Data Engineering Lead — Cloud Data Platform Architect

Guidehouse; Beavercreek (OH); On-site; USD 92,000 - 153,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Parental Leave

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Assistance Program

Flexible Spending Accounts

Job summary

Guidehouse is seeking a Data Engineer Lead to lead design, development, and modernization of enterprise data platforms, analytics ecosystems, and cloud-native solutions. You will provide architecture guidance, mentor engineering teams, and drive scalable, secure data solutions across cloud and hybrid environments.

The role emphasizes technical leadership, data modeling, data quality, DevSecOps adoption, and collaboration with stakeholders to define strategies and roadmaps.

Qualifications

• Seven (7) or more years of experience in data engineering, software engineering, analytics engineering, or related technical disciplines.
• Experience leading technical teams and complex data engineering initiatives.
• Experience with Python, SQL, Spark/PySpark, and modern data engineering frameworks.
• Experience architecting enterprise data platforms, data lakes, data warehouses, and cloud-native data solutions.
• Significant hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, or multi-cloud environments.
• Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and deployment of modern data platforms, pipelines, and analytics solutions across cloud and hybrid environments.
• Define technical architecture, engineering standards, and best practices for data integration, storage, processing, and governance.
• Architect scalable ETL/ELT workflows, data lakehouses, and enterprise data platforms.
• Lead data modernization and migration initiatives, including cloud adoption and platform transformation.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to data engineers and drive engineering excellence.

Skills

Data engineering leadership

Mentoring engineers

Cloud architecture

Data governance

Python

SQL

Spark/PySpark

DevSecOps

Docker

Kubernetes

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/Engineering

Tools

Python

SQL

Spark/PySpark

Databricks

Snowflake

AWS

Azure

Multi-cloud

CI/CD

Job description

Guidehouse is seeking a Data Engineer Lead to lead design, development, and modernization of enterprise data platforms, analytics ecosystems, and cloud-native solutions. You will provide architecture guidance, mentor engineering teams, and drive scalable, secure data solutions across cloud and hybrid environments.

The role emphasizes technical leadership, data modeling, data quality, DevSecOps adoption, and collaboration with stakeholders to define strategies and roadmaps.