Lead Data Engineer

Job Title:

Lead Data Engineer / Data Platform Lead

Experience:

7+ Years

Employment Type:

Full-Time

Location:

Hyderabad / Ahmedabad / Indore
Company:  NowWiN International (Client Project)
JD We are looking for a highly skilled Lead Data Engineer to design, build, and optimize scalable data platforms. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in data observability, automated data quality frameworks, and end-to-end data lineage, along with hands-on experience in modern cloud data ecosystems.
This role requires both deep technical capability and strong stakeholder communication, including the ability to present insights and technical decisions to senior leadership such as the CIO.

Key Responsibilities  Design and implement  data observability and automated data quality frameworks
Develop  pattern recognition and anomaly detection  mechanisms
Build and maintain  end-to-end data lineage (source-to-target visibility)
Develop scalable pipelines using  Python, SQL, Snowflake, and Airflow
Implement  API-based integrations  with third-party data sources
Optimize Snowflake performance (Snowpipe, warehousing, tuning)
Ensure adherence to  data modeling and CI/CD best practices
Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders
Present technical solutions and insights to senior leadership

Required Qualifications  Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or related field
7+ years of experience in  data engineering or data platform development
1–2+ years in a  technical lead or senior role
Strong hands-on experience with  Snowflake (DW, Snowpipe, optimization)
Strong experience with  Apache Airflow
Advanced proficiency in  SQL and Python

Experience with  Azure / AWS / GCP data services
Solid understanding of  data modeling and CI/CD
Excellent communication skills with leadership exposure