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  • Design, build, and maintain scalable lakehouse architectures and enterprise data platforms.
  • Develop and manage secure data ingestion frameworks, including CDC, batch, API, and file-based integrations.
  • Implement data quality, observability, and monitoring processes to ensure reliable, high-performing pipelines.

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