Senior Data Engineer

Role Summary

The Senior Data Engineer acts as the technical authority within the offshore delivery team, setting strategic direction for complex data engineering solutions and overseeing mission-critical data pipelines across large-scale media and datasets. This role is responsible for architecting, optimizing, and governing advanced data platforms, while mentoring engineers and collaborating closely with US onshore leadership to deliver enterprise-grade, scalable solutions. The position demands exceptional technical acumen in Azure Data Factory (ADF) and Azure T-SQL, with a focus on innovation, automation, and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and optimize enterprise ETL/ELT pipelines utilizing Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Lake Storage, and advanced serverless technologiesensuring cross-platform scalability, security, and reliability.
- Implement highly efficient, complex SQL solutions—including advanced query optimization, partitioning,



and indexing—to power sophisticated analytics models and enable real-time data processing.
- Lead the development and integration of robust automation frameworks using Python, and API orchestration, introducing cutting-edge solutions to streamline the entire data lifecycle and maximize operational efficiency.
- Exercise full ownership of production pipeline reliability; proactively identify and resolve critical issues through deep root-cause analysis, and institute resilient, long-term stability measures for continuous uptime.
- Establish, refine, and enforce rigorous coding and architectural standards through comprehensive code reviews and technical audits, setting quality benchmarks for the offshore engineering team.
- Champion best-in-class documentation, data lineage, and automated CI/CD deployment practices, ensuring transparency, auditability, and governance across all data assets.
- Demonstrate expert-level support for analytics and media teams, translating business chal

📌 Senior Data Engineer (Bengaluru)
🏢 GroupM Media
📍 Bengaluru