Data Delivery Lead (Azure Solution Architecture)

Pride Global; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 240,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

Pride Global in Malaysia seeks a Data Delivery Lead to own end-to-end delivery of the Azure Data Platform Modernization Program. You will coordinate onshore and offshore streams, define the target-state architecture, and oversee migration from IBM DataStage to Azure Synapse/ADF along with ADLS Gen2 data lake implementation.

This role serves as the primary accountable party for solution architecture decisions and governance.

Qualifications

• IBM DataStage (legacy ETL landscape)
• Program/delivery governance for large-scale modernization engagements
• Stakeholder management with onshore/offshore delivery models

Responsibilities

• Own overall delivery accountability for the Azure Data Platform Modernization Program across all workstreams
• Define and govern the target-state Azure architecture spanning Synapse, ADF, ADLS Gen2, and Power BI
• Lead solution design for the IBM DataStage to Azure Synapse/ADF migration approach
• Coordinate the onshore (Malaysia) and offshore (India) delivery pods, ensuring alignment on scope, timelines, and quality
• Chair delivery governance forums, status reporting, and risk/issue management with the client stakeholders
• Review and sign off on architecture, data models, and migration runbooks produced by the Leads
• Ensure platform governance, security, and operationalization practices are embedded across all workstreams
• Act as the primary escalation point for technical and delivery risks

Skills

IBM DataStage

Delivery governance

Stakeholder management

Job description

Employment type

12+ months contract (extendable)

Role Summary

The Data Delivery Lead owns end-to-end delivery of the Azure Data Platform Modernization Program, coordinating onshore and offshore streams covering Power BI/MSAS modernization, IBM DataStage migration to Azure Synapse/ADF, ADLS Gen2 data lake implementation, and API modernization. This role is the primary point of accountability for solution architecture decisions, delivery governance, and stakeholder management with the client.

• Engagement Location: Onsite (Malaysia)
• Number of Resources: 1 Resource
• Delivery Model: Onsite (Malaysia) – Client Site
• Reporting Line: Program Director / Client Delivery Sponsor

Key Responsibilities

• Own overall delivery accountability for the Azure Data Platform Modernization Program across all workstreams
• Define and govern the target-state Azure architecture spanning Synapse, ADF, ADLS Gen2, and Power BI
• Lead solution design for the IBM DataStage to Azure Synapse/ADF migration approach
• Coordinate the onshore (Malaysia) and offshore (India) delivery pods, ensuring alignment on scope, timelines, and quality
• Chair delivery governance forums, status reporting, and risk/issue management with the client stakeholders
• Review and sign off on architecture, data models, and migration runbooks produced by the Leads
• Ensure platform governance, security, and operationalization practices are embedded across all workstreams
• Act as the primary escalation point for technical and delivery risks

Required Skills & Qualifications

• IBM DataStage (legacy ETL landscape)
• Program/delivery governance for large-scale modernization engagements
• Stakeholder management with onshore/offshore delivery models

Common Candidate Expectations

• Strong English communication proficiency (written and verbal)
• Comfortable working in a hybrid/remote-led delivery model with onshore architecture and governance oversight