Sr Data Engineer

At Juniper, we believe the network is the single greatest vehicle for knowledge, understanding, and human advancement the world has ever known.

To achieve real outcomes, we know that experience is the most important requirement for networking teams and the people they serve. Delivering an experience-first, AI-Native Network pivots on the creativity and commitment of our people. It requires a consistent and committed practice, something we call the Juniper Way.

Future of X:

The Future of X (FoX) team is dedicated to transforming and creating a digital-first experience for support and services at Juniper. We are investing in a state-of-the-art digital technology stack, leveraging AI and automation to simplify customer journeys, enhance support experiences, and accelerate processes—often by enabling self-service capabilities. Key components of our solution include omnichannel platforms, portals, and digital suite of automation tools, providing customers with seamless, low-effort engagement options and enabling faster issue resolution, often without the need to open a case.

To build these complex solutions, our team consists of domain experts, architects, data scientists, data engineers, and MLOps professionals, managing the entire solution lifecycle—from concept to deployment. On the GenAI/AI front, we develop solutions tailored to Juniper’s business objectives.

Finally, every solution we bring to market is fully integrated into Juniper’s customer support and services technology stack, ensuring a seamless and impactful digital experience.

Job Title: Senior Data Engineer

Location: Bangalore, India

Primary Tech skills:

AWS, Databricks, Python, Pyspark, SQL, Web-Crawling

Secondary Tech skills:

Snowflake, MLOps

Responsibilities:

Develop, maintain, and optimize data pipelines and workflows using Databricks Job workflows and Feature Store to ensure seamless data ingestion and transformation as a scalable data solution.

• Architect Lakehouse Solutions: Design, implement, and architect Lakehouse solutions on Databricks, leveraging Delta Lake, and Feature Store to enhance data storage and processing.
• In-depth Databricks Expertise: Demonstrate a deep understanding of Databricks platform features, including Spark SQL, Delta Lake, Feature Store and Databricks notebooks, to optimise data engineering processes.
• Data Transformation: Implement advanced data transformations and quality checks within the Lakehouse architecture to ensure data accuracy, completeness, and consistency.
• Data Integration: Seamlessly integrate data from diverse sources, aligning with Lakehouse principles for data ingestion and storage, leveraging AWS S3 Storage and possibly Snowflake as a SQL Data Warehouse.
• Data Security: Implement and maintain comprehensive data security and access controls within the Lakehouse architecture, utilising AWS IAM policies as security features to safeguard sensitive data.
• Performance Optimisation: Architect data pipelines for performance and scalability, making efficient use of Databricks clusters and AWS storage resources through S3 Life cycle.
• Data Modelling: Create and implement advanced data models and schemas on Databricks, aligning with Lakehouse principles for analytical and reporting needs.
• Documentation: Create detailed documentation for data pipelines, data models, Lakehouse architecture configurations, AWS integrations, and data migration plans.
• Troubleshooting: Proactively identify and resolve complex data pipeline and architecture issues, ensuring data integrity and availability, with a focus on Databricks/AWS monitoring and diagnostics.
• Performance Monitoring: Employ advanced monitoring techniques and tools to maintain the performance and health of the Lakehouse architecture, taking proactive measures to address potential bottlenecks or issues. Should also have understanding of cluster monitoring and sizing.
• Data Governance: Ensure strict adherence to data governance and data management best practices within the Lakehouse architecture, utilising AWS-based data governance solutions.
  
  

Qualification and Desired Experiences:

• 7+ years of data analysis and engineering experience
• Bachelors’ degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Informatics, Information Systems or another quantitative field.
• Experience with big data tools: Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, Spark & Kafka Streaming, Python
• Familiarity with Snowflake environment
• Advanced working SQL experience working with relational databases, query authoring (SQL) and working familiarity with a variety of databases.
• Hands-on experience in Databricks for data pipeline development and AWS services like S3, Glue, EMR, EC2.
• Experience building 'big data' data pipelines, architectures and data sets. In-depth knowledge of Model and Design of DB schemas for read and write performance.
• Working knowledge of API or Stream-based data extraction processes like Salesforce API and Bulk API and have hands-on experience in web crawling.
• Experience performing root cause analysis on all data and processes to answer specific questions and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Build processes supporting data transformation, data structures, metadata, dependency and workload management. A successful history of manipulating, processing and extracting value from large disconnected datasets.
  
  

Personal Skills:

• Ability to collaborate cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment and build sound working relationships within all levels of the organization
• Ability to handle sensitive information with keen attention to detail and accuracy. Passion for data handling ethics.
• Ability to solve complex, technical problems with creative solutions while anticipating stakeholder needs and providing assistance to meet or exceed expectations
• Able to demonstrate perseverance and resilience to overcome obstacles when presented with a complex problem.
• Assist in combining large data sets and data analysis to create optimization strategies
• Comfortable with ambiguity and uncertainty of change when assessing needs for stakeholders
• Have effective time management skills which enable you to work successfully across functions in a dynamic and solution-oriented environment while meeting deadlines
• Self-motivated and innovative; confident when working independently, but an excellent team player with a growth-oriented personality
• Will be required to routinely or customarily troubleshoot items related to applications that require independent judgement, decision-making, and unique approaches
  
  

Juniper is an Equal Opportunity workplace and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate in employment decisions on the basis of race, color, religion, gender (including pregnancy), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, veteran status, or any other applicable legally protected characteristic. All employment decisions are made on the basis of individual qualifications, merit, and business need.

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About Juniper Networks

Juniper Networks challenges the inherent complexity that comes with networking and security in the multicloud era. We do this with products, solutions and services that transform the way people connect, work and live. We simplify the process of transitioning to a secure and automated multicloud environment to enable secure, AI-driven networks that connect the world. Additional information can be found at Juniper Networks (www.juniper.net) or connect with Juniper on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.

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Juniper is an Equal Opportunity workplace and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate in employment decisions on the basis of race, color, religion, gender (including pregnancy), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, veteran status, or any other applicable legally protected characteristic. All employment decisions are made on the basis of individual qualifications, merit, and business need.