Senior Data Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 26, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 8, 2026. Persistent Systems scores A on the Alion truth index.
About Persistent
We are an AI-led, platform-driven Digital Engineering and Enterprise Modernization partner, combining deep technical expertise and industry experience to help our clients anticipate what's next. Our offerings and proven solutions create a unique competitive advantage for our clients by giving them the power to see beyond and rise above. We work with many industry-leading organizations across the world, including 20 Fortune 50 companies and 4 of the 5 top banks in both the US and India, and numerous innovators across the healthcare ecosystem.
Our disruptor's mindset, commitment to client success, and agility to thrive in the dynamic environment have enabled us to sustain our growth momentum. Persistent has been recognized across top industry platforms for innovation, leadership, and inclusion. We reported $1,654.4M FY26 revenue with 17.4% Y-o-Y growth. We have delivered 24 sequential quarters of growth with $436.0M in Q4 FY26 revenue, up 3.2% Q-o-Q and 16.2% Y-o-Y growth. Our 27,500+ global team members, located in 18 countries, have been instrumental in helping the market leaders transform their industries. We have been recognized as the Fastest Growing IT Services Brand Globally in the 2026 Brand Finance IT Services 25 Report. We named a Leader in the Everest Group Private Equity (PE) Services PEAK Matrix Assessment 2026 and Software Product Engineering PEAK Matrix Assessment 2026.
About Position:
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Data Engineer with strong expertise in AWS Cloud, Python, PySpark, and modern Data Lakehouse architectures. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience designing and building scalable ETL pipelines, implementing cloud-native data solutions, and managing large-scale data processing workloads. This role will be instrumental in enabling data-driven decision-making through reliable, high-performance, and secure data platforms.
- Role: Senior Data Engineer - AWS & PySpark
- Location: Pune
- Experience: 8 to 10 Years
- Job Type: Full-Time Employment
What You'll Do:
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines for enterprise data integration and transformation.
- Build and optimize data processing frameworks using Python, PySpark, and distributed computing technologies.
- Develop data ingestion, transformation, validation, and enrichment processes for structured and unstructured datasets.
- Implement and manage AWS-based data solutions using services such as Glue, Lambda, EMR, ECS, and Lake Formation.
- Design and support modern Data Lakehouse architectures leveraging Apache Iceberg and Delta Lake.
- Develop workflow orchestration and automation using Apache Airflow and AWS Step Functions.
- Collaborate with Data Scientists, Business Analysts, and Data Architects to deliver high-quality data products.
- Design efficient data storage and retrieval strategies to support analytics and reporting workloads.
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize ETL pipelines to ensure performance, reliability, and operational excellence.
- Implement data quality controls, validation checks, reconciliation processes, and governance standards.
- Support cloud migration and data modernization initiatives across enterprise systems.
- Create technical documentation, operational runbooks, and deployment procedures.
- Participate in code reviews and promote engineering best practices.
- Ensure compliance with security, governance, and data management standards.
Expertise You'll Bring:
- 8-10 years of experience in Data Engineering, Big Data Engineering, or Cloud Data Platform development.
- Strong programming expertise in Python with experience using Pandas, PySpark, and related libraries.
- Extensive hands-on experience designing and maintaining enterprise ETL/ELT pipelines.
- Strong knowledge of distributed data processing using Apache Spark and PySpark.
- Proficiency in AWS cloud services including AWS Glue, AWS Lambda, Amazon EMR, Amazon ECS, AWS Lake Formation, AWS Step Functions.
- Experience implementing Data Lakehouse architectures using Apache Iceberg and Delta Lake.
- Strong understanding of data partitioning, schema evolution, data versioning, and transactional data lakes.
- Experience with workflow orchestration platforms such as Apache Airflow.
- Knowledge of data warehousing concepts and dimensional data modeling techniques.
- Hands-on experience working with large-scale structured and semi-structured datasets.
- Strong SQL skills and database optimization knowledge.
- Experience implementing monitoring, logging, exception handling, and data quality frameworks.
- Understanding of cloud-native architecture and scalable data platform design.
- Experience troubleshooting production data pipelines and performance bottlenecks.
- Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving capabilities.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder collaboration skills.
Benefits:
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- Culture focused on talent development with quarterly growth opportunities and company-sponsored higher education and certifications
- Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies
- Employee engagement initiatives such as project parties, flexible work hours, and Long Service awards
- Annual health check-ups
- Insurance coverage: group term life, personal accident, and Mediclaim hospitalization for self, spouse, two children, and parents
Values-Driven, People-Centric & Inclusive Work Environment:
Persistent is dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We invite applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities, and regardless of gender or gender preference. We welcome diverse candidates from all backgrounds.
- We support hybrid work and flexible hours to fit diverse lifestyles.
- Our office is accessibility-friendly, with ergonomic setups and assistive technologies to support employees with physical disabilities.
- If you are a person with disabilities and have specific requirements, please inform us during the application process or at any time during your employment
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"Persistent is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind."