Lead Data Engineer: Hybrid Nashville, Data Architecture

Global Sports Jobs Limited; Nashville (TN); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Basic Life and AD&D Insurance

Telemedicine

Paid Vacation / Holidays

Paid Sick Time

Paid Parental Leave

Educational Assistance

Job summary

Creative Artists Agency (CAA) is seeking a Lead Data Engineer to provide technical leadership in the Product Development data engineering team. You will drive design, development, and evolution of scalable data solutions supporting enterprise applications in a global entertainment environment.

The role demands deep expertise in SQL Server, MongoDB, data modelling, and architecture, with responsibilities spanning standards, CI/CD, and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Expert-level production Microsoft SQL Server experience with data modelling and performance tuning.
• Strong MongoDB experience including document modelling and relational integration.
• Experience designing scalable enterprise database architectures.
• Experience designing data services and working with JSON data structures.
• Experience implementing automated database deployments and schema migration in CI/CD.
• Strong understanding of Agile software development and Continuous Delivery practices.
• Experience implementing automated testing, database monitoring, and deployment practices.
• Experience managing projects with Git/GitHub and distributed version control.
• Experience collaborating across cross-functional engineering teams in large-scale environments.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field.
• 6-8 years in Data Engineering focusing on SQL Server.
• Minimum 3+ years leading a technical team.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the data engineering team across multiple application initiatives, ensuring data models, database objects, integrations, and pipelines align with enterprise architecture and standards.
• Mentor and provide technical leadership to the Data Engineering team, supporting workload planning and career development.
• Lead design, development, and maintenance of SQL Server databases, including schema design, indexing, and stored procedures.
• Establish and enforce database development standards, naming conventions, coding guidelines, and performance practices.
• Lead document schema design while ensuring integration between relational and NoSQL stores.
• Partner with Software Engineering, Architecture, Product Management, QA, and DevOps to ensure scalable and maintainable data solutions.
• Prioritise work, estimate effort, identify risks, and ensure successful delivery of data initiatives.
• Lead code and schema reviews for high-quality data, security, and maintainability.

Skills

SQL Server

MongoDB

Data modelling

Database design

CI/CD

Agile

Git/GitHub

Communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

GitHub

Job description

Creative Artists Agency (CAA) is seeking a Lead Data Engineer to provide technical leadership in the Product Development data engineering team. You will drive design, development, and evolution of scalable data solutions supporting enterprise applications in a global entertainment environment.

The role demands deep expertise in SQL Server, MongoDB, data modelling, and architecture, with responsibilities spanning standards, CI/CD, and cross-functional collaboration.