Data Engineer III

Talentify; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

HNTB in Atlanta, GA is seeking a Data Engineer III to partner with stakeholders, design robust data solutions, and deliver scalable pipelines that power smarter decision-making. You will work across the data lifecycle from ingestion to deployment, navigating ambiguity with sound engineering judgment.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of experience, strong cloud experience (AWS/Azure/GCP), and a track record of building production data pipelines with governance and reliability in regulated

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a related field with years of experience, or multiple years of equivalent work experience.
• Hands-on experience building and operating production data pipelines across multiple cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Experience delivering data solutions in regulated environments with governance and security requirements.

Responsibilities

• Leads design and implementation of advanced data pipelines and architectures.
• Defines project scope, technical approach and success metrics with stakeholders.
• Develops scalable solutions using cloud-based tools and distributed computing platforms.
• Monitors pipeline performance and ensures reliability in production.
• Provides technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers.
• Collaborates with data scientists and analysts to optimize data workflows.
• Contributes to development of best practices and reusable assets.

Skills

Data engineering

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

ETL/ELT design

Data governance

Stakeholder collaboration

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or related field

Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or related field

9+ years of relevant experience (in lieu of education)

Tools

Workflow orchestration tools

Job description

What We're Looking For

At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful to you while building communities that matter to all of us. For more than a century, we have been delivering solutions for some of the largest, most complex infrastructure projects across the country. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners.

We are seeking a Data Engineer III to partner with stakeholders and clients to define problems, design robust data solutions, and deliver scalable, production-grade pipelines that power smarter decision-making. The ideal candidate is a curious, collaborative problem-solver who is comfortable working across the data lifecycle, from ingestion and modeling to transformation, orchestration, and deployment. They navigate ambiguity with sound engineering judgments.

What You\'ll Do:

• Leads the design and implementation of advanced data pipelines and architectures.


• Defines project scope, technical approach, and success metrics in collaboration with stakeholders.


• Develops scalable solutions using cloud-based tools and distributed computing platforms.


• Monitors pipeline performance and ensures reliability in production environments.


• Provides technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers.


• Collaborates with data scientists and analysts to optimize data workflows.


• Contributes to the development of best practices and reusable assets.


• Performs other duties as assigned.

What You\'ll Need:

• Bachelor\’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or related field and 5 years of related experience, or,


• Master\’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or related field and 4 years of related experience, or,


• In lieu of education, 9 years of relevant experience.


• Hands-on experience building and operating production data pipelines across multiple cloud providers such as: AWS, Microsoft/Azure, and GCP. This includes orchestration and ETL\\ELT as well as the broader data stack: object storage and lakehouse layers, processing and data governance.


• Experience in a start-up or early-stage environment as a flexible generalist. Comfortable wearing multiple hats, moving across the stack, and building from scratch amid ambiguity and minimal process, with the pragmatism to know when \"good enough\" beats \"perfect.\"


• Experience delivering data solutions in a highly regulated industry such as government, healthcare, or financial services, with an understanding of the compliance, security, and data governance demands those environments require.


• Consulting or client-facing experience is a plus, ideally with comfort engaging directly with stakeholders, scoping problems, and delivering solutions across varied clients and contexts.

Additional Information

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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Locations:

Atlanta, GA

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