Senior Consultant

ExlService Holdings, Inc.; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

ExlService Holdings, Inc. is seeking a senior data delivery leader to drive end-to-end projects in analytical applications and data solutions.

You will provide technical leadership to data engineering teams, guiding complex challenges and best practices. You will collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to design solutions, gather requirements, and manage project deliverables, including release planning and change management.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in leading end-to-end data projects that deliver analytical solutions.
• Experience building modular data frameworks for data integration and quality validation.
• Hands-on with Snowflake, Spark, AWS Glue, and modern data tooling.
• Strong leadership and ability to mentor data engineering teams in Agile environments.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and drive delivery of end-to-end projects focused on analytical applications and data solutions.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to data engineering teams.
• Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to gather requirements and manage deliverables.
• Utilize Generative AI frameworks to design, deploy, and integrate AI/ML solutions.
• Manage cross-functional collaboration with Business Data Analysts (BDAs).
• Take ownership of release planning, change management, and stakeholder engagement.
• Ensure adherence to Agile practices, sprint planning, retrospectives, and timelines.

Skills

Technical leadership

Stakeholder collaboration

Agile practices

Communication skills

Tools

Snowflake

SQL

DBT

PySpark

AWS Glue

Terraform

Jenkins

GitLab

Job description

Responsibilities:

• Oversee and drive the delivery of end-to-end projects focused on analytical applications and data solutions.


• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to data engineering teams, guiding them on complex challenges and best practices.


• Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to gather requirements, design solutions, and manage project deliverables.


• Utilize Generative AI frameworks like OpenAI, Hugging Face, or Google Vertex AI to design, deploy, and integrate cutting-edge AI/ML solutions.


• Manage cross-functional collaboration with Business Data Analysts (BDAs), ensuring alignment between data engineering and business goals.


• Take ownership of release planning, change management, and stakeholder engagement to ensure project success.


• Ensure adherence to Agile practices, facilitating sprint planning, retrospectives, and delivery timelines.

Technical Expertise:

• Framework and Foundational Services: Expertise in building modular, scalable, and reusable frameworks for data integration, data quality validation, and pipeline orchestration.


• Generative AI Integration: Hands-on experience with LLM (Large Language Models), Agentic AI, and integration with APIs from platforms like OpenAI, Hugging Face, and AWS AI services.


• Data Engineering:Strong background in Snowflake, SQL, DBT, and PySpark, with advanced knowledge of query optimization, CDC (Change Data Capture), and data transformation.


• Cloud Platforms: Extensive experience with AWS (Glue, EMR, S3, Lambda, Redshift), Azure Data Factory, and cloud-native architectures.


• Application Development: Expertise in developing event-driven and microservices-based architectures using Java, Python, and modern frameworks.


• CI/CD & Automation: Proficient in building CI/CD pipelines with tools like Jenkins, GitLab, and Terraform for infrastructure-as-code automation.


• Big Data & Analytics: Proven experience in managing Big Data platforms and implementing solutions for large-scale data ingestion, storage, and processing.


• Security & Compliance: Implementation of security best practices, including OWASP guidelines, RBAC, and vulnerability detection/remediation.

Must Have:

• Proven experience in building scalable data engineering frameworks and foundational services to support enterprise-wide analytics initiatives.


• Hands-on expertise in Snowflake, Spark, and AWS Glue, with knowledge of event-driven architectures and streaming data solutions.


• Strong leadership experience in managing teams and delivering complex projects in Agile environments with leading team size of more than 20 members


• Proficiency in integrating Generative AI solutions into existing platforms and workflows.


• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills to collaborate across diverse teams.