Lead Data Engineer

Job description

**About Position:** Lead Data Engineer role driving end-to-end Azure and Snowflake data solutions, ensuring scalable pipelines, strong governance, and technical leadership across data engineering teams. - **Role: Lead Data Engineer** - **Location: Pune** - **Experience: 8 to 12 years** - **Job Type: FTE** **What You'll Do:** - Design and implement end-to-end data solutions (Azure & Snowflake) - Lead ETL/ELT pipelines using ADF, ADLS, Synapse - Provide technical leadership, code reviews, and best practices - Ensure performance, scalability, security, and cost optimization - Collaborate with stakeholders to build scalable data solutions - Drive data modelling, governance, and quality standards - Troubleshoot issues and support delivery planning **Expertise You'll Bring:** - 8to12 years in Data Engineering with team handling experience - Strong in Azure (ADF, ADLS Gen2, Synapse) - Hands-on Snowflake experience - Expertise in ETL/ELT pipelines - Advanced SQL and data modelling **Good to Have** - StreamSets, Kafka/Event Hub (streaming) - Lakehouse (Databricks), Python - Data governance & CI/CD exposure **Benefits:** - Competitive salary and benefits package - Culture focused on talent development with quarterly growth opportunities and company-sponsored higher education and certifications - Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies - Employee engagement initiatives such as project parties, flexible work hours, and Long Service awards - Annual health check-ups - Insurance coverage: group term life, personal accident, and Mediclaim hospitalization for self, spouse, two children, and parents **Values-Driven, People-Centric & Inclusive Work Environment:** Persistent is dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We invite applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities, and regardless of gender or gender preference. We welcome diverse candidates from all backgrounds. - We support hybrid work and flexible hours to fit diverse lifestyles. - Our office is accessibility-friendly, with ergonomic setups and assistive technologies to support employees with physical disabilities. - If you are a person with disabilities and have specific requirements, please inform us during the application process or at any time during your employment **Let's unleash your full potential at Persistent -persistent.com/careers** ***"Persistent is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind."***