Lead Data Engineer

Charlottesville
3 weeks ago
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Lead Data Engineer
Charlottesville, Virginia - remote working US based (East Coast preferred)
$150,000 to $170,000 depending on experience + Medical, Dental, Maternity Leave, Vision, Paternity, 401k

Excellent opportunity for a Lead Data Engineer with expertise in Microsoft Azure to join an established, successful, growing company in a highly varied and interesting role where they put a large emphasis on the welfare of their employees.

This is a financially strong and stable software company that is going from strength to strength as they grow and upscale, they can offer unique opportunities for their staff to develop and progress. They want to give people more than a job, they want to offer a purpose and a career where you can develop, upskill, train and progress. Through growth, they are looking to add Lead Data Engineer to be a hands-on technical expert and leader to their small but growing team.

In this role you will play a pivotal role in advancing the analytics capabilities within the company. This is a remote working role; however, you must be living in the USA and not require a visa to be employed. East Coast time zone is preferred.

The ideal candidate will be an experienced Data Engineer with strong Microsoft Azure expertise and leadership experience (either technical leadership, or hands on management).

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a financially strong and stable, growing organization in an exciting role where you will be treated well and given opportunities to progress and develop.

The role:
*Data platform leadership
*Data transformation design
*Data pipeline development
*Data storage solutions
*Performance tuning
*Mentoring and being a technical leader
*Documentation
*Remote working, US based

The person:
*Experienced Lead Data Engineer with strong Microsoft Azure expertise
*Data Modeling and Warehousing experience
*Experience of Pipeline Construction and Orchestration
*Deep knowledge of ETL and ELT, particularly using Azure Data Factory
*Leadership experience, either technical leadership or direct management
*Experience with the following is beneficial - Streaming data processing, Data processing patterns, SQL & Data manipulation, Analytical problem solving, Programming skills, CI/CD implementation, Databricks

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