Senior Data & Analytics Platform Lead - Azure Lakehouse

Forward Air Corporation; Coppell (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Forward Air Corporation is hiring a Manager for Data and Analytics in Coppell, Texas. This role requires hands-on technical leadership to develop enterprise data and analytics platforms and guide a team of Data Engineers.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in building data solutions using Azure technologies and a strong focus on data governance. Responsibilities include ensuring data quality, performance optimization, and collaboration with business stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 10+ years experience designing and building enterprise data and analytics solutions.
• Strong expertise in Lakehouse architecture and batch/streaming data processing.
• Experience delivering Power BI and self-service analytics solutions.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and architectural direction.
• Define and enforce enterprise data standards.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Data Engineers.

Skills

Technical leadership

Data architecture strategy

Azure Data Lake

Power BI solutions

Data governance

Education

Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field

Graduate degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Azure Data Engineer Associate certification

Databricks

Terraform

Job description

Forward Air Corporation is hiring a Manager for Data and Analytics in Coppell, Texas. This role requires hands-on technical leadership to develop enterprise data and analytics platforms and guide a team of Data Engineers.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in building data solutions using Azure technologies and a strong focus on data governance. Responsibilities include ensuring data quality, performance optimization, and collaboration with business stakeholders.