The role involves designing and overseeing the development of scalable data infrastructure including data lakes and real-time streaming platforms. The individual will act as a hands-on technical leader, writing code for data ingestion and transformation while mentoring a team of engineers. Responsibilities include defining engineering best practices, establishing data governance policies, and partnering with leadership to develop long-term data strategies. The position requires fostering a collaborative team environment and championing a strong engineering culture. Additionally, the role involves evaluating new technologies to continuously improve the data platform.

Candidates must possess at least 10 years of professional experience in data engineering and 3 years in a technical leadership or architect role. Expert proficiency in Python or Scala and SQL is required, along with hands-on experience in cloud platforms and big data technologies. The role necessitates a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, with a master’s degree preferred. Applicants should demonstrate expertise in CI/CD pipelines, data modeling, and AI coding assistants.