Experience : 7.00 + years Salary : INR 4000000.00 / year (based on experience) Expected Notice Period : 15 Days Shift : (GMT+05:30) Asia/Kolkata (IST) Opportunity Type : Remote Placement Type : Full Time Permanent position(Payroll and Compliance to be managed by: MatchMove) (*Note: This is a requirement for one of Uplers' client - MatchMove) What do you need for this opportunity? Must have skills required: Gen AI, AWS data stack, Kinesis, open table format, Pyspark, stream processing, Kafka, MySQL, Python MatchMove is Looking for: Technical Lead - Data Platform Data, you will architect, implement, and scale our end-to-end data platform built on AWS S3, Glue, Lake Formation, and DMS. You will lead a small team of engineers while working cross-functionally with stakeholders from fraud, finance, product, and engineering to enable reliable, timely, and secure data access across the business. You will champion best practices in data design, governance, and observability, while leveraging GenAI tools to improve engineering productivity and accelerate time to insight. You will contribute to Owning the design and scalability of the data lake architecture for both streaming and batch workloads, leveraging AWS-native services. Leading the development of ingestion, transformation, and storage pipelines using AWS Glue, DMS, Kinesis/Kafka, and PySpark. Structuring and evolving data into OTF formats (Apache Iceberg, Delta Lake) to support real-time and time-travel queries for downstream services. Driving data productization, enabling API-first and self-service access to curated datasets for fraud detection, reconciliation, and reporting use cases. Defining and tracking SLAs and SLOs for critical data pipelines, ensuring high availability and data accuracy in a regulated fintech environment. Collaborating with InfoSec, SRE, and Data Governance teams to enforce data security, lineage tracking, access control, and compliance (GDPR, MAS TRM). Using Generative AI tools to enhance developer productivity — including auto-generating test harnesses, schema documentation, transformation scaffolds, and performance insights. Mentoring data engineers, setting technical direction, and ensuring delivery of high-quality, observable data pipelines. Responsibilities:: Architect scalable, cost-optimized pipelines across real-time and batch paradigms, using tools such as AWS Glue, Step Functions, Airflow, or EMR. Manage ingestion from transactional sources using AWS DMS, with a focus on schema drift handling and low-latency replication. Design efficient partitioning, compression, and metadata strategies for Iceberg or Hudi tables stored in S3, and cataloged with Glue and Lake Formation. Build data marts, audit views, and analytics layers that support both machine-driven processes (e.g. fraud engines) and human-readable interfaces (e.g. dashboards). Ensure robust data observability with metrics, alerting, and lineage tracking via OpenLineage or Great Expectations. Lead quarterly reviews of data cost, performance, schema evolution, and architecture design with stakeholders and senior leadership. Enforce version control, CI/CD, and infrastructure-as-code practices using GitOps and tools like Terraform. Requirements At-least 7 years of experience in data engineering. Deep hands-on experience with AWS data stack: Glue (Jobs & Crawlers), S3, Athena, Lake Formation, DMS, and Redshift Spectrum Expertise in designing data pipelines for real-time, streaming, and batch systems, including schema design, format optimization, and SLAs. Strong programming skills in Python (PySpark) and advanced SQL for analytical processing and transformation. Proven experience managing data architectures using open table formats (Iceberg, Delta Lake, Hudi) at scale Understanding of stream processing with Kinesis/Kafka and orchestration via Airflow or Step Functions. Experience implementing data access controls, encryption policies, and compliance workflows in regulated environments. Ability to integrate GenAI tools into data engineering processes to drive measurable productivity and quality gains — with strong engineering hygiene. Demonstrated ability to lead teams, drive architectural decisions, and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders. Brownie Points:: Experience working in a PCI DSS or any other central bank regulated environment with audit logging and data retention requirements. Experience in the payments or banking domain, with use cases around reconciliation, chargeback analysis, or fraud detection. Familiarity with data contracts, data mesh patterns, and data as a product principles. Experience using GenAI to automate data documentation, generate data tests, or support reconciliation use cases. Exposure to performance tuning and cost optimization strategies in AWS Glue, Athena, and S3. Experience building data platforms for ML/AI teams or integrating with model feature stores. Engagement Model: : Direct placement with client This is remote role Shift timings ::10 AM to 7 PM How to apply for this opportunity? Step 1: Click On Apply! And Register or Login on our portal. Step 2: Complete the Screening Form & Upload updated Resume Step 3: Increase your chances to get shortlisted & meet the client for the Interview! About Uplers: Our goal is to make hiring reliable, simple, and fast. Our role will be to help all our talents find and apply for relevant contractual onsite opportunities and progress in their career. We will support any grievances or challenges you may face during the engagement. (Note: There are many more opportunities apart from this on the portal. Depending on the assessments you clear, you can apply for them as well). So, if you are ready for a new challenge, a great work environment, and an opportunity to take your career to the next level, don't hesitate to apply today. We are waiting for you! Show more Show less
