The Lead Big Data Engineer will design and maintain ETL pipelines, optimize data processes, ensure data quality, and lead teams in analyzing large datasets in cloud environments.
Description and Requirements
Data Engineer plays a critical role in data and analytics life cycle and significantly contributes to production grade data and analytics solutions. The role requires one to demonstrate Big Data, Engineering and Cloud expertise.Expected to bring technical thought leadership. Besides contributing in individual capacity, this role also leads and develops Data and Analytics talent 14-16+ years of relevant experience Bachelors degree in computer science, information technology or equivalent educational qualification • Design, build, and maintain robust ETL/ELT pipelines on cloud(Azure) or on-prem to collect, ingest and store large volumes of structured and unstructured data for batch/real time processing• Solve complex business problems using data and advanced technologies• Monitor, optimize, and troubleshoot data pipelines to ensure reliability, scalability, and performance• Ensure data processing, quality, security, and compliance guidelines, policies and standards are followed• Collaborate with multiple partners from Business, Technology, Operations and D&A capabilities (Data Governance, Data Quality, Data Modeling, Data Architecture, Data science, DevOps, BI & insights)• Independently lead design, solutioning & estimations• Provide people leadership: coach, develop and engage talent • SQL, Python/Scala• NoSql and distributed databases (Hbase, Cosmos DB)• ETL pipleine design and development; Solutioning and estimation• Big Data Frameworks : Apache Spark, Hadoop, Hive• Cloud platforms: Azure data factory, Eventhub, Azure functions, Synapse, Databricks• Datawarehouses, data marts, data lakes• Medallion architecture, and other design patterns• Performance tuning, optimization, and data quality validation• Real-time and batch data processing , streaming pieplines with Spark• Evidence of thought leadership• Communication skills, analytical skills, structured problem-solving skills,mentorship & people leadership skills• Storytelling skills , Partner & Stakeholder engagement experience• People leadership: talent development & engagement experience • DevOps practices: Git, AzureDevops, CI/CD pipelines• Unix shell scripting, MongoDB, Nifi• Lambda architecture, Kappa Architecture• Banking Financial Services and Insurance domain knowledge
About MetLife
Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the "World's Most Admired Companies" and Fortune World's 25 Best Workplaces™, MetLife, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world's leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positions in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world at large create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by our core values - Win Together, Do the Right Thing, Deliver Impact Over Activity, and Think Ahead - we're inspired to transform the next century in financial services. At MetLife, it's #AllTogetherPossible . Join us!
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Data Engineer plays a critical role in data and analytics life cycle and significantly contributes to production grade data and analytics solutions. The role requires one to demonstrate Big Data, Engineering and Cloud expertise.Expected to bring technical thought leadership. Besides contributing in individual capacity, this role also leads and develops Data and Analytics talent 14-16+ years of relevant experience Bachelors degree in computer science, information technology or equivalent educational qualification • Design, build, and maintain robust ETL/ELT pipelines on cloud(Azure) or on-prem to collect, ingest and store large volumes of structured and unstructured data for batch/real time processing• Solve complex business problems using data and advanced technologies• Monitor, optimize, and troubleshoot data pipelines to ensure reliability, scalability, and performance• Ensure data processing, quality, security, and compliance guidelines, policies and standards are followed• Collaborate with multiple partners from Business, Technology, Operations and D&A capabilities (Data Governance, Data Quality, Data Modeling, Data Architecture, Data science, DevOps, BI & insights)• Independently lead design, solutioning & estimations• Provide people leadership: coach, develop and engage talent • SQL, Python/Scala• NoSql and distributed databases (Hbase, Cosmos DB)• ETL pipleine design and development; Solutioning and estimation• Big Data Frameworks : Apache Spark, Hadoop, Hive• Cloud platforms: Azure data factory, Eventhub, Azure functions, Synapse, Databricks• Datawarehouses, data marts, data lakes• Medallion architecture, and other design patterns• Performance tuning, optimization, and data quality validation• Real-time and batch data processing , streaming pieplines with Spark• Evidence of thought leadership• Communication skills, analytical skills, structured problem-solving skills,mentorship & people leadership skills• Storytelling skills , Partner & Stakeholder engagement experience• People leadership: talent development & engagement experience • DevOps practices: Git, AzureDevops, CI/CD pipelines• Unix shell scripting, MongoDB, Nifi• Lambda architecture, Kappa Architecture• Banking Financial Services and Insurance domain knowledge
About MetLife
Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the "World's Most Admired Companies" and Fortune World's 25 Best Workplaces™, MetLife, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world's leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positions in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world at large create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by our core values - Win Together, Do the Right Thing, Deliver Impact Over Activity, and Think Ahead - we're inspired to transform the next century in financial services. At MetLife, it's #AllTogetherPossible . Join us!
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MetLife Mahārāshtra, IND Office
MetLife Pune, IN Office

EON West LP-II, 2nd & 3rd Floor, Tower D, S.no. 106(P), 107(P), 108(P)/1, Maharashtra, India, 411057
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