Senior Staff Engineer (Data Assurance Lead)

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Nagarro is seeking a Senior Staff Engineer (Data Assurance Lead) to drive data quality, governance, and automated validation in a Lakehouse environment in Abu Dhabi onsite. The role requires hands on with AWS Glue, S3, Athena, Lakehouse architectures, Medallion design, and data quality frameworks like Soda Core, plus expertise in OpenMetadata for metadata and lineage. You will lead cross functional initiatives, automate repetitive tasks, define data contracts, and champion agile delivery with Jira, meeting aggressive migration targets. Ideal candidates have 8+ years in data engineering or data quality, 3+ years in data assurance leadership, and preferably banking domain experience. To apply, tailor your resume to highlight governance, automation pipelines, stakeholder management, and successful migrations; demonstrate impact with metrics and provide concrete examples.

Company Description

In a changing and evolving world, challenges are ever more unique and complex. Nagarro helps to transform, adapt, and build new ways into the future through a forward-thinking, agile, and caring mindset. Today, we are 18,000+ experts across 37+ countries, forming a Nation of Nagarrians, ready to help our customers succeed.

The nature of IT & digital product engineering has reached an incredible state of velocity and transition. We must adapt and meet it with an agile mindset that isn't afraid to iterate towards the perfect solution. If we only solve today's problems, it's not enough. We must do more. We must courageously embrace the future, with vision and clarity about where technology & business are heading. Thinking breakthroughs gets us there.

Nagarro - https://www.nagarro.com/en

Job Description

Must have Skills : AWS Glue, Lakehouse architectures, data quality frameworks, Openmeta data, Medallion design 

Required Skills & Experience

Technical Expertise

• Strong experience with data quality frameworks and tools (Soda Core or similar).
• Hands-on experience with Lakehouse architectures and Medallion design.
• Proficiency in AWS services (S3, Glue, Athena) and data validation techniques.
• Able to identify ways to automate their work / repetitive tasks.

Governance & Automation

• Knowledge of data contracts, metadata management, and lineage tools (OpenMetadata preferred).
• Experience in building automated validation and reconciliation pipelines.

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
• Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and drive adoption.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and deliver aggressive migration targets.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills.
• Work with Jira and agile way of working.

Preferred Qualifications

• 8+ years in data engineering or data quality roles, with at least 3 years in data assurance leadership.
• Experience in financial services or banking domain is a strong plus.