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Senior Engineer - Data Engineering

Sysco LABS Sri Lankalinkedin.com
Sep 21, 2026, 6:34 PM5w ago
Full-timeColomboData engineeringSenior (3+ yrs)

About the role

The Senior Engineer - Data Engineering at Sysco LABS will be responsible for designing and developing data solutions for Sysco Corporation, a global leader in foodservice. The role involves implementing distributed and highly available data processing applications, adhering to CI/CD practices, ensuring high code quality, and collaborating within cross-functional Agile teams. Candidates should have a strong background in data operations programming, experience with large data volumes, relational/NoSQL databases, ETL tools, and DevOps practices. The position offers the opportunity to work on enterprise-grade technology powering Sysco's global operations.

Must have

  • A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent, and 3-5 years of experience in developing enterprise grade data processing applications
  • A strong programming background in data ops (Python, Shell, SQL)
  • Experience in processing large volumes of data
  • Hands-on experience in working with relational/NoSQL databases and distributed storage engines (HDFS, S3, Redshift)
  • Hands-on experience in ETL design and development using ETL tools (Preferably Informatica and cloud tools such as AWS Data Pipelines, Glue, Lambda, EMR, Spark, Hive)
  • Working experience in a Scrum Agile delivery environment and with DevOps practices
  • Experience in code management and CI/CD tools such as Github, Gitlab, Jenkins
  • Experience in an agile environment and aligning Pod members on technical vision and path to implementation
  • A strong desire to continue to grow your skillset
  • Strong communication skills that are influential and convincing

Nice to have

  • Experience in working with streaming data (using tools such as Kenisis, Kafka, Storm, Spark) will be an added advantage
  • Experience in API development and user interfaces and related tools (NodeJS, AngularJS, HTML) will be an added advantage

Technologies

  • Agile
  • Angular
  • AWS
  • Bash
  • CI/CD
  • Data Engineering
  • Data Pipelines
  • DevOps
  • ETL
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • Hive
  • HTML
  • Jenkins
  • Kafka
  • AWS Lambda
  • Node.js
  • NoSQL
  • Python
  • Redshift
  • S3
  • Scrum
  • Spark
  • SQL

Highlights

Benefits include a performance-based annual bonus, special allowances for health, wellness, and academics, paid birthday leave, team engagement allowance, comprehensive health and life insurance (extendable to parents and in-laws), and a hybrid work arrangement.