WE ARE HIRING: Technical Lead – Data Engineering

Location: Colombo, Sri Lanka
Employment Type: Contract
Work Arrangement: Hybrid
Industry: Technology & Software Engineering

About the Role

Our client is seeking an experienced Technical Lead – Data Engineering to lead high-performing engineering teams in designing, developing, and optimizing enterprise-scale data platforms. This role combines technical leadership, architecture design, cloud engineering, team management, and stakeholder engagement to deliver scalable, secure, and high-performance data solutions.

The ideal candidate will possess strong expertise in cloud data engineering, modern data architectures, ETL development, data modeling, AI-driven engineering practices, and Agile delivery methodologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead requirement gathering activities and translate business requirements into technical specifications, engineering tasks, and user stories.
• Guide engineering teams in designing and developing scalable, cost-effective, and high-performance data solutions.
• Oversee the design and implementation of complex data models, data pipelines, and enterprise data integration solutions.
• Conduct impact analysis for upstream and downstream system changes and optimize platform performance.
• Lead the development and adoption of AI-driven tools for pipeline testing, documentation generation, code refactoring, and issue resolution.
• Direct end-to-end Software Development Life Cycle activities across data ingestion, transformation, integration, and consumption layers.
• Integrate AI-powered monitoring, automated error management, and pipeline orchestration capabilities.
• Oversee cloud infrastructure across GCP and AWS environments, ensuring security, scalability, and operational efficiency.
• Drive Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices using tools such as Terraform and CloudFormation.
• Participate in FinOps initiatives to optimize cloud utilization, platform performance, and operational costs.
• Establish and promote engineering standards, automated testing practices, and CI/CD deployment frameworks.
• Monitor platform reliability, system performance, operational costs, and team capacity against delivery objectives.
• Lead production incident management, root cause analysis, and operational stability initiatives.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Business Analysts, DevOps teams, and other stakeholders to align technical and business priorities.
• Maintain technical documentation, deployment guides, data mappings, and repository standards.
• Mentor, coach, and support Data Engineers through technical reviews, performance management, and career development initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 6 years of experience in Data Engineering, including at least 2 years of engineering team leadership experience.
• Strong expertise in Python, SQL, and Shell Scripting.
• Hands-on experience with Medallion Architecture, dimensional data modeling, and real-time data streaming.
• Extensive experience working with cloud platforms, particularly GCP and AWS.
• Strong knowledge of ETL design, development, and data integration solutions.
• Experience with BigQuery, Dataflow, Cloud Run, GKE, AWS S3, Lambda, and related cloud services.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and Infrastructure as Code methodologies.
• Experience working with Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar automation tools.
• Knowledge of FinOps principles and cloud cost optimization strategies.
• Experience leading teams within Agile/Scrum delivery environments.
• Exposure to API development will be an added advantage.
• Strong understanding of cloud security, vulnerability management, compliance, and infrastructure governance.
• Excellent communication, leadership, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Willingness to collaborate with international teams and align working hours when required.

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