Data Engineer- Pyspark+SQL (Onsite opportunity- UAE Abu Dhabi/Dubai) at UAE Client · Abu Dhabi, Dubai · 6 - 12 years · ₹18L - ₹25L / yr · Posted 29 Sep 2021

Data Engineer- Pyspark+SQL (Onsite opportunity- UAE Abu Dhabi/Dubai)
at UAE Client
- Building and operationalizing large scale enterprise data solutions and applications using one or more of AZURE data and analytics services in combination with custom solutions - Azure Synapse/Azure SQL DWH, Azure Data Lake, Azure Blob Storage, Spark, HDInsights, Databricks, CosmosDB, EventHub/IOTHub.
- Experience in migrating on-premise data warehouses to data platforms on AZURE cloud.
- Designing and implementing data engineering, ingestion, and transformation functions
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Azure Synapse or Azure SQL data warehouse
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Spark on Azure is available in HD insights and data bricks

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Roles & Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and deliver scalable end-to-end data pipelines using Azure Data Factory, ensuring robust integration
of enterprise-wide data from diverse sources
• Build and optimize data engineering workflows using Databricks and PySpark
• Write efficient, high-performance SQL for data transformation and analysis
• Work with the Azure Cloud platform and associated services, applying strong understanding of data warehousing,
data models, and pipelines
• Provide technical leadership to a team of developers, including code reviews and enforcing best practices across the
development lifecycle
• Oversee CI/CD implementation using Azure DevOps, managing deployments across development, QA, and production
environments with proper change control processes
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into scalable data solutions
• Ensure data quality, reliability, and performance across all pipelines and platforms
Ideal Candidate
1Strong Azure Databricks Engineer / Senior Data Engineer Profile
2Mandatory (Experience 1) – Must have minimum 8+ years of overall experience in Data Engineering, Data Development, or related data technology roles, with strong hands-on experience in enterprise data pipeline development.
3Mandatory (Experience 2) – Must have strong hands-on experience with Azure Databricks, including development and optimization of scalable data engineering workflows using Databricks and PySpark.
4Mandatory (Experience 3) – Must have strong hands-on proficiency in PySpark/Python and SQL, with proven experience developing complex data transformations, processing workflows, and performance-optimized queries.
5Mandatory (Experience 4) – Must have hands-on experience with Azure Data Factory (ADF) for designing, developing, and orchestrating end-to-end data pipelines and integrating data from multiple sources.
6Mandatory (Experience 5) – Must have strong experience working on the Azure Cloud platform and associated data services, with solid understanding of data warehousing, data modeling, pipeline architecture, and enterprise data solutions.
7Mandatory (Experience 6) – Must have hands-on experience implementing CI/CD using Azure DevOps, including deployment and release management across development, QA, and production environments.
8Mandatory (Experience 7) – Must have proven technical leadership experience, including code reviews, enforcing development best practices, mentoring developers, and providing technical guidance to a data engineering team.
9Mandatory (Notice Period) – Immediate joiners or candidates who can join within 15 days.
10Mandatory (Note) - The position is open across all Cognizant offices pan India. Candidates must be willing to attend the F2F interview at the nearest Cognizant office location.
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Job Summary
We are seeking a skilled Azure Data Engineer with hands-on experience in Azure Data Services, Azure Databricks, Python, PySpark, and SQL. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, and optimizing scalable data pipelines and data processing solutions to support business intelligence, analytics, and reporting requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines using Azure Databricks and PySpark.
- Build and optimize data processing workflows using Python and SQL.
- Develop and manage data ingestion pipelines from multiple structured and unstructured data sources.
- Work with Azure Data Factory (ADF) to orchestrate and schedule data pipelines.
- Implement data transformation and cleansing logic using PySpark.
- Optimize SQL queries and Spark jobs for performance and scalability.
- Collaborate with data architects, analysts, and business stakeholders to understand data requirements.
- Ensure data quality, integrity, and governance across the data platform.
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve production data pipeline issues.
- Follow coding standards, version control, and CI/CD best practices.
Required Skills
- Strong experience with Microsoft Azure cloud services.
- Hands-on experience with Azure Databricks.
- Strong programming skills in Python.
- Expertise in PySpark for large-scale data processing.
- Strong SQL skills, including query optimization and performance tuning.
- Experience with Azure Data Factory (ADF).
- Knowledge of Delta Lake, Spark SQL, and Databricks notebooks.
- Experience with Git or Azure DevOps for source code management.
- Understanding of data warehousing concepts and ETL/ELT processes.
Preferred Skills
- Experience with Azure Synapse Analytics.
- Knowledge of Delta Live Tables (DLT).
- Experience with Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS Gen2).
- Familiarity with Unity Catalog and data governance.
- Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code.
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
Job Description
• Design and Implement Data Solutions: Lead the design, development, and implementation of scalable and secure Azure-
based data platforms, ensuring integration with various data sources and business systems. Deliver at least 2 major
projects every year with a focus on data engineering best practices.
