Senior Data Engineer: Enterprise Data & AI Readiness

Jobtailor; New Jersey; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in the United States, New Jersey, seeks an experienced Data Engineer Leader to drive enterprise data platforms and AI-ready assets. You will design, govern, and optimize complex data pipelines across systems, mentor engineers, and partner with product SMEs to scale data solutions for analytics and AI initiatives.

The role requires 7+ years in data engineering, advanced SQL and Python, and strong data governance expertise.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in data engineering with leadership in enterprise data platforms.
• Deep understanding of data integration, governance, and analytics readiness.
• Ability to design scalable, high-performance analytics architectures.

Responsibilities

• Drive data engineering efforts to deliver enterprise-wide capabilities and complex data solutions.
• Lead data orchestration for integration, cleaning, transformation, and control across systems.
• Provide technical leadership for complex data solutions across domains.
• Mentor Data Engineers in CI/CD and best practices.
• Define ownership, lineage, governance, and quality controls for data assets.
• Build pipelines, transformations, and metadata structures for AI-ready assets.
• Define standards, guardrails, and documentation for data platforms.
• Collaborate with product SMEs to translate knowledge into reusable assets.
• Design data architecture and pipelines for data-informed decision-making.
• Oversee data governance, quality programs, and compliance requirements.

Skills

Advanced SQL Proficiency

Python Programming

Data Integration

Pipeline Development

Data Quality Frameworks

Data Modeling

Metadata Management

Large-Scale Data Processing

MLOps Practices

Data Governance Frameworks

Hybrid Data Architectures

Data Strategy Implementation

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, Mathematics, Statistics, or related field

Job description

Jobtailor in the United States, New Jersey, seeks an experienced Data Engineer Leader to drive enterprise data platforms and AI-ready assets. You will design, govern, and optimize complex data pipelines across systems, mentor engineers, and partner with product SMEs to scale data solutions for analytics and AI initiatives.

The role requires 7+ years in data engineering, advanced SQL and Python, and strong data governance expertise.