EXL
Website:
exlservice.com
Job details:
Designation: Sr. Manager
Job Location: Bengaluru/ Delhi NCR
Shift Timing: 1:00PM IST – 10:00 PM IST
Experience: 5+ years
Job Responsibilities:
- Design and build scalable, production-grade data engineering solutions using the Databricks Lakehouse Platform
- Develop client-focused Proof of Concepts (POCs) demonstrating modern data engineering and analytics capabilities
- Translate business and analytical requirements into robust data models and layered architectures (Bronze/Silver/Gold)
- Design robust data ingestion, transformation, and orchestration pipelines using Databricks best practices
- Implement enterprise-grade data governance, security, and access control using Unity Catalog and related Databricks capabilities
- Stay current with new Databricks product capabilities and recommend innovative approaches for solving client challenges
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Data Scientists, AI Engineers, Cloud Engineers, and Business Consultants
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to developing reusable solution accelerators and best practices
Must have:
- 5+ years of experience in Data Engineering
- Expert knowledge of the Databricks platform and its ecosystem, with prefer
- Demonstrated ownership of cost optimization for Databricks workloads, including cluster policies, workload isolation, Photon usage, job vs. interactive compute, and SQL/query cost management
- Exposure to Generative AI, LLMs, AI Agents, or AI-assisted data engineering
- Strong hands-on experience with Databricks Lakehouse Architecture, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, Databricks SQL, Spark SQL, and PySpark.
- Deep understanding of data modeling, distributed computing, and modern data architecture principles
- Experience building scalable ETL/ELT pipelines for enterprise workloads
- Hands-on experience with workflow orchestration using Databricks Workflows, Airflow, or similar orchestration platforms
- Expertise in data governance, security, and access controls, including Unity Catalog, RBAC, data masking, and secure data sharing
- Experience working on at least one major cloud platform (Azure, AWS, or GCP).
- Experience integrating AI capabilities into enterprise data platforms.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, with the confidence to engage directly with enterprise clients and business stakeholder
- Ability to independently own solution design and rapidly develop Proof of Concepts
Good to Have:
- Databricks certifications
- Knowledge of vector databases, RAG architectures, or AI orchestration frameworks
- Experience with CI/CD, Git, DevOps, and Infrastructure as Code
- Exposure to Power BI, Tableau, or other BI platforms.
Eligibility:
- Master’s or Bachelor's degree in Math, Statistics, Economics, Computer Science or related analytics field from top-tier universities with strong record of achievement
- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in Data Engineering
- Demonstrated expertise in designing and implementing enterprise-scale solutions on Databricks
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