Data Engineering Tech Lead – Hadoop

Quantum Technologies. LLC; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology company specializing in data solutions is seeking an experienced data engineer to lead the design and optimization of data pipelines. The role involves providing technical leadership, collaborating with teams to translate business requirements into scalable solutions, and ensuring data governance and compliance. Candidates should have 8–10 years of experience in data engineering, strong expertise in the Hadoop ecosystem, and leadership skills. This role offers competitive benefits and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of experience in data engineering, with at least 2–3 years in a technical leadership role.
• Strong expertise in Hadoop ecosystem (HDFS, Hive, MapReduce, HBase, Pig, etc.).
• Deep understanding of data security, compliance, and governance frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee the design, implementation, and optimization of data pipelines.
• Architect and implement data ingestion, transformation, and storage frameworks.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to a team of data engineers.

Skills

Data engineering

Hadoop ecosystem

ETL / ELT pipelines

SQL

Data modeling

Cloud data platforms

Data security

Tools

Hadoop

Spark

Flink

Airflow

NiFi

AWS

Avro

Parquet

Job description

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee the end-to-end design, implementation, and optimization of data pipelines supporting key customer onboarding, transaction, and decisioning workflows.
• Architect and implement data ingestion, transformation, and storage frameworks leveraging Hadoop,Avro, and distributed data processing technologies.
• Partner with product, analytics, and technology teams to translate business requirements into scalable data engineering solutions that enhance real-time data accessibility and reliability.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to a team of data engineers, ensuring adherence to coding, performance, and data quality standards.
• Design and implement robust data frameworks to support next-generation customer and business product launches.
• Develop best practices for data governance,security, andcompliance aligned with enterprise and regulatory requirements.
• Drive optimization of existing data pipelines and workflows for improved efficiency, scalability, and maintainability.
• Collaborate closely with analytics and risk modeling teams to ensure data readiness for predictive insights and strategic decision-making.
• Evaluate and integrate emerging data technologies to future-proof the data platform and enhance performance.

Must-Have Skills

• 8–10 years of experience indata engineering, with at least2–3 years in a technical leadership role.
• Strong expertise in theHadoop ecosystem (HDFS, Hive, MapReduce, HBase, Pig, etc.).
• Experience working withAvro,Parquet, or other serialization formats.
• Proven ability to design and maintainETL / ELT pipelines using tools such asSpark,Flink,Airflow, orNiFi.
• Strong understanding ofdata modeling,data warehousing, anddata lake architectures.
• Hands-on experience withSQL and bothrelational andNoSQL data stores.
• Cloud data platform experience withAWS.
• Deep understanding ofdata security,compliance, andgovernance frameworks.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills.

QUANTUM TECHNOLOGIES LLC is an equal opportunity employer inclusive of female, minority, disability and veterans, (M/F/D/V). Hiring, promotion, transfer, compensation, benefits, discipline, termination and all other employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, national origin, citizenship/immigration status, veteran status or any other protected status. QUANTUM TECHNOLOGIES LLC will not make any posting or employment decision that does not comply with applicable laws relating to labor and employment, equal opportunity, employment eligibility requirements or related matters. Nor will QUANTUM TECHNOLOGIES LLC require in a posting or otherwise U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent residency in the U.S. as a condition of employment except as necessary to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or federal, state, or local government contract