Hiring: Lead Data Engineer | 7+ Years

We are looking for an experienced Lead Data Engineer to join our team and work on a critical data engineering project.

Location: Kochi / Trivandrum / Remote*

Experience: 7+ Years

Notice Period: Immediate to 15 Days ONLY

Open Positions: 1

Mandatory Skills
Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft SQL Server
Advanced T-SQL development
SQL Server DBA activities
Query optimization, indexing & performance tuning
Data modelling – logical, physical and dimensional modelling
Strong experience with Azure Data Factory (ADF)
Experience with Azure Data Platform services
Robust understanding of ETL/ELT and data integration

Key Responsibilities
Design, develop and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines using ADF and Azure services
Develop complex and optimized T-SQL queries, stored procedures, views, functions and database objects
Perform SQL Server development, administration, troubleshooting and performance tuning




Build data integration pipelines connecting multiple source and target systems
Work with large volumes of structured and semi-structured data
Troubleshoot data pipeline failures, data quality issues and production incidents
Apply data modelling techniques for analytical and operational requirements
Participate in code reviews, Agile ceremonies and production deployments
Work closely with developers, architects, QA and business stakeholders

Experience with Agile/Scrum, technical documentation, distributed teams and CI/CD/source-control tools such as Azure DevOps, Git or Bitbucket is what we look for.

Valuable to Have
Experience with telemetry / time-series data
Azure DevOps / Git / Bitbucket
Experience working with changing source data structures

Key: Candidates must be available to join immediately to 15 days.

For remote candidates, 1 week of onsite presence at the Kerala office is mandatory.

📌 Lead Data Engineer Alappuzha (India)
🏢 Velodata Global
📍 India