Senior Data Engineer: Cloud Lakehouse & Pipelines - Remote

Decision Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Decision Inc. is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to join the Data, Information, and Analytics team in a remote, client-facing, permanent role. You will design scalable data platforms, build pipelines, and modernise data environments across multiple industries while mentoring junior consultants.

You will engage with clients, support pre-sales activities, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver data-driven business outcomes in a dynamic consulting environment.

Qualifications

• 5–8+ years of hands-on data engineering experience.
• Experience leading end-to-end platform delivery.
• Proficiency with lakehouse patterns and data mesh.

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable data platforms using modern cloud-native and Lakehouse architectures.
• Develop and optimise data pipelines using Python, SQL, and tools such as Azure Data Factory Dataflow, and Databricks (Optional)
• Modernise legacy data environments, migrating from on-premises solutions to cloud-native platforms such as Microsoft Fabric, Azure Synapse Analytics, or Databricks (Optional)
• Engage with clients to conceptualise data solutions aligned to their business strategy
• Support our sales team with pre‑sales activities, proof‑of‑concept deliveries, and technical proposals
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior and intermediate consultants
• Lead technical reviews and contribute to consultants' growth plans
• Identify opportunities to automate manual processes, optimise data delivery, and improve infrastructure scalability
• Work with stakeholders, including executive, product, and analytics teams, to address data infrastructure needs
• Drive knowledge sharing through technical blogs, internal forums, and workshops
• Balance billable project work with team support responsibilities

Skills

Data engineering

Leadership

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Master's degree (advantage)

Tools

Python

SQL

Azure Data Factory

Databricks

Azure Synapse

Terraform

Power BI

Job description

Decision Inc. is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to join the Data, Information, and Analytics team in a remote, client-facing, permanent role. You will design scalable data platforms, build pipelines, and modernise data environments across multiple industries while mentoring junior consultants.

You will engage with clients, support pre-sales activities, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver data-driven business outcomes in a dynamic consulting environment.