Senior Data Engineering Lead: Databricks & Data Platform

Booz Allen Hamilton; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 233,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Data Engineering Manager to lead a team of experienced data engineers building and operating data pipelines powering enterprise analytics. You will set direction, remove barriers, and empower the team to deliver reliable, scalable data products.

The role blends people leadership with strong technical judgment, guiding architecture decisions within a modern DataOps environment and engaging stakeholders to translate strategy into executable plans.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in data engineering, data platforms, or analytics delivery.
• Experience leading teams of data engineers with ownership of outcomes.
• Proven ability to translate business priorities into a technical roadmap.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of data engineers with clear goals.
• Own the team’s delivery commitments, technical roadmap, and cadence.
• Provide technical direction for data pipelines and Databricks-based products.

Skills

Databricks

Apache Spark

Python

SQL

DataOps

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Databricks

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Data Engineering Manager to lead a team of experienced data engineers building and operating data pipelines powering enterprise analytics. You will set direction, remove barriers, and empower the team to deliver reliable, scalable data products.

The role blends people leadership with strong technical judgment, guiding architecture decisions within a modern DataOps environment and engaging stakeholders to translate strategy into executable plans.