Lead Data Engineer

Ex; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

EXL is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to design, build, and manage scalable cloud-based data platforms and lead teams delivering high-impact data solutions. You will couple deep technical skills with consulting and leadership to translate business needs into robust data architectures and scalable pipelines. This role emphasizes collaboration with client stakeholders to drive modern data engineering practices and strategic outcomes.

Qualifications

• Designing, building and managing scalable cloud-based data platforms.
• Driving modern data engineering practices across engagements.
• Leading teams delivering high-impact data solutions.
• Partnering with client stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable data architectures.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain scalable cloud data platforms for client engagements.
• Lead data engineering teams to deliver high-quality data solutions on time.
• Translate business requirements into scalable data architectures and pipelines.

Skills

Cloud data platforms

Data engineering

Leadership

Consulting

Stakeholder management

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

EXL is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to join our Data & Analytics practice and support strategic client engagements. This role will be responsible for designing, building, and managing scalable cloud-based data platforms, driving modern data engineering practices, and leading teams delivering high-impact data solutions. The ideal candidate will combine strong technical expertise with consulting and leadership capabilities, partnering closely with client stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable data architectures and engineering solutions.