EXL

Data Engineering Lead

EXL  •  New Jersey (Onsite)  •  2 hours ago
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Job Description

JD: Data Engineering Lead – Data & Marketing Platforms

Experience: 10+ Years

Location: NJ/NY

No of Position: 1

Date of Joining: Immediate

This role is seeking an experienced Technology Manager with strong expertise in Marketing Data Platforms, Data Architecture, Solution Architecture, Cloud & AI Technologies, and Team Leadership. This role’s primary responsibilities are leading delivery teams, gathering business and technical requirements, designing scalable and secure cloud-based solutions, and driving end-to-end architecture decisions.

Core Responsibilities:

  • Lead end-to-end delivery of Marketing Data platform, Integration, Reporting, and Architecture initiatives from intake through production deployment.
  • Partner with business stakeholders to clarify requirements, define scope, validate priorities, and translate objectives into executable delivery plans.
  • Manage project risks, dependencies, decisions, timelines, and tradeoffs across business, development, architecture, infrastructure, and operations teams.
  • Establish and maintain delivery artifacts including project plans, RAID logs, decision logs, requirements documentation, release plans, and production handoff materials.
  • Drive sprint planning, backlog refinement, delivery ceremonies, technical reviews, and issue-resolution discussions.
  • Ensure solutions are scalable, secure, supportable, well-documented, and aligned with enterprise data governance standards.
  • Provide technical leadership across cloud data platforms, data modeling, data pipelines, integrations, and downstream reporting or activation use cases.

Experience / Skillset Requirements:

  • 10 to 15 (max) years of experience in Data Engineering, Data Modeling & Architecture with good foothold in Azure and Databricks
  • Worked with Marketing Data and conceptually clear on concepts like Account, Customer, Prospect, Lead, Opportunity, Engagement, Consent etc
  • Strong in Customer 360 and MDM concepts with multiple System Integrations.
  • Strong Communication and Positive Attitude. Good Problem Solver.
  • Lead and manage a team of 5-8 or more Data engineers, architects, and technical specialists.

CategoryResponsibilities

Delivery leadership Planning, Risks, Dependencies, Status, Escalations Business partnership Requirements, Scope, Prioritization, Stakeholder Communication Technical leadership Azure, Databricks, SQL/RDBMS, Git, Integration patterns, Customer 360/MDM, Data Modeling, Copilot, Claude, Github Copilot Data governance Quality, Controls, Lineage, Documentation, Data Privacy & Security Team leadership Mentoring, Agile ceremonies, Design reviews Domain Marketing (B2B), Analytics

Oversee organizational data engineering solutions. Lead highimpact initiatives. Ensure alignment with organizational goals. Provide executive guidance.

Graduate in Computer Science, Data Science, or related field. 6-8 years of experience in data engineering or related field.

EXL

About EXL

Choosing a digital partner is about more than capabilities — it’s about collaboration and character.

Unrealistic overhauls and off-the-shelf products ignore what matters most — your unique needs, culture, goals, and your legacy data and technology environments.

At EXL, our collaboration is built on ongoing listening and learning to adapt our methodologies. We’re your business evolution partner—tailoring solutions that make the most of data to make better business decisions and drive more intelligence into your increasingly digital operations.

Whether your goals are scaling the use of AI and digital, redesign operating models, or driving better and faster decisions, we’re here to partner with you to help you gain—and maintain—competitive advantage with efficient, sustainable models at scale.

Our expertise in transformation, data science, and change management helps make your business more efficient and effective, improve customer relationships and enhance revenue growth. Instead of focusing on multi-year, resource- and time-intensive platform designs or migrations, we look deeper at your entire value chain to integrate strategies with impact.

We use our specialization in analytics, digital interventions, and operations management—alongside deep industry expertise — to deliver solutions that help you outperform the competition.

At EXL, it’s all about outcomes—your outcomes—and delivering success on your terms. Share your goals with us and together, we’ll optimize how you leverage data to drive your business forward.

For more information, visit www.exlservice.com.

Industry
Consulting & Advisory
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
New York, NY
Year Founded
Unknown
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