Job Title: Senior Data Engineer
Job Description
We are looking for a highly experienced Senior Data Engineer to design build and scale data-driven systems that power advanced analytics machine learning models and critical business decisioning. This role combines hands-on engineering technical leadership and architectural ownership across modern data and ML ecosystems. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams and drive best practices in data engineering cloud architecture and MLOps.
Key Responsibilities
1. Lead Engineering Delivery
. Build optimize and maintain large-scale data pipelines batch/streaming workflows and distributed data systems.
. Lead design reviews coding standards and best practices for scalable data applications.
. Own end-to-end delivery of data engineering components ensuring high performance and reliability.
2. Architecture & Technology Direction
. Define the technical roadmap for data engineering and MLOps capabilities.
. Evaluate modern big data cloud and ML tools to drive innovation and adoption.
. Ensure solutions follow strong architectural principles and are built for scale.
3. ML & MLOps Integration
. Work closely with data scientists to productionize ML models.
. Build CI/CD pipelines for ML workflows model monitoring and automated retraining processes.
. Implement cloud-native ML infrastructure and orchestration frameworks.
4. Collaboration & Stakeholder Partnership
. Work with business analytics and IT teams to translate business requirements into scalable engineering solutions.
. Communicate complex concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
5. Governance Security & Quality
. Ensure compliance with data governance security guidelines and audit requirements.
. Proactively identify risks and design mitigations in architecture and delivery.
. Maintain high standards of documentation testing and code quality.
Required Skills & Qualifications (Must Have)
Core Software Engineering
. 10 years experience coding in Java or Scala (strong backend engineering foundation).
. Deep understanding of distributed systems concurrency performance optimization and high-throughput data processing.
Big Data & Distributed Processing (5 years)
Hands-on experience with:
. Apache Spark (mandatory)
. Hadoop ecosystem
. Snowflake
. AWS Glue / EMR
. Azure Databricks / ADF
Cloud Platforms (AWS or Azure)
. Strong understanding of cloud-native architectures data storage layers messaging networking and scalability design patterns.
. Experience deploying workloads in either AWS or Azure.
MLOps & ML Lifecycle
. Understanding of:
Backend & Front-End Exposure
. Backend frameworks: Spring Boot Flask FastAPI
. Front-end familiarity: React or Angular (basic awareness acceptable)
Soft Skills
. Excellent communication skills with the ability to simplify and explain complex concepts.
. Ability to lead by example mentor peers and influence engineering direction.
Education
. Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or related field (Masters/PhD preferred).
Nice to Have
. Experience with AWS SageMaker or similar ML deployment platforms
. Experience deploying or tuning Large Language Models (LLMs)
. Full-stack development experience
. Cloud or data engineering certifications
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Your work creates value. Youll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas embrace new opportunities and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.
Youll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. Youll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.
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