Data Engineering Lead for Enterprise Data & Analytics

Dallas County; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Dallas County is seeking a senior data engineering leader to define standards, oversee the design, development, and delivery of scalable data systems, and guide modernization efforts that power enterprise analytics and AI initiatives.

You will mentor staff, drive cross-functional programs, ensure reliability, security, and performance of data pipelines, and partner with Data Architects to align architecture with governance and strategic goals.

Responsibilities

• Oversees the design and delivery of data pipelines, APIs, and workflows across departments and platforms.
• Ensures high availability, scalability, and fault tolerance of enterprise data systems.
• Aligns data services with enterprise SLAs and critical system dependencies.
• Leads technical implementation of real-time, streaming, and event-based data architectures.
• Supports data operations through monitoring, logging, and automated incident management.
• Enforces data governance, access control, and privacy compliance in pipeline delivery.
• Ensures efficient onboarding of new data sources, systems, and applications.
• Collaborates with DevOps teams to implement CI/CD and observability pipelines.

Job description

Dallas County is seeking a senior data engineering leader to define standards, oversee the design, development, and delivery of scalable data systems, and guide modernization efforts that power enterprise analytics and AI initiatives.

You will mentor staff, drive cross-functional programs, ensure reliability, security, and performance of data pipelines, and partner with Data Architects to align architecture with governance and strategic goals.