Lead Data Engineer (Snowflake)

Perficient India; Chennai; On-site; INR 2,400,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Perficient India is seeking a senior data engineering lead with deep Snowflake expertise to join our Chennai team on a full-time basis.

You will architect scalable data integration using Snowflake and DBT, lead a team, and present clear solutions to stakeholders, even when requirements are unclear. Strong communication skills and experience delivering reliable, well-documented results in a fast-paced data environment are essential.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in data engineering or analytics.
• Expertise in Snowflake internals and integration with processing and reporting technologies.
• Strong presentation and written/verbal communication skills.
• Ability to problem-solve and architect solutions with unclear requirements.
• Prior experience leading a team.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of data engineers on Snowflake-based data platforms.
• Architect scalable data pipelines and data models.
• Collaborate with stakeholders; present solutions clearly.

Skills

Snowflake engineering

DBT (Data Build Tool) experience

Team leadership

Excellent communication

Architecting under unclear reqs

Tools

Snowflake

DBT

Job description

Role - Full time

Years of Experience - 8+

Availability to join - Immediate

• Expertise and excellent understanding of Snowflake Internals and integration of Snowflake with other data processing and reporting technologies
• Excellent presentation and communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to problem solve and architect in an environment with unclear requirements
• Prior experience leading a team
• Strong experience in Snowflake & Data Build Tool (DBT) is must