• Optimize Data Pipelines: Build and optimize end-to-end data pipelines using Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, and
Azure Synapse, with an emphasis on automating data workflows. Achieve a 20% reduction in pipeline execution times
within the first 6 months.
• Cloud Infrastructure Management: Manage and maintain the Azure data environment, ensuring high availability, disaster
recovery, and cost optimization. Track and improve system uptime to exceed 99.9% reliability.
• Collaborate with Cross-Functional Teams: Partner with data scientists, data analysts, and business stakeholders to translate
business requirements into efficient data solutions. Facilitate at least 3 collaborative sessions per quarter to address key
business use cases.
• Ensure Data Security & Compliance: Implement data security measures, ensuring compliance with industry regulations
(GDPR, HIPAA, etc.) and company policies. Achieve and maintain full compliance in all data environments within the first
quarter of onboarding.
• Continuous Learning & Knowledge Sharing: Stay up-to-date with emerging Azure technologies, and mentor junior
engineers to promote knowledge sharing. Complete 1 Azure certification annually and conduct at least 2 internal
knowledge-sharing sessions per year.
• Sound knowledge of data governance practices, data quality management, and data security principles.
• Play a pivotal role in shaping our organization's data-driven journey, driving innovation through data analytics and insights.
• Optimize data storage, processing and retrieval mechanisms for performance, cost, and scalability using data storage
services (such as Azure Data Lake Storage, Azure SQL Database, etc.), data processing services (such as Azure Data Bricks,
Azure Synapse, etc.) and data visualization (PowerBI, Qlik, etc.) & integration services (Data API builder, logic apps, etc.)
• Monitor and troubleshoot data platform performance, identify and resolve issues, and provide recommendations for
continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with DevOps teams to automate deployment, configuration, and monitoring processes using Azure DevOps,
PowerShell, or other relevant tools.
• Stay up to date with the latest trends and advancements in cloud data services and provide recommendations on adopting
new technologies or features to enhance the data platform.
• Document technical designs, procedures, and guidelines for data platform engineering and operations
Knowledge, Skills & Experience
Job Experience • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. Advanced
degree preferred.
• Proven 6-10 years experience in playing platform engineer or admin role
• Experience with big data technologies such as Apache Spark, Hadoop, or similar
frameworks.
• Solid understanding of cloud computing concepts and experience with cloud
infrastructure management and provisioning.
• Solid understanding of network security concepts and technologies (such as
firewalls, VPNs, intrusion detection/prevention systems, etc.) and data security
concepts and technologies (such as access controls, encryption, observability,
privacy laws/regulations, etc.)
• Experience in a Retail setup is preferred.
Required Skills The position will require someone with the following:
• Strategic Planning
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• Communication and Collaboration
• Problem Solving Skills A/B testing & experimentation
• SQL, BI tools, and storytelling with data
Job Summary
We are looking for a skilled and experienced Data Engineer to join our growing data team. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Python, PySpark, Data Modeling, and Power BI, with hands-on experience in designing, developing, and optimizing scalable data solutions. The role requires working closely with business stakeholders, data architects, and analytics teams to build robust data pipelines and semantic models that enable data-driven decision-making.
Technical Skills
- Strong hands-on experience in Python and PySpark development.
- Expertise in building and optimizing Data Engineering solutions and ETL pipelines.
- Strong understanding of Data Modeling concepts (Star Schema, Snowflake Schema, Dimensional Modeling).
- Experience with Power BI Data Modeling and Semantic Layer development.
- Proficiency in DAX (Data Analysis Expressions).
- Experience designing and managing Semantic Models in Power BI.
- Strong SQL skills and experience working with large datasets.
- Knowledge of data warehousing concepts and best practices.
Preferred Skills
- Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or GCP.
- Exposure to modern data platforms like Databricks.
- Understanding of data governance and data quality frameworks.
Strong Azure Databricks Engineer / Senior Data Engineer Profile
2
Mandatory (Experience 1) – Must have minimum 8+ years of overall experience in Data Engineering, Data Development, or related data technology roles, with strong hands-on experience in enterprise data pipeline development.
3
Mandatory (Experience 2) – Must have strong hands-on experience with Azure Databricks, including development and optimization of scalable data engineering workflows using Databricks and PySpark.
4
Mandatory (Experience 3) – Must have strong hands-on proficiency in PySpark/Python and SQL, with proven experience developing complex data transformations, processing workflows, and performance-optimized queries.
5
Mandatory (Experience 4) – Must have hands-on experience with Azure Data Factory (ADF) for designing, developing, and orchestrating end-to-end data pipelines and integrating data from multiple sources.
6
Mandatory (Experience 5) – Must have strong experience working on the Azure Cloud platform and associated data services, with solid understanding of data warehousing, data modeling, pipeline architecture, and enterprise data solutions.
7
Mandatory (Experience 6) – Must have hands-on experience implementing CI/CD using Azure DevOps, including deployment and release management across development, QA, and production environments.
