Senior Data Engineering Lead, Master Data in GCP

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated; Jeffersonville (PA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Day 1 Medical

Well-being programs

Blueprint for Wellness

healthyMINDS mental health program

Vacation and Health/Flex Time

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated is seeking a hands-on data engineering leader to design, build and govern scalable master data pipelines in GCP. You will lead a team of data engineers, align with the Master Data Products roadmap, and deliver high‑quality data assets for analytics, reporting and AI/ML initiatives.

Qualifications include 7+ years in data engineering, 3+ years in GCP, and strong experience with BigQuery and ETL/ELT pipelines; a Bachelor's degree is required and a Master's is

Qualifications

• 7+ years of data development and engineering experience.
• 2+ years of technical leadership experience managing data engineering teams.
• 3+ years of deep, hands-on experience with the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) ecosystem.
• 3+ years of experience in cloud-based data warehouses (BigQuery preferred).
• 3+ years of experience with cloud-based ETL/ELT data integration tools.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on Leadership: Act as a hands-on technology leader who can (and will) get your hands dirty in the master data engineering and development activities within the GCP environment.
• Team Management: Lead a team of data engineers and provide coaching and mentorship to build a positive and collaborative culture, fostering the professional growth of your staff.
• Strategic Alignment: Collaborate with the Director, Master Data Products to understand the roadmap and translate business needs into scalable data engineering solutions.
• Pipeline Development: Develop and maintain data pipelines to ensure seamless and accurate data flow from transactional systems to the GCP analytical environment.
• Data Governance & Quality: Ensure compliance with data governance, security policies, and data quality frameworks by building robust validation and standardization checks into master data pipelines.
• Technical Standards: Define and apply GCP-centric technologies, standards, and data engineering best practices.
• Delivery Management: Manage the portfolio of requirements for your team, coordinating activities with the MDM platform team, architecture, and business customers.
• Advisory Role: Act as a trusted technical advisor to analytics and data science teams, solving complex master data challenges.
• Continuous Improvement: Embrace new cloud technologies (specifically within GCP) and drive improvements in people, processes, and technology.

Skills

Cloud Data Engineering (GCP)

Data Warehousing (BigQuery)

Data Quality & Integration

Coding & Scripting

Critical Thinking

Leadership & Mentoring

Business Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Tools

Git

SVN

Job description

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated is seeking a hands-on data engineering leader to design, build and govern scalable master data pipelines in GCP. You will lead a team of data engineers, align with the Master Data Products roadmap, and deliver high‑quality data assets for analytics, reporting and AI/ML initiatives.

Qualifications include 7+ years in data engineering, 3+ years in GCP, and strong experience with BigQuery and ETL/ELT pipelines; a Bachelor's degree is required and a Master's is