Senior Data Engineer

Location : Bangalore | Hyderabad | Chennai | Mumbai

If interested please reach out to me with your updated resume @priti.kumari@sutherlandglobal.com

Senior Data Engineer

About the Job : We’re transforming how we work by harnessing the power of AI, data, and digital innovation to accelerate the discovery and development of life-saving therapies. Our vision is to embed artificial intelligence and advanced analytics across every stage of our scientific and operational workflows—empowering our teams with smarter tools, seamless data, and actionable insights to deliver client-centric services and solutions that better serve our customers and, ultimately, improve patients’ lives.

As a Senior Data Engineer within our Enterprise Data and Analytics team, you’ll be at the forefront of a company-wide digital transformation. We’re looking for a forward-thinking engineer who brings deep technical expertise and a passion for building scalable, AI-ready data platforms. In this role, you’ll architect and implement modern data solutions that power intelligent applications, streamline operations, and deliver measurable business value. You’ll work closely with cross-functional teams to design robust pipelines, integrate diverse data sources, and enable advanced analytics and generative AI capabilities. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of data engineering and help unlock the full potential of data to drive innovation in the life sciences.

Key Responsibilities :

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines and ETL processes using Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Bricks, and other Azure services.
• Implement and optimize data storage solutions using Azure Data Lake, Azure SQL Database, and Delta Lake to support analytics and reporting needs.
• Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and business stakeholders to understand data requirements and deliver high-quality, reliable datasets.
• Ensure data security, compliance, and governance by applying best practices, role-based access control (RBAC), and encryption.
• Monitor and troubleshoot data workflows, ensuring performance, reliability, and cost-efficiency across Azure cloud environments.
• Automate data integration and transformation tasks using Azure Functions, Logic Apps, and scripting languages like Python.
• Mentor junior engineers and foster a collaborative team environment.

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