineering team.
• Develop, optimize, and maintain SQL-based data transformation and ELT pipelines.
• Ensure data quality, coding standards, and delivery excellence.
• Review technical deliverables and provide technical guidance.
• Manage team capacity, workload planning, and project timelines.
• Collaborate with global Data & AI teams, data product managers, and business stakeholders.
• Drive continuous improvement and engineering best practices.

Required Skills

• Advanced SQL Development
• SQL Performance Tuning
• Data Engineering
• ETL / ELT Pipelines
• Data Modeling
• Data Quality
• Team Leadership
• Dremio / Databricks / Snowflake
• Informatica Cloud (IICS) Preferred
• dbt Preferred
• Excellent English Communication

Experience

10–15 years of experience in Data Engineering with proven technical leadership and strong expertise in SQL.

Educational Qualification

B.E. / B.Tech / M.E. / M.Tech / MCA

Primary Keywords

SQL, Data Engineering, Team Leadership, ETL, ELT, Data Modeling, SQL Developer, Lead Data Engineer, Data Lakehouse, Dremio, Databricks, Snowflake, Informatica Cloud, dbt, Performance Tuning