Azure Data Technical Lead (Permanent, Banking)

GMP Technologies; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

GMP Technologies (S) Pte Ltd is seeking an Azure Data Technical Lead for a permanent Banking role in Singapore. You will provide technical leadership across the data stack, guide on-premises to Azure migrations, and shape analytics strategy with Databricks and Power BI.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in data warehousing and BI, with 3+ years as an architect and hands-on experience with Azure data services and modern data processing tools. Financial sector experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT, CS, MIS or related field.
• 10+ years in Data Warehousing, Analytics, BI including 3+ years as Architect.
• Strong knowledge of SQL, Hadoop, Spark, Kafka; Databricks proficiency.
• Experience with Azure Data Platform components and Python/R.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across the Azure data stack.
• Define a migration plan for on-premises to Azure.
• Collaborate with PMs to estimate tasks and deliverables.
• Promote best practices for cloud data warehousing and ETL.

Skills

Azure Data Platform

Data Warehousing

Databricks

Azure Data Factory

Power BI

SQL

Python

R

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/MIS or related

Tools

Azure Synapse

Azure SQL Database

Azure Databricks

Power BI

Job description

About the job Azure Data Technical Lead (Permanent, Banking)

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide technical and thought leadership across data access and ingestion, processing, integration, modeling, database design, visualization, and advanced analytics to guide internal teams in building robust Azure Data Warehouses, Databricks solutions, data pipelines, and Power BI reports.
• Leverage Microsoft Azure Data and Analytics Services to assess current practices, identify business opportunities, and define a comprehensive migration plan for on-premises systems, including methodology, data requirements, and compliance strategies.
• Collaborate with project managers to estimate technical tasks, timelines, and deliverables effectively.
• Define and promote best practices for cloud-based data warehousing and ETL, including reusable code, libraries, patterns, naming conventions, and scalable development frameworks.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Banking and Finance, or a related field.
• Over 10 years of experience in Data Warehousing, Analytics, Real-time Integration, and Business Intelligence, including 3+ years in a Data or Solution Architect role and 2+ years leading technical teams in Azure Data Platform implementations, candidate with workingexperience in financial sector technologies is a plus.
• Strong understanding of both traditional and modern data architecture and processing concepts such as SQL, Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, and business analytics, with proven proficiency in Databricks.
• Hands-on experience with Azure database platforms (e.g., Azure SQL Database, Azure Databricks, Azure Data Lake Gen2), Azure data integration tools (e.g., Azure Synapse, Azure Data Factory, Azure Event Hub), data visualization tools (e.g., QlikView, Power BI), and programming languages such as R and Python.
• Demonstrated architectural expertise in integrating structured and unstructured data sources with visualization layers.

For more information, please visit to www.gmprecruit.com and search for Job Reference:L9Y443RY
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