The Technical Lead will drive the migration of our Microsoft-based data platforms (on-premise and Azure) to Databricks, providing hands-on mentorship and technical oversight for the data engineering team.

Please note: This is a pure technical leadership role, focused on architecture and execution rather than project management or Scrum facilitation.

The focus is on:

Technical direction
Engineering quality
Delivery execution
Removing technical blockers
Ensuring consistency and scalability across teams

The Technical Lead will act as the bridge between architecture, engineering teams, and delivery, while remaining capable of hands-on contribution when needed.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Coordination

Act as the technical reference point for data engineers during migration and transformation activities
Break down high-level migration objectives into clear technical tasks and implementation approaches
Ensure alignment to target architecture and standards (Databricks, cloud-native patterns)
Review designs, pipelines, and implementations to ensure quality and consistency




Actively remove technical blockers for the engineering teams

Migration & Transformation Execution

Lead the migration of data pipelines from:
o SQL Server / SSIS (on-prem)

o Azure Synapse

o Azure SQL / SQL Managed Instances→ into Databricks (Lakehouse architecture)

Define and enforce best practices for:
o Data ingestion

o Transformation patterns

o Performance optimization

o Cost awareness

Support coexistence scenarios during the transition phase

Hands-on Engineering (as needed)

Contribute directly to development when required:
Databricks notebooks (PySpark / SQL)
Ingestion pipelines
Refactoring legacy logic
Build reference implementations and examples for the team
Support troubleshooting and performance tuning

Team Enablement

Mentor data engineers and help upskill them towards Databricks and contemporary data engineering practices
Facilitate technical discussions, refinement ses

📌 Data Engineering Technical Lead (Hyderabad)
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📍 Hyderabad