Data Engineer Team Lead

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of data engineers working on new pipeline development and operations & maintenance (O&M).
• Drive the technical strategy for the data pipeline ecosystem, ensuring stability, scalability, and efficiency.
• Enforce the use of reusable pipeline templates, automated monitoring patterns, and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) deployment standards established by the architecture team.
• Oversee the development of new data pipelines using modern, modular patterns like Databricks Delta Live Tables.
• Direct the optimization of existing pipelines through the implementation of automated monitoring, alerting, and proactive schema drift detection.
• Facilitate code reviews, enforce documentation standards, and ensure the team adheres to agile best practices.
• Collaborate with the Solution Architect to identify and implement technical improvements, such as leveraging GPUs for large-scale transformations.

• 10+ years of experience in data engineering, with a proven track record of leading technical teams
• Expert-level proficiency with Python, SQL, Spark, and Py Spark
• Extensive experience with the development and maintenance of scalable ETL/ELT tools and services
• Deep experience with cloud data platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure) and data engineering platforms like Databricks, Palantir, or Snowflake
• Demonstrated experience leading projects in an Agile/Scrum environment.
• US Citizenship (No Dual Citizenship)

• Experience working in high-security DoD environments (e.g., SIPR, JWICS)
• Hands-on experience with Databricks Delta Live Tables, Terraform for IaC, and CI/CD pipelines
• Familiarity with data orchestration tools (e.g., Airflow) and data quality frameworks (e.g., Great Expectations)
• Experience with streaming data technologies (e.g., Kafka) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)

• Active TS or TS/SCI clearance

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