Senior Technical Lead
India
Job Description
Senior Technical Lead
Hyderabad, Telangana

Job Summary

The Data Engineer is responsible for designing, building, and operating high-quality,

scalable, and reusable data services that support analytics, AI, and GenAI use cases

across business domains.

In this role, you will design and work hands-on with data pipelines, data models,

orchestration frameworks, storage layers, and observability tooling.

You will collaborate closely with AI Engineers, Data Scientists, Product Owners, and

Platform teams to deliver reliable, well-governed, and self-service data products.

Key Responsibilities

Data Platform & Services Engineering

Build and maintain scalable data pipelines and ingestion frameworks for batch,

streaming, and event-driven data.

Develop and maintain modular data models and semantic layers optimized for

analytics, BI self-service and AI use cases.

Implement and operate orchestration workflows (e.g., Databricks Workflows)

and compute engines (Spark, SQL, Python).

Work with storage technologies such as Delta Lake, ADLS, feature and vector

stores.

Data Quality, Governance & Observability

Implement data quality checks, validations, and monitoring to ensure reliability

and trust in data products.

Contribute to data lineage, metadata management, and documentation.

Apply observability practices using tools such as Great Expectations or Monte

Carlo.

Ensure compliance with data governance standards and regulations (e.g., GDPR)

in collaboration with data governance teams.

Enablement for AI & Analytics Use Cases

Deliver curated datasets and reusable data assets for analytics, machine

learning, and GenAI applications.

Build pipelines that process structured, graph, and unstructured data (e.g., text,

documents, images).

Support AI Engineering teams with data preparation for embeddings, vector

stores, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines.

Tooling & Self-Service

Contribute to data engineering tooling and frameworks that enable eSicient

development and deployment of pipelines.

Develop data pipelines using tools such as dbt and Databricks Lakeflow.

Support reuse of data services through clear documentation, data contracts,

templates, and examples.

Collaboration & Ways of Working

Collaborate with Data Scientists, AI Engineers, Product Owners, Business SMEs,

and Platform teams.

Participate in technical design discussions, code reviews, and architecture

forums.

Follow engineering best practices for version control, testing, CI/CD, and

operational excellence.

Skill Requirements

5+ years of experience in data engineering and building production-grade data

pipelines.

Strong hands-on experience with data platforms such as Databricks.

Solid knowledge of data modeling, SQL, Spark, and Python.

Experience with orchestration frameworks, data quality tooling, and

observability practices.

Exposure to unstructured data processing and AI/GenAI data pipelines is a

strong plus.

Experience working in a global, multi-team environment is beneficial.

Other Requirements

Reliable, well-documented data products are available for analytics and AI use

cases.

Data pipelines are scalable, cost-eSicient, observable, and easy to operate.

Data engineers and AI teams can move faster using reusable patterns and selfservice

data services.

Structured and unstructured data are eSectively integrated to support advanced

analytics and GenAI innovation.

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.

23 Benefits At HCLTech, we believe in empowering our employees with comprehensive benefits that support their professional growth and enhance their well-being. When you sign up for a career with us, you gain access to: https://rmkcdn.successfactors.com/147eb21f/a701dca9-f32d-4fc9-9447-6.svg Industry-benchmarked compensation https://rmkcdn.successfactors.com/147eb21f/b0c54381-ddcc-4a33-9b35-9.svg Best-in-class healthcare benefits https://rmkcdn.successfactors.com/147eb21f/b73027be-7aae-4d36-a090-4.svg Personal time off https://rmkcdn.successfactors.com/147eb21f/d5b4fdfd-2e99-4e26-9878-9.svg Maternity and paternity benefits https://rmkcdn.successfactors.com/147eb21f/3d42b0fc-4652-435a-9ece-c.svg Access to skills / higher education programs/resources https://rmkcdn.successfactors.com/147eb21f/aeddeaf2-9e25-4584-ad11-d.svg Discounts on products and services via Benefit Box https://rmkcdn.successfactors.com/147eb21f/a9609a3b-2700-4b3c-9d90-a.svg Participate in CSR programs and live life with a purpose https://rmkcdn.successfactors.com/147eb21f/c6e33851-710f-4634-bd69-f.svg Opportunities to grow and advance your career Note: The benefits listed above vary depending on the nature of your employment and the country where you work. Some benefits may be available in some countries but not in all.