Tech Lead - Data Engineering

Virtusa provides comprehensive and self-governing software and data development teams, enabling clients to focus on business while ensuring software products and data tools scale with outstanding quality. This role is part of an upcoming project for a client in the pharma area.

• Strong hands-on expertise in Snowflake (data warehousing, performance tuning, security, cost optimization).
• Deep understanding of data warehousing concepts (dimensional modeling, star/snowflake schemas).
• Advanced proficiency in SQL and complex query optimization.
• Extensive experience in ETL/ELT development, especially with DBT.
• Experience in data architecture and distributed data systems design.
• Strong exposure to CI/CD pipelines (Git, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps).
• Experience working with cloud platforms (AWS).

• Lead the end-to-end architecture, design, and implementation of scalable data platforms using Snowflake.
• Define and enforce data architecture standards, including modeling, naming conventions, and best practices.
• Design and implement robust ETL/ELT pipelines using DBT and cloud-native tools.
• Collaborate with global stakeholders (business, analytics, clinical, and IT teams) to translate requirements into scalable solutions.