Description

Role: Offshore Tech Lead

Location: Bangalore/Gurgaon (5 days mandatory work from office)

Type: Full-time

Experience: 12+ years

Key Responsibilities

- Lead a team of data engineers and BI developers, driving end-to-end delivery across the data management platform, Databricks engineering, and Power BI reporting initiatives.
- Partner with business stakeholders to understand requirements, define solution roadmaps, prioritize workstreams, and translate business needs into scalable technical solutions.
- Own solution design, technical direction, and delivery governance while proactively resolving risks, dependencies, and technical challenges.
- Coordinate analysis, planning, and task allocation across the team, ensuring high-quality, on-time delivery and operational excellence.
- Act as the primary client-facing technical leader, confidently presenting solutions, managing stakeholder expectations, and providing strategic guidance on platform evolution.

Must-Have Skills

- 12+ years of experience in data engineering and data platform delivery, with proven experience leading teams of 10+ members in a client-facing environment.
- Strong hands-on expertise in Databricks, SQL, PySpark, modern data architecture, and Power BI, with the ability to review designs and guide technical decisions.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to engage business leaders, conduct workshops, and present technical solutions in business terms.
- Solid solutioning, problem-solving,



and delivery management capabilities, including roadmap planning, requirement analysis, estimation, and Agile execution.
- Proven ability to mentor teams, drive accountability, manage competing priorities, and successfully deliver large-scale data and reporting programs.
- Expert-level knowledge of Data Engineering
- Expert SQL skills and hands-on experience with modern data stacks Databricks
- Must have 4+ years of financial background.

Responsibilities

- Lead a team of data engineers and BI developers, driving end-to-end delivery across the data management platform, Databricks engineering, and Power BI reporting initiatives.
- Partner with business stakeholders to understand requirements, define solution roadmaps, prioritize workstreams, and translate business needs into scalable technical solutions.
- Own solution design, technical direction, and delivery governance while proactively resolving risks, dependencies, and technical challenges.
- Coordinate analysis, planning, and task allocation across the team, ensuring high-quality, on-time delivery and operational excellence.
- Act as the primary client-facing technical leader, confidently presenting solutions, managing stakeholder expectations, and providing strategic guidance on platform evolution.

Qualifications

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Data Science, Computer Science, or related field. 12+ years of experience in data engineering or related field.

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