Senior Data Pipeline Architect — Airflow, dbt, GCP

Jobtailor; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a senior data engineering lead in El Segundo, CA to own and advance our data pipeline automation and workflow orchestration. You will architect scalable solutions using Airflow, dbt, and Google Cloud, while mentoring engineers and improving CI/CD and testing practices.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, optimize performance and costs in BigQuery and PostgreSQL, and champion data governance and security standards in an agile environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7+ years of experience in software development.
• Experience building and automating ETL/ELT pipelines using Airflow and DAG-based workflow management software.
• Deep experience managing dbt models using macros and dbt tests.
• Strong proficiency in Python and SQL.
• Familiarity with data security, governance, and privacy standards.

Responsibilities

• Act as a technical leader and SME in data pipeline automation and workflow orchestration.
• Design, implement, and maintain reliable data solutions using Airflow, dbt, and Google Cloud data products.
• Mentor engineers and foster technical excellence.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize data pipeline performance.

Skills

Technical leadership

Mentoring

Agile methodologies

Problem-solving

Cross-functional influence

Tools

Airflow

dbt

PostgreSQL

BigQuery

Kubernetes

Terraform

GitHub Actions

Looker

GCP

Grafana

Prometheus

Job description

Jobtailor is seeking a senior data engineering lead in El Segundo, CA to own and advance our data pipeline automation and workflow orchestration. You will architect scalable solutions using Airflow, dbt, and Google Cloud, while mentoring engineers and improving CI/CD and testing practices.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, optimize performance and costs in BigQuery and PostgreSQL, and champion data governance and security standards in an agile environment.