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Data Studio Lead

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Expert/Leader
Remote or Hybrid
Hiring Remotely in United States
Expert/Leader
Lead agentic delivery and large-scale data migration/modernisation programs, institutionalise DataOps and CI/CD, design multi-agent workflows for SDLC acceleration, ensure security and responsible AI controls, and manage large cross-functional agile teams and client engagements.
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Key Role & Responsibilities

1) Agentic Delivery Leadership (LLM + Multi‑Agent)

  • Define and lead the agentic delivery vision and roadmap for data engineering / platform modernisation engagements.
  • Design multi‑agent workflows to accelerate delivery across the SDLC (e.g., requirements decomposition, code generation, test generation, review assistance, runbook creation, incident triage support).
  • Establish standards for prompt engineering, agent orchestration, evaluation, and quality gating (accuracy, hallucination controls, regression safety).
  • Create reusable accelerators, templates, and reference implementations for delivery teams.

2) Data Migration & Modernisation Program Delivery

  • Own end‑to‑end delivery for large data migration / modernisation programmes (on‑prem → cloud, legacy DW → lakehouse/warehouse, ETL → ELT).
  • Translate business goals into a delivery plan: milestones, sprint plans, dependency management, RAID, release strategy. 
  • Drive engineering excellence for ingestion, transformation, modelling, governance, and consumption layers (semantic/BI enablement where needed).
  • Ensure performance, scalability, reliability, and cost governance are built into designs (not bolted on later). 

3) DataOps, CI/CD and SDLC Acceleration

  • Institutionalise DataOps practices: CI/CD for pipelines, automated testing, data quality checks, observability, and secure deployments.
  • Implement “shift‑left” quality via automated checks (unit, integration, data validation, performance) and agentic support to reduce cycle time.
  • Standardise documentation artefacts (architecture, test evidence, runbooks, SOPs) and automate generation where practical. 

4) People, Agile & Stakeholder Leadership

  • Lead and mentor large cross‑functional agile teams (engineering, QA, platform, analysts), building a culture of ownership and continuous improvement. 
  • Facilitate agile ceremonies and delivery governance; coach scrum teams to improve velocity without compromising quality.
  • Be a client‑facing leader: run workshops, communicate trade‑offs, manage expectations, and provide roadmap visibility.

5) Security, Risk & Responsible AI

  • Establish controls for data security, privacy, and compliance when using LLMs/agents (data handling, access controls, logging, secrets management). 
  • Define guardrails for safe usage: redaction, grounded responses (RAG patterns where needed), approval workflows, and auditability.
 

Must Have (Core Requirements)

  • 20+ years overall experience in data engineering / platform delivery, including large-scale migration/modernisation programmes.
  • 10+ years experience leading large delivery teams (multi‑pod agile) and driving complex client outcomes.
  • Strong hands‑on foundation in data engineering concepts: data modelling, pipeline design, testing strategy, performance tuning, and production support. 
  • Proven experience implementing DataOps/CI/CD practices for data platforms (version control, automated testing, release management).
  • Practical experience with LLMs and applied GenAI in engineering workflows (tool use, agent patterns, evaluation, governance).
  • Strong client management skills: requirements workshops, solution options, trade‑offs, and delivery roadmap execution. 
  • Excellent communication skills—able to explain complex technical approaches to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders. 
 

Good to Have (Preferred)

  • Experience with cloud data platforms and modern stacks (any of Azure/AWS/GCP; lakehouse/warehouse ecosystems). 
  • Exposure to multi‑agent orchestration frameworks and/or building internal developer platforms / accelerators.
  • Experience implementing governance patterns: RBAC, masking, row/column security, encryption, secure sharing. 
  • Domain exposure across industries (BFSI, Insurance, Healthcare, Retail, etc.) and leading distributed global teams.
Responsibilities

Key Role & Responsibilities

1) Agentic Delivery Leadership (LLM + Multi‑Agent)

  • Define and lead the agentic delivery vision and roadmap for data engineering / platform modernisation engagements.
  • Design multi‑agent workflows to accelerate delivery across the SDLC (e.g., requirements decomposition, code generation, test generation, review assistance, runbook creation, incident triage support).
  • Establish standards for prompt engineering, agent orchestration, evaluation, and quality gating (accuracy, hallucination controls, regression safety).
  • Create reusable accelerators, templates, and reference implementations for delivery teams.

