Job Description
Job Title: Data Engineer (Software Engineer II) – Contract | Chennai
nEmployment Type: Contract
nLocation: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India (Hybrid – 4 days work from office)
nExperience Level: Mid-Senior Level (4–8 Years)
nIndustry: Information Technology / Data Engineering
nAbout the Role:
nWe are looking for an experienced Data Engineer to join a quick-paced data engineering team on a contract basis. In this role, you will design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and transformation workflows that power critical business decisions. You'll work with modern data tools and cloud infrastructure to deliver high-quality, reliable data solutions.
nKey Responsibilities:
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- Design, develop, and maintain data pipelines and ETL/ELT workflows using Python, dbt/Dataform, and Alteryxn
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product owners, architects, and designers to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutionsn
- Build and optimize data transformation logic, data models, and data quality checksn




- Implement testing strategies, CI/CD practices, and follow agile development methodologiesn
- Work with cloud-based tools (GCP – BigQuery, Dataflow, Dataproc, Data Fusion) for data processing and orchestrationn
- Develop and maintain APIs/microservices supporting data workflowsn
- Ensure data security practices including encryption and anonymizationn
- Continuously evaluate and adopt emerging tools/technologies to improve pipeline efficiency and performancen

nMust-Have Skills:
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- Strong hands-on experience in Pythonn
- Practical experience with dbt (Data Build Tool) or Dataformn
- Hands-on experience with Alteryx for data preparation and wranglingn

nGood-to-Have Skills:
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- GCP: BigQuery, Dataflow, Dataproc, Data Fusion, Cloud SQLn
- Apache Airflow, PySparkn
- Terraform, Tekton (CI/CD)n
- PostgreSQL, API developmentn

nEligibility Criteria:
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- Bachelor's degree in Computer Scien

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