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Lead Data Engineer

Summary

Lead a team to design and build scalable data pipelines and enterprise data platforms using Databricks, Spark, and cloud services.

Job Role

Lead Data Engineer

Job Location

Singapore

Experience

8+ Years

Roles & Responsibilities

  • Lead the design, development, implementation, and operational support of enterprise data platforms and data engineering solutions.
  • Design and develop scalable data pipelines, ETL/ELT processes, and data integration frameworks.
  • Define and implement data contracts, data quality standards, and data validation processes to ensure data integrity.
  • Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to data engineering teams throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Collaborate with architects, product managers, and cross-functional teams to deliver reliable and scalable data solutions.
  • Develop technical documentation, onboarding guides, operational runbooks, and best practices for data platform operations.
  • Monitor and optimize data pipeline performance, reliability, and scalability.
  • Support knowledge sharing and capability development within internal engineering teams.

Skills & Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.
  • Minimum 8 years of experience in data engineering, including designing and developing enterprise data platforms.
  • Proven experience leading technical teams and delivering large-scale data engineering projects.
  • Strong expertise in data pipeline development, ETL/ELT processes, data integration, and data modelling.
  • Experience implementing data contracts, data quality frameworks, and data governance best practices.
  • Hands‑on experience with modern data platform technologies such as Databricks or equivalent cloud‑based data engineering platforms.
  • Proficiency in SQL, Python, Spark, and cloud data services is preferred.
  • Excellent leadership, analytical, problem‑solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

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