Senior Data Engineer — Lead Data Architect & Mentor

Abbott; Madison (AL); On-site; USD 78,000 - 156,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott in Madison, WI is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to lead the design, development, and testing of data applications delivering robust analytics capabilities. You will build scalable database architectures and mentor junior engineers, partnering with stakeholders to ensure performance, security, and reliability in cloud environments.

Role requires strong Python/SQL, ETL, and data modeling skills, with experience in Spark on Snowflake or Databricks and Tableau.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or 4 years of related experience.
• Strong design and development knowledge across data platforms.
• Spark on Snowflake or Databricks experience.
• Python, Scala, SQL development and ETL pipelines.
• Relational, dimensional, and NoSQL data modeling.
• AWS, SQS, S3, and GitLab familiarity.
• Tableau performance optimization preferred.
• Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development and testing of data applications.
• Mentor junior team members and review design approaches.
• Troubleshoot medium complexity issues and debug with minimal oversight.
• Communicate project plans and status to stakeholders.
• Develop scalable database architectures and data transfer mechanisms.
• Collaborate with peers and stakeholders to drive data analytics capabilities.

Skills

Spark on Snowflake or Databricks

Python

SQL

ETL pipelines

Big Data

Tableau

RestAPI development

JIRA

Confluence

Agile methodologies

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Information Systems, Mathematics, or Engineering

High School Diploma/General Education Degree + 4 years relevant experience

Tools

Snowflake

Databricks

AWS

GitLab

S3

SQL Developer Tools

Tableau

REST APIs

Job description

Abbott in Madison, WI is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to lead the design, development, and testing of data applications delivering robust analytics capabilities. You will build scalable database architectures and mentor junior engineers, partnering with stakeholders to ensure performance, security, and reliability in cloud environments.

Role requires strong Python/SQL, ETL, and data modeling skills, with experience in Spark on Snowflake or Databricks and Tableau.