Data Engineering

Reliable Data Pipelines That Your Business Can Trust

We design and build data pipelines that ingest from any source, transform with documented logic, and deliver clean, governed datasets to your warehouse and consumers, on time, every time.

99.9%
Pipeline uptime SLA
Sub-hour
Typical data freshness
ELT-first
Modern approach

ETL/ELT Pipeline Engineering

Modern data engineering favors ELT — load raw data into your warehouse first, transform in-place using SQL with dbt. We build both patterns based on your requirements.

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  • ELT pipelines using dbt for warehouse-native transformations
  • ETL pipelines with PySpark for complex transformation logic
  • Incremental loading strategies for high-volume sources
  • Schema evolution handling and backward compatibility
  • Data lineage and documentation via dbt docs

Data Ingestion & Connectors

Getting data in reliably is half the battle. We build and configure ingestion from databases, SaaS tools, APIs, files, and streaming sources.

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  • Fivetran and Airbyte for managed connector ingestion
  • Custom Python connectors for non-standard sources
  • CDC (change data capture) for real-time database replication
  • File ingestion from S3, SFTP, and cloud storage
  • Webhook and API ingestion with retry and deduplication

Pipeline Orchestration & Scheduling

Orchestration ensures pipelines run in the right order, handle failures gracefully, and alert on issues before downstream consumers are affected.

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  • Apache Airflow and Astronomer for DAG orchestration
  • Dagster for data-asset-centric pipeline management
  • Prefect for Python-native workflow orchestration
  • Dependency management and cross-pipeline scheduling
  • SLA alerting and on-call runbooks for data teams

Data Quality & Testing

Bad data is worse than no data. We implement quality checks at every stage of the pipeline to catch issues before they reach dashboards and ML models.

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  • dbt tests: not-null, unique, referential integrity
  • Great Expectations for custom data quality assertions
  • Schema drift detection and alerting
  • Data freshness monitoring and SLA alerts
  • Quarantine patterns for failed quality records

What We Deliver

A comprehensive set of Data Engineering capabilities, designed to work together or independently.

dbt Transformations

SQL-based transformation layers with testing, documentation, and lineage tracking.

Ingestion Pipelines

Fivetran, Airbyte, and custom connectors for all data sources.

Airflow Orchestration

DAG-based orchestration ensuring pipelines run reliably in the right order.

Streaming Pipelines

Kafka and Flink pipelines for real-time data ingestion and processing.

Data Quality Framework

Automated quality tests catching schema drift, nulls, and anomalies before dashboards.

Pipeline Monitoring

SLA alerting, freshness monitoring, and on-call runbooks for production pipelines.

99.9%
Pipeline Uptime SLA

Production pipelines operated with SLA-backed uptime and on-call support.

Sub-hour
Data Freshness

Most pipelines deliver data freshness within 1 hour of source events.

100%
Lineage Coverage

Every dataset documented with full column-level lineage from source to consumption.

Why Choose InnovTen

We don't just deliver projects. We build partnerships that drive long-term outcomes.

Quality at the Source

Data quality checks run before bad data reaches dashboards or ML models.

Self-Documenting Pipelines

dbt's documentation layer means every dataset has up-to-date column descriptions and lineage.

Reliable Freshness

SLA monitoring and alerting ensure stakeholders always have fresh, reliable data.

Cost-Efficient Processing

Incremental loading and ELT patterns minimize compute costs for large-volume pipelines.

Maintainable by Design

Modular pipeline architecture and code reviews ensure your data team can own the codebase.

Data Team Enablement

We train and embed best practices so your data engineers can extend what we build.

Our Delivery Process

How we approach every Data Engineering engagement, from first call to ongoing operations.

STEP 1

Source Discovery

Inventory all data sources, access methods, data volumes, and freshness requirements.

STEP 2

Architecture Design

Design ingestion layer, transformation strategy, and orchestration topology.

STEP 3

Pipeline Development

Build ingestion connectors, dbt models, and orchestration DAGs with tests.

STEP 4

Quality & Monitoring

Implement quality assertions, freshness monitors, and alerting across all pipelines.

STEP 5

Handover & Documentation

dbt docs site, runbooks, and knowledge transfer to your data engineering team.

Data Engineering in Action

Real-world applications across industries we've delivered for.

Retail

Multi-Source Data Warehouse

Unified pipeline ingesting from Shopify, Salesforce, and NetSuite into Snowflake, delivering fresh data every 30 minutes.

FinTech

CDC Replication Pipeline

Change data capture from transactional PostgreSQL to BigQuery for analytics, with sub-5-minute lag at 50M events/day.

Healthcare

Data Platform Migration

Migrated legacy SSIS pipelines to dbt and Airflow, cutting pipeline runtime from 8 hours to 45 minutes.

IoT

Streaming Ingestion

Kafka pipeline ingesting 10M sensor events/hour into Databricks Delta Lake for real-time equipment monitoring.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about our Data Engineering services.

dbt is the right choice for warehouse-native SQL transformations: it's simpler, faster to develop, and the documentation and testing features are excellent. Spark is better for large-scale data processing where you need distributed compute outside the warehouse, complex Python logic, or ML feature engineering.

Fivetran is fully managed, requires no maintenance, and has the broadest connector library, ideal if you want to move fast and the cost is acceptable. Airbyte is open-source, self-hosted (or cloud), more customizable, and significantly cheaper. We help you choose based on your connector needs and budget.

We implement schema drift detection that alerts your team when a source changes. For critical pipelines, we add automated schema evolution handling that propagates compatible changes downstream and quarantines incompatible ones for review.

A single source-to-warehouse pipeline typically takes 1–2 weeks including ingestion, transformation, testing, and monitoring. A full data platform with 10+ sources, semantic layer, and documentation takes 2–3 months.

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