Lead Data Engineer / SQL Developer

Location: Chennai

Experience: 1015 Years

Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent

Role Category: Data Engineering

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Lead Data Engineer / SQL Developer to lead our Data Engineering team in India as part of the global Data & AI organization. The ideal candidate will possess solid hands-on SQL expertise, technical leadership experience, and the ability to deliver scalable data engineering solutions while collaborating with global stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities
Lead and mentor the Data Engineering team.
Develop, optimize, and maintain SQL-based data transformation and ELT pipelines.
Ensure data quality, coding standards, and delivery excellence.
Review technical deliverables and provide technical guidance.
Manage team capacity, workload planning, and project timelines.
Collaborate with global Data & AI teams, data product managers,



and business stakeholders.
Drive continuous improvement and engineering best practices.

Required Skills
Advanced SQL Development
SQL Performance Tuning
Data Engineering
ETL / ELT Pipelines
Data Modeling
Data Quality
Team Leadership
Dremio / Databricks / Snowflake
Informatica Cloud (IICS) Preferred
dbt Preferred
Excellent English Communication

Experience 10–15 years of experience in Data Engineering with proven technical leadership and solid expertise in SQL.

Educational Qualification

B.E. / B.Tech / M.E. / M.Tech / MCA

Primary Keywords

SQL, Data Engineering, Team Leadership, ETL, ELT, Data Modeling, SQL Developer, Lead Data Engineer, Data Lakehouse, Dremio, Databricks, Snowflake, Informatica Cloud, dbt, Performance Tuning

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