The Senior Data Engineer (P3) is a strong individual contributor responsible for designing, building, and owning the data pipelines and transformation layer that power our Enterprise Data platform.
You'll work closely with data architects, analysts, and cross-functional teams to deliver reliable, well-governed data across its full life cycle—from ingestion through to analytics-ready, trusted datasets.
Key responsibilities
Design, build, and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines using Python and Apache Airflow.
Own the dbt Core transformation layer, including models, tests, documentation, and deployment.
Manage the full data life cycle across ingestion, transformation, quality, storage, and retention.
Define data management standards for data quality, cataloging, and lineage.
Administer and optimize the Airflow environment, including Cloud Composer where applicable.
Collaborate with data architects, analysts, and cross-functional teams to deliver reliable data pipelines.
Conduct design and code reviews.
Mentor junior data engineers.
Troubleshoot and resolve production data pipeline issues.
Required qualifications
4+ years of experience in data engineering.
Strong experience with
Python
Apache Airflow
ETL/ELT pipeline architecture
dbt Core
Strong understanding of data management principles and the end-to-end data life cycle.
Experience with SQL and relational or cloud data warehouse platforms.
Experience with Git-based workflows and CI/CD for data pipelines.
Understanding of Agile development methodologies.
Experience writing automated tests for data pipelines and dbt models.
Preferred qualifications
Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
Experience with Google Cloud Storage (GCS).
Experience with Cloud Composer.
Experience with Kafka or other event-driven data streaming tools.
Virtusa is a global product and platform engineering services company that makes experiences better with technology. We help organizations grow faster, more profitably, and more sustainably by reimagining enterprises through domain-driven solutions. We combine strategy, design, and engineering, backed by unmatched expertise at the intersection of industry, business, and technology to generate real-world business impact for clients.
Headquartered in Massachusetts with global delivery centers, Virtusa provides a broad range of services, solutions, and assets, including strategy and design, AI advisory and services, digital engineering, data and analytics, digital assurance, cloud and security, cx transformation and managed services across industries such as financial services, healthcare, communications, media, entertainment, travel, manufacturing, and technology.
