Technical Account Manager & Data Engineering Lead

PAR Technology; Texas; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

PAR Technology is seeking a Technical Account Manager/Partner (Data) Engineer to join our Partner Engineering team. The role focuses on educating clients on platform capabilities, managing communications and roadmaps, and documenting solutions.

It also covers designing scalable data pipelines, coding in Python with pandas/numpy/polars/pyspark/boto3, and leveraging AWS services like S3/Redshift/Athena. Experience with Jira, GitHub, Airflow, and AI tools is valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or equivalent experience.
• Strong SQL skills and experience with data platforms like Snowflake, Redshift, and Athena.
• Proficient in Python and its data stack (pandas, numpy, polars, pyspark, boto3).
• Deep experience with AWS cloud services including core compute, storage, and analytics tools.
• Demonstrated success working with large-scale datasets and various data formats (Parquet, ORC, CSV).
• Experience troubleshooting distributed systems and cloud services; Agile project management tools like Jira; version control using Git/GitHub.
• Familiarity with alerting/monitoring tools; data orchestration tools like Airflow.
• Hands-on experience with AI tools such as Claude; adding value in client-facing documentation.

Responsibilities

• Educate clients on platform capabilities, integration best practices, and data governance standards.
• Proactively manage client communication, expectations, and roadmaps.
• Document solutions and processes clearly in Confluence or internal wikis.
• Design, build, and optimize scalable data pipelines and ETL workflows.
• Develop in Python using libraries like pandas, numpy, polars, pyspark, and boto3.
• Leverage AWS services including S3, EC2, Redshift, Athena, Glue, EMR, EventBridge, Batch, and CloudWatch.
• Write efficient, production-grade SQL for data transformation and analysis.
• Manage CI/CD pipelines using GitHub, Jenkins, and Docker.
• Follow Agile best practices using Jira and contribute to a DevOps culture.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex data issues across AWS services, data pipelines, and codebases.

Skills

SQL

Python

AWS

Data formats

Data storytelling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or equivalent

Tools

Snowflake

Redshift

Athena

pandas

numpy

polars

pyspark

boto3

AWS services

Airflow

Git/GitHub

Jira

Job description

PAR Technology is seeking a Technical Account Manager/Partner (Data) Engineer to join our Partner Engineering team. The role focuses on educating clients on platform capabilities, managing communications and roadmaps, and documenting solutions.

It also covers designing scalable data pipelines, coding in Python with pandas/numpy/polars/pyspark/boto3, and leveraging AWS services like S3/Redshift/Athena. Experience with Jira, GitHub, Airflow, and AI tools is valued.