Senior Data Engineering Leader - Cloud Architecture

Jobtailor; New Jersey; On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a senior data engineering leader in New Jersey to drive cloud data platforms and architecture across bank-scale solutions. The role focuses on scalability, security, and reliability of data pipelines within enterprise journeys.

The candidate will guide governance, collaborate with risk and technology teams, and advance engineering best practices across the organization.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in data engineering or related field.
• Deep expertise in cloud data platforms and architecture patterns.
• Strong SQL, Python, and distributed data processing.
• Experience with data governance, lineage, metadata, and cataloging.
• DevOps/CI-CD practices for data pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior technical leadership for data engineering solutions across platforms and journeys.
• Design, implement, and optimize scalable, secure data pipelines.
• Establish data governance and quality controls across domains.
• Lead data engineering projects and mentor other engineers.
• Engage with executive leadership for strategy and risk management.

Skills

Cloud Data Platforms

Data Architecture

SQL & Python

Data Governance

CI/CD for Data

Education

Bachelor's in CS/Eng

Tools

Azure

Databricks

ADF

Job description

Jobtailor is seeking a senior data engineering leader in New Jersey to drive cloud data platforms and architecture across bank-scale solutions. The role focuses on scalability, security, and reliability of data pipelines within enterprise journeys.

The candidate will guide governance, collaborate with risk and technology teams, and advance engineering best practices across the organization.