2) Data Migration & Modernisation Program Delivery

  • Own end‑to‑end delivery for large data migration / modernisation programmes (on‑prem → cloud, legacy DW → lakehouse/warehouse, ETL → ELT).
  • Translate business goals into a delivery plan: milestones, sprint plans, dependency management, RAID, release strategy. 
  • Drive engineering excellence for ingestion, transformation, modelling, governance, and consumption layers (semantic/BI enablement where needed).
  • Ensure performance, scalability, reliability, and cost governance are built into designs (not bolted on later). 

3) DataOps, CI/CD and SDLC Acceleration

  • Institutionalise DataOps practices: CI/CD for pipelines, automated testing, data quality checks, observability, and secure deployments.
  • Implement “shift‑left” quality via automated checks (unit, integration, data validation, performance) and agentic support to reduce cycle time.
  • Standardise documentation artefacts (architecture, test evidence, runbooks, SOPs) and automate generation where practical. 

4) People, Agile & Stakeholder Leadership

  • Lead and mentor large cross‑functional agile teams (engineering, QA, platform, analysts), building a culture of ownership and continuous improvement. 
  • Facilitate agile ceremonies and delivery governance; coach scrum teams to improve velocity without compromising quality.
  • Be a client‑facing leader: run workshops, communicate trade‑offs, manage expectations, and provide roadmap visibility.

5) Security, Risk & Responsible AI

  • Establish controls for data security, privacy, and compliance when using LLMs/agents (data handling, access controls, logging, secrets management). 
  • Define guardrails for safe usage: redaction, grounded responses (RAG patterns where needed), approval workflows, and auditability.
 

Must Have (Core Requirements)

  • 20+ years overall experience in data engineering / platform delivery, including large-scale migration/modernisation programmes.
  • 10+ years experience leading large delivery teams (multi‑pod agile) and driving complex client outcomes.
  • Strong hands‑on foundation in data engineering concepts: data modelling, pipeline design, testing strategy, performance tuning, and production support. 
  • Proven experience implementing DataOps/CI/CD practices for data platforms (version control, automated testing, release management).
  • Practical experience with LLMs and applied GenAI in engineering workflows (tool use, agent patterns, evaluation, governance).
  • Strong client management skills: requirements workshops, solution options, trade‑offs, and delivery roadmap execution. 
  • Excellent communication skills—able to explain complex technical approaches to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders. 
 

Good to Have (Preferred)

  • Experience with cloud data platforms and modern stacks (any of Azure/AWS/GCP; lakehouse/warehouse ecosystems). 
  • Exposure to multi‑agent orchestration frameworks and/or building internal developer platforms / accelerators.
  • Experience implementing governance patterns: RBAC, masking, row/column security, encryption, secure sharing. 
  • Domain exposure across industries (BFSI, Insurance, Healthcare, Retail, etc.) and leading distributed global teams.
Qualifications

Key Role & Responsibilities

1) Agentic Delivery Leadership (LLM + Multi‑Agent)

  • Define and lead the agentic delivery vision and roadmap for data engineering / platform modernisation engagements.
  • Design multi‑agent workflows to accelerate delivery across the SDLC (e.g., requirements decomposition, code generation, test generation, review assistance, runbook creation, incident triage support).
  • Establish standards for prompt engineering, agent orchestration, evaluation, and quality gating (accuracy, hallucination controls, regression safety).
  • Create reusable accelerators, templates, and reference implementations for delivery teams.

