The Role
Designs, builds, and optimizes scalable data pipelines, ETL/ELT processes, integrations, and cloud data platforms. Ensures data quality, governance, observability, reliability, and efficient processing for analytics and AI/ML initiatives. Supports Meridian platform implementation, troubleshoots production issues, automates workflows, and collaborates with architects, analysts, product owners, and stakeholders. Provides technical mentorship, participates in architecture and code reviews, and promotes engineering best practices.
Summary Generated by Built In
The Senior Data Engineer is responsible for designing, building, and optimizing scalable data pipelines, data integration solutions, and cloud-based data platforms that support enterprise analytics, reporting, and AI/ML initiatives. This role serves as a technical expert in data engineering, ensuring reliable data ingestion, high-quality data assets, and efficient data processing while collaborating closely with architects, analysts, and business stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
- Data Engineering & Development Design, develop, and maintain scalable and high-performance data pipelines.
- Build and optimize ETL/ELT processes to ingest, transform, and deliver data across enterprise platforms.
- Develop and maintain reusable data engineering frameworks and components.
- Implement data integration solutions for structured and unstructured data sources.
- Support modern cloud-based data platform initiatives.
- Data Ingestion & Pipeline Operations Develop and manage batch and real-time data ingestion pipelines.
- Monitor and optimize pipeline performance, reliability, and scalability.
- Troubleshoot data processing issues and implement corrective actions. Automate data workflows and orchestration processes.
- Ensure timely and accurate data delivery to downstream consumers.
- Data Quality & Governance Implement data validation, reconciliation, and quality controls. Support data governance standards, metadata management, and data lineage initiatives.
- Identify and resolve data quality issues and causes. Contribute to data observability and monitoring solutions.
- Ensure compliance with organizational data management standards. Meridian Platform Support & Implementation Support the implementation and enhancement of Meridian data solutions.
- Develop integrations and data pipelines supporting Meridian initiatives.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
- Ensure successful deployment, testing, and operational support of Meridian-related capabilities.
- Technical Leadership & Collaboration Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior and mid-level engineers.
- Participate in architecture reviews, design sessions, and code reviews.
- Collaborate with data architects, product owners, analysts, and business stakeholders.
- Promote engineering best practices, automation, and continuous improvement.
- Document technical designs, standards, and operational procedures.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field. 5+ years of experience in Data Engineering or related disciplines.
- Strong experience designing and developing enterprise data pipelines and integration solutions.
- Expertise in SQL and one or more programming languages such as Python, Scala, or Java. Experience with ETL/ELT frameworks, data warehousing, and data lake architectures.
- Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud.
- Knowledge of workflow orchestration tools such as Airflow, Azure Data Factory (ADF), or similar platforms.
- Strong understanding of data quality, data governance, and monitoring concepts.
- Experience troubleshooting and optimizing large-scale data processing solutions.
- Preferred Qualifications Experience with Meridian platform implementation or support.
- Experience with Data bricks, Snowflake, Azure Synapse, Microsoft Fabric, or similar modern data platforms.
- Knowledge of streaming technologies such as Kafka, Spark Streaming, or Event Hubs.
- Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and automated testing.
- Experience supporting AI/ML data pipelines and feature engineering. Relevant cloud, data engineering, or platform certifications.
- Success Measures Reliable and scalable data pipelines with minimal operational issues. Improved data quality and reduced production defects.
- Timely delivery of data engineering solutions and enhancements.
- Successful implementation and support of Meridian data initiatives.
- Increased automation, operational efficiency, and platform stability. High-quality technical documentation and adherence to engineering standards.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field
- 5+ years of experience in Data Engineering or related disciplines
- Experience designing and developing enterprise data pipelines and integration solutions
- Expertise in SQL and one or more programming languages such as Python, Scala, or Java
- Experience with ETL/ELT frameworks, data warehousing, and data lake architectures
- Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud
- Knowledge of workflow orchestration tools such as Airflow or Azure Data Factory
- Understanding of data quality, data governance, and monitoring concepts
- Experience troubleshooting and optimizing large-scale data processing solutions
- Experience with Meridian platform implementation or support
- Experience with Databricks, Snowflake, Azure Synapse, Microsoft Fabric, or similar modern data platforms
- Knowledge of streaming technologies such as Kafka, Spark Streaming, or Event Hubs
- Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, and automated testing
- Experience supporting AI/ML data pipelines and feature engineering
- Relevant cloud, data engineering, or platform certifications
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The Company
What We Do
Blackbuck Insights is a global data and AI consultancy providing data engineering services, cloud modernization, AI activation, and platform operations. The company helps enterprises modernize legacy environments, migrate and scale data platforms, build AI-enabled business applications, and establish trusted data foundations for analytics and intelligent decision-making. Its services support organizations seeking reliable, performant, and scalable technology solutions.
