LEAD ENGINEER – DATA ENGINEERING

JOB TITLE: Lead Engineer – Data Engineering
1. Role Purpose (1–3 lines): Design, build, and optimize large-scale data pipelines and integration frameworks that support analytics, reporting, and AI/ML workloads. This role ensures high data availability, quality, and performance across enterprise systems.
2. Key Responsibilities:
• Develop, maintain, and enhance scalable data ingestion, transformation, and storage pipelines.
• Ensure data integrity, reliability, and performance across distributed systems and databases.
• Collaborate with data architects, analysts, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into robust engineering solutions.
• Implement best practices for data quality, lineage, and governance within engineering workflows.
• Optimize data processing for performance, scalability, and cost efficiency.
• Lead troubleshooting and resolution of production data issues to ensure minimal downtime.
• Mentor and guide engineers through the processes
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs):




• Uptime and reliability of data pipelines and processing systems.
• Mean time to detect and resolve (MTTR) data pipeline incidents or failures.
• Data accuracy, completeness, and consistency across systems.
• Efficiency and scalability of ETL/ELT processes.
• SLA adherence for data availability and processing timelines.
• Compliance with data governance and security requirements.
• Reduction in manual interventions through automation.
• Reusability and standardization of engineering components and frameworks.
Qualifications & Experience:
· Degree: Graduate / Qualified Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Science, Engineering, or related field
· Years of experience: Graduate – 8 to 10 years
· Relevant experience: 7 years +
Key Interfaces:
· Internal: Collaborates with data architects, analysts, data scientists, and DevOps teams for seamless data delivery and integration.
· External: Engages with client IT, AI/ML team,

📌 Lead Engineer – Data Engineering (Chennai)
🏢 CBTS India
📍 Chennai