Job Description :
Job Title : Data Engineering Practice Leader
Location : BANGALORE
Job Type : Full Time
Experience : 15 - 20
About Role :
We're hiring a Data engineering Practice Leader to drive our data and AI initiatives. This senior role demands over 20 years of deep data engineering expertise and a clear focus on revenue recognition and profitability management. You'll need proven skills in partnership development and direct accountability for practice build and delivery.
Key Responsibilities :
- Define and execute the Data & AI practice strategy, identifying new market opportunities and expanding capabilities
- Lead business development, including pre-sales and solutioning
- Manage practice P&L, focusing on revenue recognition and profitability
- Provide expert guidance in data engineering (architecture, warehousing, ETL / ELT, data lakes, pipelines, governance)
- Stay current with AI / ML, big data, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Oversee the design and implementation of scalable, secure data solutions
- Actively explore and champion cutting-edge data and AI, especially Agentic AI-based automation
- Drive R&D to integrate new technologies and foster an innovation culture
- Establish and nurture strategic partnerships with vendors and industry groups
- Collaborate on joint solutions and go-to-market strategies
- Represent the company at industry events
- Accountable for the successful delivery of all Data & AI projects, ensuring on-time, on-budget, high-quality execution
- Implement robust project management and continuously improve delivery processes
- Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing team of data engineers, data scientists, and AI specialists
- Foster a culture of learning and collaboration, implementing effective performance management
Must have skills :
20+ years in data engineering, significant time in leadershipProven experience designing and managing large-scale modern architecture data platformsStrong grasp of AI / ML concepts and business applicationsTrack record of managing revenue recognition and profitabilityExceptional skills in developing and managing strategic partnershipsExtensive experience with cloud data platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)Demonstrated interest and exposure to emerging AI, including Agentic AI and advanced automationProficiency in Spark, Databricks, databases (SQL, NoSQL), data warehousing (Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery), ETL / ELT, and data Quality and governanceExcellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skillsStrong analytical, problem-solving, and strategic thinking(ref : hirist.tech)