Data Engineering Lead: Cloud Platform Architect & Mentor

Guidehouse Digital, LLC; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 92,000 - 153,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Paid Holidays

Job summary

Guidehouse Digital, LLC is seeking a Data Engineer Lead in Houston, TX to guide the design, development, and modernization of enterprise data platforms and analytics ecosystems. You will mentor teams, set architecture standards, and drive scalable, secure data solutions across cloud and hybrid environments.

The role requires 7+ years in data engineering, strong Python/SQL/Spark skills, and hands-on experience with AWS/Azure and modern platforms like Databricks and Snowflake.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related technical field.
• 7+ years of experience in data engineering or analytics.
• Experience leading technical teams and complex data engineering initiatives.
• Proficiency with Python, SQL, Spark/PySpark.
• Experience designing, developing, and optimizing large-scale data pipelines and ETL/ELT solutions.
• Experience architecting enterprise data platforms, data lakes, data warehouses, and cloud-native data solutions.
• Experience with AWS/Azure or multi-cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and modernization of data platforms, analytics ecosystems, and cloud-native data solutions.
• Define architecture, standards, and best practices for data integration, storage, processing, and governance.
• Architect and oversee 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 teams.
• Collaborate with architects, data scientists, analysts, and stakeholders on strategies and roadmaps.
• Design and optimize data models, warehouses, and large-scale analytics environments.
• Establish data quality, observability, security, and operational processes.
• Lead DevSecOps and CI/CD to automate deployments and improve reliability.

Skills

Python

SQL

Spark/PySpark

Data modeling

ETL/ELT pipelines

Data lakes/warehouses

DevOps/CI-CD

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Mathematics, Data Science

Tools

Databricks

Snowflake

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

AWS

Azure

Job description

Guidehouse Digital, LLC is seeking a Data Engineer Lead in Houston, TX to guide the design, development, and modernization of enterprise data platforms and analytics ecosystems. You will mentor teams, set architecture standards, and drive scalable, secure data solutions across cloud and hybrid environments.

The role requires 7+ years in data engineering, strong Python/SQL/Spark skills, and hands-on experience with AWS/Azure and modern platforms like Databricks and Snowflake.