Data Engineering Technical Product Owner

IDR, Inc.; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

Full Benefits

Industry-leading organization

Job summary

IDR, Inc. is seeking a Data Engineering Technical Product Owner to join a Nevada-based team focused on AI-assisted data solutions on cloud platforms.

You will drive requirements and delivery for data pipelines, warehouses, and reporting. You will translate business needs into epics and user stories, maintain a robust backlog, and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure delivery-ready data solutions using SQL, SparkSQL, PySpark, and Azure SQL within an Agile framework.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent hands-on data engineering experience.
• 3+ years in technical product ownership or data engineering within an Agile environment.
• Experience with data pipelines, data warehouse design, and cloud-based data architecture on Microsoft Azure SQL.

Responsibilities

• Lead discovery with stakeholders to define data engineering requirements.
• Translate requirements into epics, features, and user stories with acceptance criteria.
• Maintain domain knowledge base and refine the pod’s backlog for data warehousing, ETL/ELT, and reporting.
• Utilize AI-assisted tools to generate and accelerate requirements artifacts.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure technically sound, delivery-ready data solutions.

Skills

SQL

SparkSQL

PySpark

Agile

User stories

Data modeling

Azure SQL

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent hands-on data engineering experience

Tools

Microsoft Fabric

Claude

GitHub Copilot

Job description

IDR is seeking a Data Engineering Technical Product Owner to join one of our top clients for an opportunity in Nevada. This role involves leading the requirements and delivery lifecycle within a data engineering team focused on innovative data solutions using AI-assisted tools and cloud-based platforms. You will work closely with stakeholders to translate business needs into detailed technical specifications while leveraging cutting-edge data engineering technologies.

Position Overview for the Data Engineering Technical Product Owner:

• Lead discovery efforts for data engineering initiatives by collaborating directly with business stakeholders and subject matter experts to define problem scope, identify data sources, and establish requirements boundaries.
• Translate business and operational requirements into precise epics, features, user stories, acceptance criteria, and detailed data flow diagrams for data pipelines, warehouse schemas, and reporting.
• Utilize AI-assisted tools such as Claude, Claude Code, and GitHub Copilot to generate and accelerate requirements artifacts, validating AI output for accuracy and completeness.
• Maintain a comprehensive domain knowledge base including data models, business rules, system documentation, and integration patterns accessible to AI agents and engineering teams.
• Own and continuously refine the pod’s product backlog to ensure data warehouse, ETL/ELT, and reporting work is well-sequenced, technically sound, and delivery-ready.

Requirements for the Data Engineering Technical Product Owner :

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field, or equivalent hands-on data engineering experience
• 3+ years of experience in technical product ownership, solutions analysis, or data engineering within an Agile environment
• Working knowledge of data engineering pipelines, data warehouse design, and cloud-based data architecture on Microsoft Azure SQL
• Proficiency in SQL, SparkSQL, and PySpark within Microsoft Fabric for pipeline investigation and data modeling
• Demonstrated experience in authoring user stories, acceptance criteria, and technical documentation for data solutions

What's in it for you?

• Competitive compensation package
• Full Benefits; Medical, Vision, Dental, and more!
• Opportunity to get in with an industry-leading organization.

Why IDR?

• 25+ Years of Proven Industry Experience in 4 major markets
• Employee Stock Ownership Program
• Dedicated Engagement Manager who is committed to you and your success
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing Client and Talent Award winner 12 years in a row