Azure Senior Data Lead
India
Job Description
Azure Senior Data Lead
Hyderabad, Telangana

Job Summary

Key Responsibilities:

  • Design and implement data pipelines using best practices and industry-leading tools like Databricks and Azure Data Factory (ADF) 
  • Extract, transform, and load large datasets from various sources, ensuring data quality and integrity 
  • Utilize Python and Spark to perform complex data manipulations and aggregations 
  • Write optimized SQL queries to interact with relational databases and Cosmos DB 
  • Integrate data pipelines with APIs and external systems using efficient methods 
  • Monitor and maintain data pipelines, ensuring smooth operation and identifying potential issues 
  • Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and engineers to understand data needs and deliver valuable insights

Key Responsibilities

1. Lead the end-to-end technical implementation of data projects using azure data factory, azure databricks, sql, oracle pl/sql, and python.
2. Design and develop efficient and reliable etl processes for large datasets.
3. Collaborate with cross functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
4. Optimize data workflows, troubleshoot issues, and ensure data quality and integrity.
5. Implement best practices for data security, governance, and compliance.
6. Provide technical guidance, mentoring, and support to junior team members.
7. Stay uptodate with the latest trends and technologies in data engineering and analytics.

Skill Requirements

  • 3 to 7 years of experience with IT / Azure, Python, SQL, Kafka, NoSQL, .NET C#, Snowflake, IICS
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related STEM fields, or equivalent experience.
  • Good understanding Massively parallel processing (MPP) systems, experience building Datawarehouse/DataMart on Azure Synapse SQL pools (SQL DW) 
  • Strong SQL skills and experience writing complex yet efficient SPROCs/Functions/Views using T-SQL 
  • Solid understand of spark architecture and experience with performance tuning big data workloads in spark 
  • Building complex data transformations on both structure and semi-structured data (XML/JSON) using Pyspark & SQL, refactoring tradition ML model to run on spark framework  
  • Familiarity with Cognitive Search/Elastic search and its use cases & building integrations to load data to Search services 
    • Familiarity with Azure Databricks environment and deploying spark code in databricks cluster  
    • Good understanding of No SQL and its use case, Modelling No SQL schemas & containers, building integration to read/write to cosmos 
    • Good understanding on distributed systems and experience building real-time integrations with  Kafka 
    • Good understanding of Azure cloud ecosystem; Azure data certification of DP-200/201/203 will be an advantage 
    • Proficient with Visual Studio 19+, IntelliJ/eclipse and source control using GIT   
    • Good understanding of Agile, DevOps and CI-CD automated deployment (e.g. Azure DevOps, Jenkins) 
    • Good knowledge on Microservices architecture and any experience in building microservices with .NET Core WebAPI  will be an advantage   
    • Any experience building rest-full services using Python FAST API will be an advantage  
    • Experience with Snowflake data platform, including data loading, transformation, and query optimization
    Experience with Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services (IICS), including cloud data integration, ETL/ELT pipeline design, and connector configuration 

Other Requirements

1.Relevant certifications in Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, SQL, Oracle, or Python would be a plus.

Pyspark, Kabana, sql and no sql. Good to have .net also

Information at a Glance

Why HCLTech?

At HCLTech, you'll supercharge your potential. You'll find your career. And you'll find your spark. All at a place that knows that helping its customers stay on top starts by putting its people first.

HCLTech is a global technology company, home to more than 226,300 people across 60 countries, delivering industry-leading capabilities centered around digital, engineering, cloud and AI, powered by a broad portfolio of technology services and products. We work with clients across all major verticals, providing industry solutions for Financial Services, Manufacturing, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Technology and Services, Telecom and Media, Retail and CPG, and Public Services. Consolidated revenues as of 12 months ending December 2025 totaled $14.5 billion.

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