Description :

We have an exciting opportunity with a reputed organization for the role of Principal Data Engineer based in Chennai.

Role & responsibilities :

- Expertise in building cloud-based data ecosystems across batch, real-time, analytics, governance, and AI-ready infrastructure.

- Strong experience in architecting scalable data lakehouse and data warehouse solutions.

- Hands-on expertise in ETL/ELT pipelines, streaming architecture, and distributed data processing systems.

- Strong knowledge of canonical data models, medallion architecture (Bronze/Silver/Gold), and data governance frameworks.

- Proficient in SQL, Python, and/or Scala with experience handling TBPB scale datasets.

- Experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP and modern tools such as Databricks, Snowflake, Kafka, and Airflow.

- Ability to design BI- and AI-ready platforms, including ML datasets, feature stores, and GenAI use cases.

- Expertise in implementing security, RBAC, encryption, lineage tracking, and data quality frameworks.

- Strong focus on scalability, observability, reliability, and cloud cost optimization.

- Proven experience leading data engineering teams, driving architecture reviews, and defining long-term data strategy.

Desired Canidates profile :

- 8+ years of experience in Data Engineering and Data Architecture.

- Strong experience in designing and building large-scale data platforms.