Lead Data Engineer - Snowflake & Data Platform Leader

Empower Retirement; United States; Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Empower Retirement is seeking a Lead Data Engineer to provide hands-on technical leadership for scalable data pipelines, ingestion frameworks, and data platforms. You will drive delivery while aligning with enterprise standards and governance.

You will mentor engineers, own production support, and collaborate with Snowflake engineering and enterprise teams as we transition to Snowflake. Strong SQL, Python, and AWS skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 6–8+ years of data engineering experience at enterprise scale.
• Strong SQL, Python, and data modeling capabilities.
• Experience with SAS Viya, AWS, and Snowflake migration projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of advanced data pipelines and ingestion frameworks.
• Guide technical execution across teams, balancing production work with modernization.
• Support SAS Viya and SQL-based production workflows and troubleshoot issues.
• Translate business requirements into scalable, reusable datasets.
• Ensure data platforms are performant, scalable, and governed.

Skills

SQL

Python

PySpark

Snowflake

AWS

Data modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

SAS Viya

Snowflake

AWS

Redshift

Job description

Empower Retirement is seeking a Lead Data Engineer to provide hands-on technical leadership for scalable data pipelines, ingestion frameworks, and data platforms. You will drive delivery while aligning with enterprise standards and governance.

You will mentor engineers, own production support, and collaborate with Snowflake engineering and enterprise teams as we transition to Snowflake. Strong SQL, Python, and AWS skills are essential.