Capgemini

Data Engineering Lead

Capgemini  •  Republic of India (Onsite)  •  7 days ago
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Job Description

Your Role


Role:Data Engineering Lead
Experience:9 to 13 years
Location:Gurguram
Notiece period : Upto 60 days
As a Data Engineering Lead, you will own the end-to-end data engineering strategy that powers enterprise analytics and AI capabilities. You will lead the design and evolution of scalable, secure, and high-performance data platforms while ensuring data is reliable, governed, and ready for advanced use cases such as machine learning and agentic AI systems.

In this role, you will:

 

  • Architect and implement modern, scalable data pipelines supporting batch, streaming, and real-time ingestion.
  • Define and institutionalize data modeling best practices for analytical, AI, and retrieval-ready datasets.
  • Build and enforce robust data quality frameworks ensuring high trust in data across systems.
  • Drive performance optimization initiatives across ingestion, transformation, and storage layers.
  • Establish strong data governance, access control, classification, and compliance mechanisms.
  • Lead technical decision-making for large-scale data platform architecture.
  • Mentor and grow a high-performing data engineering team, fostering engineering excellence and ownership.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with ML, RAG, MLOps, Security, and Product teams to deliver impactful data solutions.
  • Continuously evaluate and adopt new technologies to improve data platform capabilities and efficiency.

Your Profile

 

  • Proven experience leading data engineering teams in complex, enterprise-scale environments.
  • Strong expertise in distributed data systems, ETL/ELT frameworks, and modern data architectures (lakehouse, medallion, etc.).
  • Deep understanding of data modeling, schema design, and transformation patterns for analytics and AI.
  • Hands-on experience with data quality frameworks, observability, and validation systems.
  • Strong background in performance tuning, cost optimization, and system reliability engineering.
  • Experience implementing data governance, security, and regulatory compliance practices.
  • Proficiency in cloud-based data platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS, or GCP) and associated tooling.
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Strong leadership mindset with a focus on mentoring, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

What You’ll Love About Working Here

 

  • Opportunity to lead and shape next-generation data platforms powering AI and analytics at scale.
  • Work on cutting-edge technologies including AI-ready data systems, RAG pipelines, and intelligent automation.
  • Collaborative environment with highly skilled teams across data, AI, and product engineering.
  • Strong focus on innovation, engineering excellence, and continuous learning.
  • Flexible work culture that supports work-life balance and professional growth.
  • Visibility and impact — your work directly influences critical business decisions and AI capabilities.

About Us


We are a forward-thinking organization focused on building intelligent, data-driven platforms that enable scalable analytics and advanced AI capabilities. Our mission is to unlock the full potential of enterprise data by combining engineering excellence, strong governance practices, and cutting-edge AI technologies. We foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement, empowering teams to solve complex challenges and deliver meaningful impact.
Capgemini

About Capgemini

Capgemini is an AI-powered global business and technology transformation partner, delivering tangible business value. We imagine the future of organizations and make it real with AI, technology and people. With our strong heritage of nearly 60 years, we are a responsible and diverse group of 420,000 team members in more than 50 countries. We deliver end-to-end services and solutions with our deep industry expertise and strong partner ecosystem, leveraging our capabilities across strategy, technology, design, engineering and business operations. The Group reported 2024 global revenues of €22.1 billion.

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Industry
IT & Software
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Paris, FR
Year Founded
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