Data Engineer

Job Description

Job Title : Data Engineer

Contract Duration : 1 Year

Location : Shah Alam

Notice Period : Immediate to 15 Days

Note : Candidates must be based in Malaysia.

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Data Engineer to support end-to-end data lifecycle management within a fast-paced and highly regulated environment. The role involves building scalable data models, ensuring data quality, and maintaining high-performance data pipelines across multiple platforms. The ideal candidate should have strong domain knowledge in the telecommunications industry and hands-on experience with modern data engineering tools and architectures.

Key Responsibilities

What will you do in this role?

Data Modelling & Management

Develop and maintain robust data models (Customer 360, Product, Network, Usage).

Support metadata management and cataloging for enhanced governance and discoverability.

Data Infrastructure & Platforms

Work with data lakes, warehouses, and lakehouse platforms (Hadoop, Snowflake, BigQuery, Databricks).

Contribute to the evolution of the data platform architecture (cloud migration, microservices, event-driven systems).

Data Quality, Privacy & Compliance

Implement and maintain data quality checks (validation, deduplication, reconciliation).

Ensure compliance with data protection and regulatory frameworks (GDPR, PDPA, CCPA, and telco-specific regulations).

Pipeline Development & Optimization

Build, monitor, and optimize batch and real-time data pipelines for high throughput and low latency.

Ensure data SLAs relating to availability, accuracy, and freshness are consistently achieved.

Troubleshoot and resolve pipeline failures with quick turnaround times.

Collaboration & Innovation

Partner with data scientists and analysts to deliver clean, reliable, and well-structured datasets.

Evaluate and adopt emerging data technologies (real-time processing, AI-driven data operations).

Automate repetitive engineering tasks, including deployment, testing, and monitoring.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business Studies, Engineering, IT, or related field.

5–10 years of hands-on experience in Data Engineering, preferably in the telecommunications domain.

Strong business acumen with excellent technical and solution-oriented insights.

CDMP (Certified Data Management Professional) certification is an added advantage.

Expertise in handling large datasets such as CDRs and network logs.

Proficient in SQL, NoSQL, and cloud data platforms (Snowflake, BigQuery, Databricks, Hadoop).

Excellent verbal and written communication skills with strong interpersonal abilities.