2) Data Migration & Modernisation Program Delivery

  • Own end‑to‑end delivery for large data migration / modernisation programmes (on‑prem → cloud, legacy DW → lakehouse/warehouse, ETL → ELT).
  • Translate business goals into a delivery plan: milestones, sprint plans, dependency management, RAID, release strategy. 
  • Drive engineering excellence for ingestion, transformation, modelling, governance, and consumption layers (semantic/BI enablement where needed).
  • Ensure performance, scalability, reliability, and cost governance are built into designs (not bolted on later). 

3) DataOps, CI/CD and SDLC Acceleration

  • Institutionalise DataOps practices: CI/CD for pipelines, automated testing, data quality checks, observability, and secure deployments.
  • Implement “shift‑left” quality via automated checks (unit, integration, data validation, performance) and agentic support to reduce cycle time.
  • Standardise documentation artefacts (architecture, test evidence, runbooks, SOPs) and automate generation where practical. 

4) People, Agile & Stakeholder Leadership

  • Lead and mentor large cross‑functional agile teams (engineering, QA, platform, analysts), building a culture of ownership and continuous improvement. 
  • Facilitate agile ceremonies and delivery governance; coach scrum teams to improve velocity without compromising quality.
  • Be a client‑facing leader: run workshops, communicate trade‑offs, manage expectations, and provide roadmap visibility.

5) Security, Risk & Responsible AI

  • Establish controls for data security, privacy, and compliance when using LLMs/agents (data handling, access controls, logging, secrets management). 
  • Define guardrails for safe usage: redaction, grounded responses (RAG patterns where needed), approval workflows, and auditability.
 

Must Have (Core Requirements)

  • 20+ years overall experience in data engineering / platform delivery, including large-scale migration/modernisation programmes.
  • 10+ years experience leading large delivery teams (multi‑pod agile) and driving complex client outcomes.
  • Strong hands‑on foundation in data engineering concepts: data modelling, pipeline design, testing strategy, performance tuning, and production support. 
  • Proven experience implementing DataOps/CI/CD practices for data platforms (version control, automated testing, release management).
  • Practical experience with LLMs and applied GenAI in engineering workflows (tool use, agent patterns, evaluation, governance).
  • Strong client management skills: requirements workshops, solution options, trade‑offs, and delivery roadmap execution. 
  • Excellent communication skills—able to explain complex technical approaches to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders. 
 

Good to Have (Preferred)

  • Experience with cloud data platforms and modern stacks (any of Azure/AWS/GCP; lakehouse/warehouse ecosystems). 
  • Exposure to multi‑agent orchestration frameworks and/or building internal developer platforms / accelerators.
  • Experience implementing governance patterns: RBAC, masking, row/column security, encryption, secure sharing. 
  • Domain exposure across industries (BFSI, Insurance, Healthcare, Retail, etc.) and leading distributed global teams.
About the TeamEXL is the indispensable partner for leading businesses in data-led industries such as insurance, banking and financial services, healthcare, retail and logistics. We bring a unique combination of data, advanced analytics, digital technology and industry expertise to help our clients turn data into insights, streamline operations, improve customer experience, and transform their business. Our partnerships with clients are built on a foundation of collaboration – and we’ve been chosen as a partner by nine of the top ten leading US insurance companies, nine of the top 20 global banks, and six of the top ten US health care payers. We function as one team to make your goals our goals, whether that’s unlocking the value of generative AI or embedding analytics into workflows that reduce risk or power your growth. Clients choose EXL as their transformation partner for many reasons. Our geographic diversity make talent all over the world instantly accessible. Digital accelerators enable unmatched speed-to-value, letting you realize results fast. It’s our people that truly set us apart, though, including the 1,500 data scientists we have dedicated to our generative AI practice. And our more than twenty years of experience in delivering business services, garnering stellar client references, and maintaining a solid balance sheet are reassuring to our C-suite clients. Find out for yourself why clients, employees, and analysts think we’re some of the best in the business. Contact us to see how we can help you achieve your goals.

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