VP of Data Engineering & Azure Platform

Jobtailor; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced Data Engineer in Massachusetts to develop and optimize data pipelines and Azure-based data solutions. The role focuses on Azure Databricks, Snowflake, and Synapse, delivering scalable data infrastructure and secure data governance.

You will collaborate with analysts, engineers, and operations teams to translate data requirements into robust data models and pipelines, while mentoring junior staff and ensuring data quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in IT or related field.
• 12+ years IT industry experience.
• 8+ years data pipeline and data warehousing experience.
• 5+ years as a Data Engineer focusing on Azure Databricks and Snowflake.
• 5+ years cloud development with Azure, DevOps, Kubernetes, Docker.
• Hands-on with Azure Synapse Analytics, Data Factory, Databricks, SQL DB.
• Experience designing Snowflake data ingestion pipelines.
• Strong SQL; experience with Scala or Java.
• Knowledge of Snowflake, Teradata, SQL Server, Oracle.
• Experience in multi-developer environments using Git/SVN.
• Azure Data Engineer Associate or Azure Solutions Architect a plus.
• Experience in the financial industry.
• Experience with agile development.
• Strong written and verbal communication; teamwork.
• Ability to multitask and solve problems.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and optimize data pipelines and systems.
• Design and maintain Azure data pipelines and data lakes (Delta Lake, Snowflake).
• Implement efficient ELT/ETL and data transformation processes.
• Integrate data from diverse sources into unified views.
• Design data models and schemas for structured and unstructured data.
• Collaborate with analysts, software engineers, and stakeholders.
• Monitor pipelines, troubleshoot issues, ensure data integrity and security.
• Define and enforce data governance standards and policies.
• Document data flows and system configurations.
• Stay current with data engineering trends and tools.

Skills

Azure Data Engineering

Data Pipeline Development

ETL/ELT Processes

SQL Proficiency

Data Modeling

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in IT / Computer Science

Tools

Azure Databricks

Snowflake

Azure Data Factory

Azure Synapse Analytics

Azure Services

Azure DevOps

Kubernetes

Docker

Git

SVN

SQL Server

Teradata

Oracle

Job description

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced Data Engineer in Massachusetts to develop and optimize data pipelines and Azure-based data solutions. The role focuses on Azure Databricks, Snowflake, and Synapse, delivering scalable data infrastructure and secure data governance.

You will collaborate with analysts, engineers, and operations teams to translate data requirements into robust data models and pipelines, while mentoring junior staff and ensuring data quality.