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Posted 05 June, 2026

Lead AWS Data Engineer

ExlService Holdings, Inc.
Pune, Maharashtra, India Full Time
Reference: 218_689623_15091

Key Responsibilities:

  • Design and implement scalable data lake/lakehouse architectures on AWS using S3 and Iceberg.
  • Develop and optimize ETL/ELT pipelines using PySpark and orchestrate workflows with Apache Airflow.
  • Integrate and manage Snowflake as the enterprise data warehouse and business layer for analytics.
  • Ensure data quality, governance, security, and performance across the data platform.
  • Lead technical design discussions, define best practices, and drive data engineering standards.
  • Mentor and guide a team of data engineers, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including data analysts, data scientists, and business stakeholders.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

  • 9+ years of experience in data engineering or related roles.
  • Proven expertise in AWS services, especially S3-based data architectures.
  • Strong hands-on experience with Apache Iceberg, PySpark, and Apache Airflow.
  • Solid experience implementing Snowflake as a data warehouse/business layer.
  • Strong programming skills in Python and distributed data processing frameworks.
  • Experience leading and mentoring engineering teams.
  • Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Design and implement scalable data lake/lakehouse architectures on AWS using S3 and Iceberg.
  • Develop and optimize ETL/ELT pipelines using PySpark and orchestrate workflows with Apache Airflow.
  • Integrate and manage Snowflake as the enterprise data warehouse and business layer for analytics.
  • Ensure data quality, governance, security, and performance across the data platform.
  • Lead technical design discussions, define best practices, and drive data engineering standards.
  • Mentor and guide a team of data engineers, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including data analysts, data scientists, and business stakeholders.

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