Job Description
Capco, a Wipro company, is seeking a Senior AWS Data Engineering Lead/SME to join their team in Pune or Bangalore. This role requires a blend of deep AWS data engineering expertise and strong technical leadership skills. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing and delivering scalable, cloud-native data solutions while working closely with customers and internal teams. They should be a hands-on builder who excels in clean architecture, automation, and team coordination.
Role involves:
- Leading a growing team of AWS data engineers.
- Acting as a lead SME, providing hands-on guidance to AWS Data Engineering teams.
- Translating business and functional requirements into AWS well-architected technical solutions.
- Owning end-to-end solution design, architecture, and delivery of data platforms and pipelines.
- Providing technical leadership to the team and driving adherence to best practices and standards.
- Designing and implementing robust, scalable data pipelines using AWS services.
- Developing large-scale data transformations using PySpark and Python.
- Building infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform and AWS CloudFormation.
- Implementing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines with tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, etc.
- Using Git for version control and managing collaborative code development workflows.
- Working directly with customers to understand their needs and translate them into technical deliverables.
- Coordinating across teams to ensure smooth execution, delivery timelines, and system integrations.
Requirements:
- 7-10+ years of hands-on experience of AWS data engineering and solution delivery.
- Strong expertise with core AWS services including Glue, S3, Lambda, Iceberg, Athena, SQS, and EventBridge.
- Advanced proficiency in Python, PySpark, and SQL for data processing and ETL workloads.
- Proven experience in ETL/ELT pipeline development, performance tuning, and large-scale data handling.
- In-depth knowledge of event-driven architectures and AWS messaging services.
- Solid infrastructure knowledge and hands-on experience with Terraform and/or CloudFormation.
- Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab, or similar tools.
- Familiarity with Git and collaborative version control workflows.
- Excellent communication skills with a proven ability to gather customer requirements and convert them into scalable technical solutions.
- Demonstrated experience leading and coordinating engineering teams in delivery-focused environments.
Role offers:
- Opportunity to work on engaging projects with international and local banks.
- A tolerant, open culture that values diversity, inclusivity, and creativity.
- Opportunity to grow as the company grows, taking their career into their own hands.