Senior Data Engineer

Job Description Summary The Data Engineer will collaborate with the Data Operations, Software Engineers, Data Scientists, and Business SMEs to design, develop, integrate and test Data Product features on the product roadmaps to meet customer needs. Job Description Data Engineer – BAU Operations & Support Location: India (Hybrid) Department: Data Engineering & Operations Experience: 8+ Years Role Summary We are looking for a proactive Data Engineer – BAU Operations & Support to manage and support enterprise data platforms, ETL pipelines, regulatory reporting solutions, and cloud-based data services. The role focuses on ensuring platform stability, resolving production issues, maintaining data quality, supporting releases, and driving operational excellence across business-critical data ecosystems. Key Responsibilities Production Support & Incident Management Monitor and support ETL jobs, batch processes, and data pipelines. Investigate and resolve production incidents within agreed SLAs. Conduct root cause analysis (RCA) and implement preventive fixes. Support Incident, Problem, Change, and Service Request management processes. Participate in on-call and operational support rotations as required. Data Platform Operations Support data warehouses, lakehouses, reporting, and regulatory data platforms. Troubleshoot failures across databases, ETL tools, APIs, and cloud services. Validate data loads, reconciliations, and downstream data availability. Ensure platform reliability, performance, and operational readiness. Monitoring & Reliability Monitor application health, data pipelines, and infrastructure performance. Manage alerts, dashboards, and observability tools. Proactively identify and automate recurring operational issues. Maintain service availability and operational KPIs. Release & Change Support Support production deployments and release activities. Perform post-release validations and health checks. Collaborate with engineering teams during hypercare and transitions. Data Quality & Governance Monitor data quality controls and investigate data issues. Support regulatory, audit, security, and governance requirements. Maintain support documentation, runbooks, and knowledge repositories. Continuous Improvement Develop automation scripts to reduce manual effort. Improve monitoring, recovery, and operational processes. Drive service stability, efficiency, and operational excellence. Required Skills Technical Databases: SQL Server, Oracle, Postgre SQL, Snowflake ETL & Integration: Azure Data Factory, SSIS, Informatica, Airflow Cloud: Microsoft Azure, Synapse Analytics, Azure Storage Programming: SQL, Python, Power Shell, Shell Scripting Monitoring Tools: Service Now, Jira, Splunk, Dynatrace, Grafana, Azure Monitor Functional Production Support & Incident Management Data Pipeline Troubleshooting Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Data Quality & Reconciliation ITIL Service Management Regulatory Reporting Support Qualifications & Experience Essential 4-8 years' experience in Data Engineering, Data Operations, or Production Support. Strong SQL and troubleshooting skills. Experience supporting enterprise data platforms and ETL processes. Knowledge of incident, problem, and change management. Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills. Preferred Banking or Financial Services experience. Regulatory reporting platform support. Exposure to Snowflake, Databricks, and Azure Data Platforms. ITIL Foundation certification. Success Measures SLA adherence and platform availability. Reduced incident volumes and faster resolution times. Improved data pipeline reliability. Successful production releases. Increased automation and operational efficiency. High stakeholder satisfaction. We're Lloyds Technology Centre*, a tech and data company located in Hyderabad, India. We're part of Lloyds Banking Group, a leading provider of financial services in the UK and the UK's largest digital bank, with more than 27 million customers. We're changing financial services, and we want you to join us. With market-leading people practices and great opportunities for career and skills growth, we are committed to creating an exceptional colleague experience that is welcoming for all. Join us! *Lloyds Technology Centre does not offer financial services in India. Should you wish to contact us for any reason, please email us at: indiarecruitment@lloydsbanking.com For more Flexible Working Options please use the free text search, e.g. job sharing, variable hours, to identify relevant matches.