We're Hiring: Lead Data Engineer
Location: Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
Experience: 2+ Years
Work Mode: On-site
Employment Type: Full-time
About the Role
We are looking for an experienced Lead Data Engineer to design, build, and modernize enterprise-scale data platforms and lead the development of reliable, scalable, and secure data solutions.
The ideal candidate should have strong hands‑on experience with Snowflake, dbt, Apache Airflow, Python, SQL, AWS/Azure, and modern data engineering practices. The role will also involve technical leadership, mentoring engineers, performance optimization, and driving data engineering best practices.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and develop scalable ETL/ELT data pipelines for enterprise data platforms.
- Build and maintain data warehouse solutions using Snowflake.
- Develop modular and reusable transformation models using dbt Core/Cloud.
- Design and manage Apache Airflow DAGs, scheduling, dependencies, retries, monitoring, and alerting.
- Develop data processing and automation solutions using Python and advanced SQL.
- Work with Fivetran and SnapLogic for multi-source data ingestion and integration.
- Optimize Snowflake queries, warehouses, micro‑partitioning, clustering, and overall cloud costs.
- Implement data security using RBAC, IAM, KMS, Secrets Manager, data masking, and least‑privilege access.
- Develop automated data quality checks, reconciliation, schema validation, and monitoring frameworks.
- Work with Databricks, PySpark, and Delta Lake for large‑scale data processing.
- Implement CI/CD and Infrastructure-as-Code practices using GitHub Actions and Terraform.
- Conduct code reviews, establish coding standards, and mentor junior/mid‑level data engineers.
- Troubleshoot production pipeline failures and ensure data platform reliability.
Required Skills
Must Have:
- 2+ years of experience in Data Engineering
- Strong hands‑on experience with Snowflake
- dbt Core/Cloud
- Apache Airflow
- Strong Python and Advanced SQL
- Data warehousing and dimensional modeling
- ETL/ELT pipeline development
- AWS cloud services
- Git and CI/CD
Good to Have:
- Databricks / PySpark / Delta Lake
- Fivetran / SnapLogic
- Terraform
- GitHub Actions
- AWS IAM, KMS, S3, Lambda, CloudWatch
- Data governance and security
- Experience leading and mentoring data engineering teams
What We're Looking For
- Strong ownership of production data platforms
- Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
- Ability to design scalable and maintainable data solutions
- Strong understanding of data quality, security, and governance
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments
- Ability to mentor engineers and drive technical best practices
Why Join Us?
- Work on modern cloud‑based data engineering platforms
- Opportunity to work with Snowflake, dbt, Airflow, Python, AWS, and Databricks
- Lead enterprise‑level data engineering initiatives
- Collaborate with a growing engineering team
- Opportunity to contribute to architecture, automation, and technical standards