Offshore Technical Lead/Architect

Req ID: 386302

NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization, apply now.

We are currently seeking a Offshore Technical Lead/Architect to join our team in Gurgaon, Haryāna (IN-HR), India (IN).

Key Responsibilities
Technical Leadership & Governance
- Own and enforce dbt architectural standards, coding conventions, and model layering (staging → intermediate → marts).
- Act as the primary technical escalation point for Data Engineers and SMEs.
- Ensure consistency of implementation across SWP and IMS migration streams.
- Review and approve dbt models, Python extract/load scripts, and testing artifacts.

Delivery Execution
- Lead day-to-day development activities across wave-based migration plans.
- Coordinate task breakdown, sequencing, and dependency management with the Offshore Project Manager.
- Ensure accurate implementation of Informatica logic as translated into dbt and Python EL.
- Support defect triage, root-cause analysis, and remediation during SIT and UAT.

Informatica to dbt Translation Oversight
- Partner with Informatica SMEs to validate correct interpretation of legacy mappings, sessions, and workflows.
- Guide Data Engineers on translating Informatica constructs (lookups, aggregators, routers) into efficient SQL/dbt patterns.
- Validate non-CDC load assumptions and idempotent batch processing logic.

Airflow Experience & Control-M Exposure
- Hands-on experience with Apache Airflow DAG development and configuration management.
- Demonstrated experience with Docker and Docker Compose in enterprise or production environments, including multi-service deployments on Linux VMs.
- Experience troubleshooting containerized application issues, including image compatibility problems, networking failures, volume mount errors, and startup sequencing.
- Experience integrating Airflow with enterprise scheduling tools such as BMC Control-M, including REST API-based job triggering and authentication configuration.

Quality, Testing & Performance
- Ensure unit testing, dbt tests, and validation checks are consistently implemented.
- Review performance considerations (incremental models, partitioning strategies, warehouse usage).
- Ensure parity with legacy Informatica outputs based on agreed validation criteria.

Knowledge Transfer & Sustainability
- Produce and maintain technical runbooks, design artifacts, and coding standards.
- Support training and onboarding of new engineers as migration scales.
- Ensure smooth transition to steady-state operations during hypercare and handover.

About NTT DATA

NTT DATA is a $30 billion business and technology services leader, serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100. We are committed to accelerating client success and positively impacting society through responsible innovation. We are one of the world's leading AI and digital infrastructure providers, with unmatched capabilities in enterprise-scale AI, cloud, security, connectivity, data centers and application services. our consulting and Industry solutions help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have experts in more than 50 countries. We also offer clients access to a robust ecosystem of innovation centers as well as established and start-up partners. NTT DATA is a part of NTT Group, which invests over $3 billion each year in R&D.

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