Scrum Master cum Project Manager - Data Engineering

Job Title: Senior Scrum Master cum Project Manager - Data Engineering
Location: Hybrid (Anywhere in India)
Company: Hvantage Technologies Inc.

Job Description:

Hvantage Technologies Inc. is seeking an experienced Senior Scrum Master cum Project Manager to lead and oversee complex data engineering projects. This role is crucial in managing data migration from legacy systems to modern cloud-based infrastructure, using cutting-edge tools and technologies such as Snowflake, DBT, Kafka, Tableau, and Power BI. The candidate will play a pivotal role in facilitating seamless communication between technical and business teams while ensuring the timely delivery of high-quality, data-driven solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

Project Management & Scrum Leadership

• Serve as the Scrum Master for cross-functional teams involved in data engineering, fostering an agile and collaborative work environment.
• Own the project lifecycle, from planning to execution, delivery, and closure.
• Define clear project goals, milestones, and deliverables in alignment with client expectations and organizational objectives.
• Ensure all team members adhere to Agile principles, facilitating sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Identify, manage, and mitigate risks, ensuring minimal disruption to project progress.
• Track project progress and remove blockers to ensure deadlines are met without compromising quality.

Technical Oversight

• Lead data migration projects from legacy systems to cloud-based infrastructures leveraging tools such as Snowflake, DBT, and Kafka.
• Collaborate with technical teams to implement scalable data pipelines, ensuring data quality, accuracy, and accessibility.
• Facilitate the transformation of raw data into analytics-ready datasets for Business Intelligence (BI) teams using tools like Tableau and Power BI.
• Understand technical concepts like metadata, data lineage, and normalization/denormalization, and act as a liaison to bridge the gap between technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Team Communication & Reporting

• Act as the primary point of contact between business and technical teams, ensuring seamless communication and alignment of priorities.
• Translate business requirements into actionable technical tasks for the engineering teams.
• Provide comprehensive weekly updates to leadership, summarizing technical progress in simple terms for non-technical stakeholders while ensuring technical teams understand the business implications.

Client & Stakeholder Engagement

• Maintain strong relationships with clients, ensuring their vision and expectations are fully incorporated into project deliverables.
• Conduct regular stakeholder meetings to review progress, gather feedback, and implement necessary changes.
• Handle escalations and ensure effective resolution of any issues.

Key Requirements:

Technical Skills:

• Proven experience managing data engineering projects involving:
• Snowflake for cloud data storage.
• DBT for data transformation.
• Kafka for real-time data streaming.
• Business Intelligence tools like Tableau and Power BI.
• Strong understanding of technical concepts such as metadata, data lineage, and normalization/denormalization.
• Familiarity with cloud-based infrastructure and data pipeline optimization techniques.

Project Management & Agile Expertise:

• Minimum of 8+ years of experience in project management, with at least 3+ years of experience as a Scrum Master.
• Proficiency in Agile frameworks, including experience with tools like JIRA, Confluence, or similar.
• Demonstrated ability to lead multiple cross-functional teams and deliver results under tight deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to anticipate and resolve project challenges.

Soft Skills:

• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills to effectively bridge technical and non-technical teams.
• Ability to summarize complex technical details in an understandable way for business stakeholders.
• Proactive, result-oriented, and capable of working independently in a hybrid environment.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate and inspire team members.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certification as a Scrum Master (CSM, PSM) or Project Management Professional (PMP).
• Prior experience with large-scale data migration projects.
• Experience working with distributed teams in a hybrid work model.

What We Offer:

• Flexible hybrid work environment.
• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge technologies in data engineering.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Continuous learning and career development opportunities.

How to Apply:

Interested candidates can send their resumes to neelesh@hvantage.com with the subject line: Application for Senior Scrum Master cum Project Manager - Data Engineering, or you can reach out over call or whatsapp at +919755299999

Join us in revolutionizing data engineering at Hvantage Technologies Inc., where innovation meets execution!