Remote Data Engineering Lead: Scalable Pipelines

Dunhill Professional Search & Government Solutions; Virginia (MN); Remote; USD 175,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology consulting firm is seeking a Data Engineering Lead to oversee the design and optimization of scalable data pipelines. This fully remote role requires expertise in data engineering principles and leading technical teams, with responsibilities including architecture design, data governance, and stakeholder collaboration. Ideal candidates will have at least 12 years of experience and advanced proficiency in distributed data processing technologies.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in a technical field.
• At least 2 years in a technical leadership or lead engineer role.
• Industry leading certification for technical expertise preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of data engineers.
• Drive the design and implementation of scalable data architectures.
• Design, develop, and maintain complex ETL/ELT processes.
• Establish and enforce data governance and quality standards.

Skills

Expert-level proficiency in SQL

Experience with relational and NoSQL databases

Extensive experience with distributed data processing frameworks

Strong understanding of data warehousing concepts

Proficiency in Python

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in a related field

Master’s Degree preferred

Tools

Apache Spark

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

A technology consulting firm is seeking a Data Engineering Lead to oversee the design and optimization of scalable data pipelines. This fully remote role requires expertise in data engineering principles and leading technical teams, with responsibilities including architecture design, data governance, and stakeholder collaboration. Ideal candidates will have at least 12 years of experience and advanced proficiency in distributed data processing technologies.