Senior Data Engineer Data & Anaplan
Location: Hyderabad, India
Experience: 610 Years
Job Category: Information Technology
Job Summary
We are looking for an experienced Senior Data Engineer – Data & Anaplan to design, develop, and maintain scalable data integration pipelines supporting Anaplan and enterprise data platforms.
The ideal candidate will have strong experience in data engineering, ETL/ELT, SQL, Python, APIs, cloud data platforms, and Anaplan data integrations. The role will work closely with business stakeholders, Anaplan model builders, data architects, and BI teams to deliver reliable, high-quality data solutions for planning, forecasting, reporting, and analytics.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines supporting Anaplan and enterprise data platforms.
- Develop integrations between Anaplan and enterprise applications, including ERP, CRM, Finance, Supply Chain, and other business systems.
- Build automated data ingestion and transformation processes using Python, SQL, and ETL tools.
- Develop and support Anaplan data integration workflows for inbound and outbound data movement.
- Work with Anaplan integration technologies such as Anaplan Connect, REST APIs, and Anaplan Integration APIs.
- Extract data from enterprise systems and transform it into formats required by Anaplan models.
- Automate data loads, exports, imports, reconciliations, and validation processes.
- Develop data quality checks and reconciliation mechanisms to ensure accuracy between source systems and Anaplan.
- Troubleshoot data integration failures, pipeline issues, and data discrepancies.
- Optimize data pipelines for performance, reliability, scalability, and maintainability.
- Collaborate with Anaplan Model Builders, Solution Architects, Business Analysts, and Data Engineers to understand integration requirements.
- Support planning and forecasting processes across areas such as Finance, Supply Chain, Sales, Workforce, and Demand Planning.
- Build reusable frameworks and integration components following enterprise engineering standards.
- Maintain technical documentation for data flows, integrations, mappings, dependencies, and operational processes.
- Participate in code reviews, testing, deployment, release management, and production support.
- Implement monitoring and alerting for critical data pipelines and Anaplan integrations.
- Contribute to CI/CD processes and version-control practices.
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to data engineering best practices.
Required Technical Skills
- 6–10 years of experience in Data Engineering, ETL, Data Integration, or related technologies.
- Strong hands-on experience with Anaplan data integration.
- Experience with Anaplan Connect and/or Anaplan APIs.
- Strong knowledge of SQL and relational databases.
- Hands-on experience with Python for data processing and automation.
- Strong understanding of ETL/ELT concepts and data pipeline development.
- Experience integrating Anaplan with enterprise applications and external data sources.
- Good understanding of REST APIs, JSON, CSV, XML, and data exchange mechanisms.
- Experience with data validation, reconciliation, and data quality processes.
- Knowledge of cloud-based data platforms such as GCP, AWS, or Azure.
Preferred Skills
- Experience with Anaplan CloudWorks.
- Experience with Anaplan Integration APIs.
- Knowledge of Anaplan Model Builder concepts and model structures.
- Experience with BigQuery, Snowflake, Databricks, or similar cloud data platforms.
- Experience with Airflow / Cloud Composer or other orchestration tools.
- Experience with enterprise ETL tools such as Informatica, Talend, Fivetran, Dataflow, or similar platforms.
- Knowledge of DBT and modern data transformation practices.
- Experience with CI/CD tools such as Git, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab.
- Experience working with Finance, Supply Chain, Demand Planning, Sales Planning, or Workforce Planning data.
- Understanding of data governance, metadata, and data security practices.
Anaplan Experience
- Anaplan inbound and outbound data integrations.
- Anaplan Connect configuration and automation.
- Anaplan Import/Export processes.
- REST/API-based Anaplan integrations.
- Data mapping between source systems and Anaplan.
- Automated data loads and scheduled integrations.
- Error handling, reconciliation, and integration monitoring.
- Supporting Anaplan planning and forecasting models.
- Working with Anaplan Model Builders and business users.
Soft Skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder-management abilities.
- Ability to work effectively with technical and business teams.
- Strong ownership and attention to detail.
- Ability to troubleshoot complex integration and data issues.
- Comfortable working in Agile/Scrum environments.
- Ability to mentor junior team members and contribute to technical decisions.
- Strong ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced enterprise environment.
Education
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Data Engineering, or a related field.
Key Skills
- Anaplan
- Anaplan Connect
- Anaplan APIs
- CloudWorks
- Python
- SQL
- ETL/ELT
- Data Engineering
- Data Integration
- REST APIs
- JSON
- BigQuery
- Snowflake
- Databricks
- Airflow
- DBT
- Data Quality
- Data Validation
- CI/CD