Offshore ETL Engineer DBT SME

NTT DATA North America; Hyderabad; Hybrid; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

NTT DATA seeks an Offshore ETL Engineer (DBT SME) to lead dbt development for complex data transformation efforts in Hyderabad, India. You will set project structure, enforce conventions, and collaborate with Informatica SMEs to ensure scalable, high-quality dbt delivery across waves and business units.

The role emphasizes mentoring Data Engineers, implementing robust testing, and optimizing performance while aligning with enterprise standards and best practices within a global data engineering

Qualifications

• 5-7+ years SQL-based transformation experience.
• 3+ years hands-on dbt Core or dbt Cloud.
• Strong data modeling (dimensional / analytics models).
• Experience integrating dbt with orchestration tools.
• Git-based development and CI/CD experience.

Responsibilities

• Define and govern dbt project structure (staging → intermediate → marts).
• Establish dbt standards: naming, testing, materializations, macros.
• Design incremental models and snapshot strategies (non-CDC).
• Perform code reviews and ensure consistency across SWP and IMS.
• Optimize dbt performance and warehouse execution.
• Guide Data Engineers on best practices and reusable patterns.

Skills

SQL-based transformation

dbt Core

dbt Cloud

Data modeling

dbt orchestration

Git CI/CD

Tools

dbt Core

dbt Cloud

Job description

Job Description:

Req ID: 387037

NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization,

We are currently seeking a Offshore ETL Engineer (DBT SME) to join our team in Hyderabad, Telangana (IN-TG), India (IN).

dbt SME

Role Overview

The dbt SME acts as the architectural authority for the target-state transformation layer, defining standards, patterns, and best practices for dbt development. This role is responsible for establishing the dbt project structure, enforcing modeling conventions, and ensuring consistent implementation of transformations, tests, and performance strategies. The dbt SME partners with Informatica SMEs to validate translation approaches and supports Data Engineers through code reviews and technical guidance, ensuring scalable, high-quality dbt delivery across multiple migration waves and parallel business units.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and govern dbt project structure (staging → intermediate → marts)
• Establish dbt standards: naming, testing, materializations, macros
• Design incremental models and snapshot strategies (non-CDC)
• Perform code reviews and ensure consistency across SWP and IMS
• Optimize dbt performance and warehouse execution
• Guide Data Engineers on best practices and reusable patterns

Required Skills & Experience

• 5-7+ years SQL-based transformation experience
• 3+ years hands-on dbt Core or dbt Cloud
• Strong data modeling (dimensional / analytics models)
• Experience integrating dbt with orchestration tools
• Git-based development and CI/CD experience

About NTT DATA

NTT DATA is a $30 billion business and technology services leader, serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100. We are committed to accelerating client success and positively impacting society through responsible innovation. We are one of the world's leading AI and digital infrastructure providers, with unmatched capabilities in enterprise-scale AI, cloud, security, connectivity, data centers and application services. our consulting and Industry solutions help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have experts in more than 50 countries. We also offer clients access to a robust ecosystem of innovation centers as well as established and start-up partners. NTT DATA is a part of NTT Group, which invests over $3 billion each year in R&D.

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