Senior Big Data Technical Delivery Lead

Veriipro; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Veriipro in Plano, TX is seeking a Senior Big Data Delivery Lead to drive end-to-end big data initiatives, leveraging Hadoop and PySpark, and guiding cross-functional teams in an Agile/SAFe environment.

The ideal candidate will coordinate technology teams, manage milestones and risks, ensure quality and governance, and champion data quality and cost awareness while delivering on time and within budget.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in Big Data technologies, Hadoop, PySpark, and end-to-end technology delivery.
• Strong technical expertise in Big Data platforms, data processing, application development, and reusable framework design.
• Proven ability to lead technical teams and drive delivery in Agile/SAFe environments.
• Experience in project planning, execution, stakeholder management, and cross-functional team coordination.
• Manage project milestones, dependencies, risks, issues, resources, and delivery timelines.
• Facilitate project meetings and communicate progress, risks, and critical-path updates to stakeholders and leadership.
• Ensure compliance with enterprise change management, governance, and documentation standards.
• Support data quality improvement, metadata onboarding, and data management activities.
• Experience in financial tracking, cost reconciliation, and reporting using Microsoft Excel.
• Excellent communication, analytical, problem-solving, and leadership skills.
• Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, IT, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end delivery of Big Data initiatives.
• Coordinate technology teams, stakeholders, and cross-team dependencies.
• Monitor delivery progress, resolve impediments, and escalated risks as needed.
• Ensure deliverables meet agreed requirements, quality standards, timelines, and financial commitments.
• Promote engineering best practices, operational efficiency, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Big Data

Hadoop

PySpark

End-to-end delivery

Agile/SAFe

Stakeholder management

Project planning

Team leadership

Data quality

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in CS/IT or related field

Tools

Hadoop ecosystem

Spark

SQL/ETL

Job description

Required Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in Big Data technologies, Hadoop, PySpark, and end-to-end technology delivery.
• Strong technical expertise in Big Data platforms, data processing, application development, and reusable framework design.
• Proven ability to lead technical teams and drive delivery in Agile/SAFe environments.
• Experience in project planning, execution, stakeholder management, and cross‑functional team coordination.
• Manage project milestones, dependencies, risks, issues, resources, and delivery timelines.
• Facilitate project meetings and communicate progress, risks, and critical‑path updates to stakeholders and leadership.
• Ensure compliance with enterprise change management, governance, and documentation standards.
• Support data quality improvement, metadata onboarding, and data management activities.
• Experience in financial tracking, cost reconciliation, and reporting using Microsoft Excel.
• Excellent communication, analytical, problem‑solving, and leadership skills.
• Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, IT, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end delivery of Big Data initiatives.
• Coordinate technology teams, stakeholders, and cross‑team dependencies.
• Monitor delivery progress, resolve impediments, and escalated risks as needed.
• Ensure deliverables meet agreed requirements, quality standards, timelines, and financial commitments.
• Promote engineering best practices, operational efficiency, and continuous improvement.