8
Mandatory (Experience 7) – Must have proven technical leadership experience, including code reviews, enforcing development best practices, mentoring developers, and providing technical guidance to a data engineering team.
9
Mandatory (Notice Period) – Immediate joiners or candidates who can join within 15 days.
10
Mandatory (Note) - The position is open across all Cognizant offices pan India. Candidates must be willing to attend the F2F interview at the nearest Cognizant office location.
Job Description
We are looking for an experienced Azure Synapse Data Engineer with strong hands-on expertise in Azure data engineering, data warehousing, ETL/ELT, and SQL performance optimization.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and optimize solutions using Azure Synapse Analytics.
- Build and maintain data integration pipelines using Azure Data Factory (ADF) and Synapse Pipelines.
- Design and implement scalable Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 (ADLS Gen2) architectures.
- Develop robust and high-performance ETL/ELT frameworks for enterprise data platforms.
- Monitor and troubleshoot large-scale data ingestion, transformation, and processing workloads.
- Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks across data movement and transformation processes.
- Ensure data quality, availability, reliability, and consistency across analytics platforms.
- Perform advanced SQL query analysis and optimization.
- Analyze execution plans and optimize complex analytical workloads.
- Configure and tune Synapse Dedicated SQL Pools.
- Design efficient partitioning strategies for large datasets.
- Optimize indexing, statistics, and workload distribution to improve query performance.
Mandatory Skills
- Azure Synapse Analytics
- Azure Data Factory (ADF)
- Synapse Pipelines
- ADLS Gen2
- ETL/ELT
- Strong SQL
- Synapse Dedicated SQL Pool
- SQL query/execution plan optimization
- Partitioning, indexing, and statistics
- Azure data warehouse / data lake architecture
- Performance tuning and troubleshooting
Ideal Candidate
A strong Azure Data Engineer with hands-on experience in Synapse + ADF + ADLS Gen2 + Advanced SQL + Dedicated SQL Pool performance tuning.
Dear Candidate,
Greeting from NAM Info Pvt Ltd.
We have a role for Data Engineer position with NAM Info.
This role will be permanent with NAM info and deploy to client
location NEW DELHI~CHENNAI~HYDERABAD~PUNE~KOLKATA.
Work Mode: WORK FROM OFFICE
A decent hike can be provided based on current CTC
Interview Mode: Virtual
Role Descriptions:
Exp Range: 7 - 10 years
City Locations: NEW DELHI~CHENNAI~HYDERABAD~PUNE~KOLKATA
Key Responsibilities*
Role: Data Engineer
Location: ~NEW DELHI~CHENNAI~HYDERABAD~PUNE~KOLKATA
Skills: Digital: Databricks, Azure Data Factory
Experience Required: 8-10
Descriptions:
Good information and sound knowledge in Azure Synapse Analytics Azure Data Factory (ADF)Big Data technologies and data processing frameworks Azure Data Warehouse and associated Azure data platform services Data integration| data modelling| and performance optimization
Desire candidate
- Candidate should have valid PF.
Regards,
NAM Info
Solution Architect – AZURE Data Engineering
Job Overview
We are looking for an experienced Solution Architect – Data Engineering with strong expertise in designing data solutions and hands-on experience with Azure, Synapse, PySpark, Data Warehousing, and Data Lakes. The ideal candidate should have strong architectural and data engineering knowledge.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and implement scalable data architecture and solutions.
- Develop and manage Data Warehouse and Data Lake architectures.
- Design data platforms using Medallion Architecture.
- Lead Data Engineering and ETL activities.
- Work with Azure Synapse Analytics for data processing and analytics.
- Develop data solutions using PySpark / Apache Spark.
- Define and implement data validation and data quality processes.
- Collaborate with business, data, and technology teams to deliver effective data solutions.
Required Skills
- Strong experience in Solution Architecture / Data Architecture.
- Strong knowledge of Data Warehouse and Data Lake architecture.
- Good understanding of Medallion Architecture.
- Strong experience in Data Engineering and ETL.
- Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure and Azure Synapse Analytics.
- Strong knowledge of PySpark / Apache Spark.
- Experience with Data Validation and Data Quality.
- Good communication and stakeholder management skills.
Experience
8+ Years
Azure Data Factory and Azure Databricks, processing 5 million+ records/week from 4+ source systems into a governed Lakehouse.
Hiring for Data Engineer - Delivery Manager
Exp : 10 - 15 yrs
Edu : BE/B.Tech/MCA
Work Loation : Hyderabad
.Roles & Responsibilitie:
Own end-to-end delivery of data engineering programs ensuring alignment with business goals, timelines, and quality standards.
Drive execution across multiple data initiatives within Azure and Databricks environments.
Provide technical leadership in designing and implementing scalable data pipelines using Python, PySpark, and Spark.
Required Skills:
Strong experience with Databricks, PySpark, Python, and Spark.
Expertise in Azure Data Services including ADF, ADLS, and Synapse.
Proven experience in delivery management, stakeholder management, and Agile execution







