Cloud Data Platform Lead

Jobtailor; Colorado; On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Colorado is seeking a Senior Data Engineering Leader to drive architecture and oversee a growing team. You will guide data ingestion, transformation, and storage across cloud platforms, partnering with data science and IT to deliver scalable data foundations.

The role emphasizes standards, governance, performance, and collaboration, with a focus on building reliable data products and mentoring engineers in best practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, or related field, or equivalent industry experience.
• 3–5 years of experience leading data engineering teams, setting direction and priorities.
• Experience managing budgets and making cost-conscious tool decisions.
• Strong understanding of modern data engineering practices for analytics and AI.
• Extensive experience with data management, transformation, and scalability.

Responsibilities

• Supervising all Data Engineering staff persons.
• Foster professional growth and skill development in their direct reports.
• Delegate tasks and responsibilities effectively, ensuring optimal workload distribution and project efficiency.
• Conduct regular performance evaluations, provide constructive feedback, and set clear goals for direct reports.
• Promote team engagement through regular communication, recognition, and a collaborative, inclusive environment.
• Provide technical and architectural leadership for the data platform, focusing on modern, cloud-based foundations.
• Define and promote best practices for data engineering across the firm, including standards for code quality, testing, deployment, monitoring, and documentation.
• Design, implement, and maintain processes for acquiring, consolidating, and organizing data for downstream use.

Skills

Data Engineering Leadership

Cloud Data Solutions (Azure, AWS)

Advanced SQL Proficiency

Data Management and Transformation

Software Development Life Cycle

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/IS

Graduate degree preferred

Tools

Azure

AWS

Python

Data Visualization Tools

Version Control Systems

Job description

Jobtailor in Colorado is seeking a Senior Data Engineering Leader to drive architecture and oversee a growing team. You will guide data ingestion, transformation, and storage across cloud platforms, partnering with data science and IT to deliver scalable data foundations.

The role emphasizes standards, governance, performance, and collaboration, with a focus on building reliable data products and mentoring engineers in best practices.