EXL

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EXL  •  Gurugram, IN (Onsite)  •  3 months ago
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Job Description

Principal Looker Architect This role will include end to end Looker ML project solution design including leading dashboard rationalization, semantic layer redesign, performance optimization, stakeholder alignment, and ensure scalable, governed analytics architecture aligned with modern data platforms (BigQuery / Snowflake / Databricks). The ideal candidate combines strong BI engineering skills, data modeling expertise, and consulting capabilities

1. Migration Strategy & Planning

  • Assess existing BI estate (dashboards, reports, data models, usage metrics)
  • Define migration roadmap and prioritization strategy
  • Conduct dashboard rationalization and redundancy analysis
  • Estimate migration effort and complexity

2. LookML & Semantic Modeling

  • Design and implement scalable LookML models
  • Build reusable explores, views, and derived tables
  • Implement governed semantic layers
  • Optimize query performance and caching strategies

3. Dashboard & Report Migration

  • Rebuild complex dashboards in Looker
  • Ensure metric parity and validation against legacy reports
  • Recreate advanced visualizations and drill paths
  • Conduct UAT and stakeholder walkthroughs

4. Data Platform Integration

  • Integrate Looker with modern cloud warehouses (BigQuery, Snowflake, Redshift, Databricks)
  • Optimize SQL performance
  • Implement row-level security and access governance
  • Support CI/CD pipelines for LookML deployment

5. Stakeholder & Consulting Engagement

  • Work closely with business stakeholders to redefine KPIs
  • Translate business requirements into scalable models
  • Provide change management support
  • Conduct training sessions and adoption workshops

Required Skills & Qualifications

Technical Skills

  • 6+ years hands-on experience in Looker / LookML
  • Strong SQL expertise (advanced joins, window functions, performance tuning)
  • Experience migrating from at least one legacy BI platform (QlikView, Tableau, Power BI, Cognos, BO)
  • Experience with cloud data warehouses (BigQuery preferred)
  • Understanding of dimensional modeling (star schema, fact/dimension design)
  • Familiarity with CI/CD and DevOps pipelines
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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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