Lead ETL Developer

TechNix LLC; Alaska; Remote; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The State of Iowa is seeking a Lead ETL Developer to drive data ingestion, transformation, and migration from Google Cloud Platform BigQuery to enterprise data warehouses. This remote role supports modernization efforts for critical state reporting and analytics.

You will mentor a team of 4+ developers, define standards, build robust pipelines, and collaborate with business stakeholders to ensure data quality and timely delivery across data lakes, warehouses, and BI tools.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of hands-on ETL development experience.
• Expertise with modern ETL and reporting/BI tools.
• Strong understanding of enterprise data models and best practices in ETL pipeline design.
• Proven experience as a Technical Lead guiding teams of 4 or more developers.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of ETL and data ingestion processes supporting the migration from GCP BigQuery to SQL-based data warehouse environments.
• Architect and implement pipelines using modern ETL tools and cloud-native data processing frameworks.
• Train and mentor a team of 4+ ETL developers on best practices, coding standards, and data model design.
• Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to validate data requirements and ensure alignment with reporting and analytical needs.
• Develop robust testing strategies to ensure data integrity, completeness, and accuracy throughout the migration process.
• Optimize pipelines for scalability, performance, and maintainability.
• Validate transactional and analytical data models to ensure they contain the necessary elements for downstream applications and BI solutions.
• Prepare and deliver clear communication, presentations, and technical documentation suitable for both technical and non-technical audiences.

Skills

ETL development

BI tools

Data modeling

Technical leadership

Communication skills

Tools

Google Cloud Dataform

BigQuery

Medallion Architecture

Job description

Position: Lead ETL Developer

Duration: 10 Months- with extension

Agency: IA-DOM-DOIT-TS4

Job ID: 812372

Client: State of Iowa

Location: Iowa, Remote

Work Mode: Remote

Interview Type: Either Web Cam or In Person Interview

Overview

The VISION CWIS FACS Conversion Initiative requires the extraction of data from the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) BigQuery environment and the delivery of that data into enterprise SQL data warehouses.

This effort is critical to ensuring continuity and modernization for all applications that currently depend on FACS.

A dedicated ETL development team is being formed from the existing resource pool, and we are seeking a highly skilled Lead ETL Developer to provide leadership, training, architecture guidance, and technical oversight throughout this conversion effort.

Position Summary

The Lead ETL Developer will design, build, test, and deploy data ingestion and migration pipelines that source historical and real-time data from a variety of disparate systems, including flat files and relational databases. The developer will transform and standardize incoming data into enterprise data models and ensure efficient, accurate loading into data warehouses, data lakes, and analytical databases. This role is responsible for ensuring that transactional and analytical data models include required data elements and meet quality, reliability, and performance expectations. The Lead ETL Developer will mentor and guide a team of ETL developers, establishing best practices and consistent development patterns throughout the project lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of ETL and data ingestion processes supporting the migration from GCP BigQuery to SQL-based data warehouse environments.
• Architect and implement pipelines using modern ETL tools and cloud-native data processing frameworks.
• Train and mentor a team of 4+ ETL developers on best practices, coding standards, and data model design.
• Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to validate data requirements and ensure alignment with reporting and analytical needs.
• Develop robust testing strategies to ensure data integrity, completeness, and accuracy throughout the migration process.
• Optimize pipelines for scalability, performance, and maintainability.
• Validate transactional and analytical data models to ensure they contain the necessary elements for downstream applications and BI solutions.
• Prepare and deliver clear communication, presentations, and technical documentation suitable for both technical and non-technical audiences.
  

Required Skills and Experience

• Minimum 7 years of hands-on ETL development experience.
• Expertise with modern ETL and reporting/BI tools.
• Strong understanding of enterprise data models and best practices in ETL pipeline design.
• Proven experience as a Technical Lead guiding teams of 4 or more developers.
• Demonstrated experience with:
• Google Cloud Dataform
• BigQuery
• Medallion Architecture
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills, capable of engaging diverse audiences.

Required /Desired

• Hands-on ETL development experience
• Expertise with modern ETL and reporting/BI tools
• Expertise with modern ETL and reporting/BI tools
• Strong understanding of enterprise data models and best practices in ETL pipeline design.
• Proven experience as a Technical Lead guiding teams of 4 or more developers
• Demonstrated experience with Google Cloud Dataform
• Demonstrated experience with BigQuery
• Demonstrated experience with Medallion Architecture
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills, capable of engaging diverse audiences