Senior Data Engineer

• 8+ years of overall technology experience that includes at least 3+ years of hands-on software development, Azure data engineering, and systems architecture.
• 3+ years of experience in SQL optimization and performance tuning
• Experience with data modelling, data warehousing, and building high-volume ETL/ELT pipelines.
• Experience building/operating highly available, distributed systems of data extraction, ingestion, and processing of large data sets.
• Current skills in following technologies:
  • • Python/SQL
    • Orchestration platforms: Azure data bricks
    • Relational databases: Postgres, MySQL, or equivalents
    • MPP data systems: Snowflake, Redshift, Synapse, or similar
    • Cloud platforms: Azure
    • Version control (e.g., GitHub) and familiarity with deployment, CI/CD tools.
• Fluent with Agile processes and tools such as Jira or Pivotal Tracker
• Experience with running and scaling applications on the cloud infrastructure and containerized services like Kubernetes is a plus.
• Understanding of metadata management, , and data glossaries is a plus.

Important Disclaimer :

• The candidate is required to work for 4 weekends in a quarter (you may be required to work only on Saturday or Sunday or Sat & Sun) and basis that you'll get compensatory off.
• Please note that this role will be based ONLY in India. The role does not involve any movement to other PepsiCo offices outside India in future

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, along with the ability to influence and demonstrate confidence in communications with senior level management.
• Proven track record of leading, mentoring data teams.
• Strong change manager. Comfortable with change, especially that which arises through company growth. Able to lead a team effectively through times of change.
• Ability to understand and translate business requirements into data and technical requirements.
• High degree of organization and ability to manage multiple, competing projects and priorities simultaneously.
• Positive and flexible attitude to enable adjusting to different needs in an ever-changing environment.
• Strong leadership, organizational and interpersonal skills; comfortable managing trade-offs.
• Foster a team culture of accountability, communication, and self-management.
• Proactively drives impact and engagement while bringing others along.
• Consistently attain/exceed individual and team goals
• Ability to lead others without direct authority in a matrixed environment.
• Demonstrates a strong sense of curiosity by actively seeking out new knowledge, asking insightful questions, and exploring innovative solutions to challenges

Competencies

• Highly influential and having the ability to educate challenging stakeholders on the role of data and its purpose in the business.
• Understands both the engineering and business side of theData Productsreleased.
• Places the user in the centre of decision making.
• Teams up and collaborates for speed, agility, and innovation.
• Experience with and embraces agile methodologies.
• Strong negotiation and decision-making skill.
• Experience managing and working with globally distributed teams.