
Data Engineer
Zensar · India
- IT Services & Consulting
- 10,001+ employees
- Pune, Maharashtra
Strong hiring record · median 8 days open
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Job Summary
We are seeking a skilled Data Engineer to design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines and modern data platforms. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in data engineering, ETL/ELT processes, cloud technologies, big data frameworks, and data warehousing solutions. The role involves collaborating with data scientists, analysts, and business stakeholders to deliver reliable and high-quality data solutions.
Core Responsibility
ETL/ELT Pipeline Development
Build and maintain data pipelines extracting from Martech Platforms.
MarTech & CDP Integration
Manage Customer Data Platforms (CDPs) and associated tools
Identity Resolution & Attribution
Manage user stitching, PII-compliant data handling
Data Quality & Governance
Ensure data lineage, schema validation, and reliable monitoring using orchestration tools like Apache Airflow
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines and data integration solutions.
- Build and optimize ETL/ELT workflows for processing large-scale datasets.
- Develop and manage enterprise data warehouses, data lakes, and lakehouse architectures.
- Integrate data from multiple structured and unstructured sources.
- Ensure data quality, governance, security, and compliance standards.
- Optimize data storage, retrieval, and processing performance.
- Collaborate with Data Scientists, BI Developers, Product Owners, and business teams.
- Monitor and troubleshoot data pipelines and production data issues.
- Implement data validation, lineage, and monitoring frameworks.
- Support real-time and batch data processing requirements.
Required Skills
Core Technical Skills
- Strong proficiency in SQL and database design principles.
- Hands-on experience with Python, PySpark, or Scala.
- Experience building ETL/ELT pipelines and data integration solutions.
- Strong understanding of Data Modeling (Star Schema, Snowflake Schema, Dimensional Modeling).
- Experience with Data Warehousing concepts and best practices.
- Knowledge of batch and real-time data processing frameworks.
Big Data Technologies
- Apache Spark
- Hadoop Ecosystem
- Databricks
- Apache Kafka
- Apache Airflow
Cloud Platforms
- Microsoft Azure (ADF, ADLS, Synapse, Fabric)
- AWS (S3, Glue, Redshift, EMR)
- Google Cloud Platform (BigQuery, Dataflow)
Databases
- SQL Server
- PostgreSQL
- Oracle
- MySQL
- MongoDB
Preferred Skills
- Experience with Microsoft Fabric and modern Data Lakehouse architecture.
- Hands-on experience using Azure Data Factory (ADF), Synapse Analytics, and Databricks.
- Experience with streaming technologies such as Kafka and Spark Streaming.
- Knowledge of data governance and cataloging tools.
- Experience with CI/CD implementation for data pipelines.
- Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform).
Tools & Technologies
- Python
- SQL
- PySpark
- Databricks
- Apache Spark
- Kafka
- Airflow
- Azure Data Factory
- Azure Synapse Analytics
- Microsoft Fabric
- Git
- Azure DevOps
- Jenkins
Educational Qualification
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Engineering, or a related field.
Good-to-Have
- Experience working in Retail, E-commerce, Banking, or Enterprise Data Platforms.
- Understanding of Machine Learning data pipelines.
- Knowledge of data governance, data security, and compliance frameworks.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
Skills
- ETL
- ELT
- Airflow
- SQL
- Python
- PySpark
- Scala
- Snowflake
- Spark
- Hadoop
- Databricks
- Kafka
- Azure
- Synapse
- AWS
- S3
- AWS Glue
- Redshift
- EMR
- GCP
- BigQuery
- Dataflow
- SQL Server
- PostgreSQL
- Oracle Database
- MySQL
- MongoDB
- Microsoft Fabric
- Azure Data Factory
- Terraform
- Git
- Azure DevOps
- Jenkins
- Machine Learning
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