Lead Data Engineer

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Dallas / $130000 - $180000 annum

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Salary
SALARY:

$130000 - $180000

Location

LOCATION

Dallas

Job Type
JOB TYPE

Permanent

Lead Data Engineer

Compensation $130,000-$180,000

Hybrid role - Houston or Dallas, TX

We're hiring a Lead Data Engineer to own and scale enterprise-grade data pipelines and platforms in a cloud-first environment. This role blends hands-on engineering with technical leadership, mentoring, and delivery ownership.

What You'll Do

  • Lead the design and optimization of scalable data pipelines on AWS
  • Provide technical leadership and mentorship to a team of data engineers
  • Partner with architects and stakeholders on data models and platform roadmaps
  • Own delivery planning, estimation, and execution for major data initiatives
  • Build robust ELT/ETL, orchestration, CI/CD, and monitoring frameworks
  • Champion data quality, governance, security, performance, and cost efficiency

What You Bring

  • 8+ years of data engineering experience; 3+ years in a technical lead role
  • Deep experience with AWS data services (e.g., S3, Glue, Redshift, Athena, EMR/Spark)
  • Strong Python/PySpark or Scala skills and advanced SQL
  • Experience building large-scale data lakes and warehouses
  • Familiarity with orchestration, DevOps, and infrastructure-as-code
  • Strong stakeholder communication and leadership skills

Why Join

  • Lead a modern, enterprise-scale data platform
  • High visibility and influence over technical direction
  • Work with large, complex datasets that drive real business outcomes
  • Modern cloud stack and clear growth path into architecture or senior leadership

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