Lead Data Platform Engineer – AWS, Snowflake & Data Vault

4001 Motors Insurance Corp.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Ally Financial is seeking a Principal Data Engineer to join the Enterprise Data & AI organization. You will design and implement scalable data pipelines and enterprise data solutions that power analytics, reporting, and AI initiatives.

The role emphasizes leadership, cloud-native technologies on AWS and Snowflake, and Data Vault modeling to create trusted data assets. You will mentor teams, shape engineering standards, and drive innovation while delivering secure, high-quality data products.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in data engineering, data architecture, or analytics platforms.
• Bachelor's degree in CS/IS or related field.
• Experience with Python and modern software engineering practices.

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable data pipelines and data products.
• Develop cloud-native solutions with AWS, Snowflake, and modern data engineering technologies.
• Lead Data Vault and enterprise data modeling efforts.
• Mentor engineers and influence architecture decisions.

Skills

Python programming

Cloud data engineering

Data Vault modeling

AWS cloud services

Snowflake data warehousing

ETL/ELT pipelines

AI/ML enablement

Insurance domain

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS

Tools

Snowflake

dbt

DataStage

Qlik Replicate

AWS S3

Lambda

Job description

Ally Financial is seeking a Principal Data Engineer to join the Enterprise Data & AI organization. You will design and implement scalable data pipelines and enterprise data solutions that power analytics, reporting, and AI initiatives.

The role emphasizes leadership, cloud-native technologies on AWS and Snowflake, and Data Vault modeling to create trusted data assets. You will mentor teams, shape engineering standards, and drive innovation while delivering secure, high-quality data products.