Remote Principal Data Engineer & Data Architecture Lead

Sourcewell Technology; United States; On-site; USD 114,000 - 143,000; Full time

Job summary

Sourcewell is seeking a Principal Data Engineer to lead the design, development, and maintenance of data solutions that align with organizational needs. The role focuses on advancing data architectures, ensuring performance, scalability, and compliance across large-scale systems.

You will mentor data engineers, collaborate with multiple teams, and contribute to ongoing improvement of data platforms, including ETL processes and analytics tooling.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field AND a minimum of seven (7) years’ experience in designing and developing data solutions and managing large scale databases OR A combination of IT related post-secondary and/or professional education and demonstrated relevant work experience designing and developing data solutions and managing databases equivalent to a total of eleven (11) years.
• Five (5) years’ experience with SQL Server including: database design, writing and optimizing complex SQL statements and stored procedures, index design and maintenance, and database administration (e.g. security, backups, etc.)
• Five (5) years’ experience designing, developing, and maintaining ETL solutions (e.g. SSIS, Azure Data Factory)
• Four (4) years’ experience with some the following technologies: .NET, C#, REST, OAuth, and ODBC.
• Three (3) years’ experience with some the following technologies: Azure, Power BI, SSRS, Azure DevOps, Jira, and Git.
• Strong business process/operational knowledge (e.g., customer service, inventory management, procurement, accounting, education/student data, etc.)

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and maintenance of data solutions for large-scale systems.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify requirements and design data architectures.
• Mentor data engineers and promote lifecycle best practices across teams.
• Participate in releases and provide post-implementation support.
• Ensure data integrity, security, and regulatory compliance.

Skills

Data solution design

Mentorship

Business process knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field

Master’s degree in computer science or related field

Tools

SQL Server

SSIS

Azure Data Factory

.NET/C#

REST

OAuth

ODBC

Power BI

SSRS

Azure DevOps

Jira

Git

Job description

Sourcewell is seeking a Principal Data Engineer to lead the design, development, and maintenance of data solutions that align with organizational needs. The role focuses on advancing data architectures, ensuring performance, scalability, and compliance across large-scale systems.

You will mentor data engineers, collaborate with multiple teams, and contribute to ongoing improvement of data platforms, including ETL processes and analytics tooling.