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Northern Base

Lead Data Engineer

Irvine, CA · On-site

$110K - $144K/yr

Lead Data Engineer - MSS Irvine, CA Fulltime Lead Data Engineer - MSS Must Have Technical/Functional Skills Data Bricks , EBT ,Airflow , Asset Management exp Roles & Responsibilities Lead Data ...

Ascension Federal Services Inc.

Lead Data Engineer

Tampa, FL · On-site

$96K - $127K/yr

Lead Data Engineer Location: Tampa, FL, 33601 Clearance: TOP SECRET The Lead Data Engineer will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining the company's data architecture. They will ...

Capital One

Lead Data Engineer

Chicago, IL · On-site

$118K - $141K/yr

Lead Data Engineer Do you love building and pioneering in the technology space? Do you enjoy ... The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location.

Capital One

Lead Data Engineer

Mclean, VA · On-site

$115K - $139K/yr

Lead Data Engineer Do you love building and pioneering in the technology space? Do you enjoy ... The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location.

Capital One

Lead Data Engineer

Plano, TX

$109K - $131K/yr

Lead Data Engineer Do you love building and pioneering in the technology space? Do you enjoy ... The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location.

Capital One

Lead Data Engineer

Mclean, VA · On-site

$115K - $139K/yr

Lead Data Engineer Do you love building and pioneering in the technology space? Do you enjoy ... The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location.

Capital One

Lead Data Engineer

Mclean, VA

$115K - $139K/yr

Lead Data Engineer Do you love building and pioneering in the technology space? Do you enjoy ... The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location.

Capital One

Lead Data Engineer

Plano, TX

$109K - $131K/yr

Lead Data Engineer Do you love building and pioneering in the technology space? Do you enjoy ... The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location.

Capital One

Lead Data Engineer

Mclean, VA

$115K - $139K/yr

Lead Data Engineer Do you love building and pioneering in the technology space? Do you enjoy ... The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location.

Capital One

Lead Data Engineer

Chicago, IL · On-site

$118K - $141K/yr

Lead Data Engineer Do you love building and pioneering in the technology space? Do you enjoy ... The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location.

Royal Caribbean Group

Lead, Data Engineer

Miami, FL · On-site

The Royal Caribbean Group's Analytics Team has an exciting career opportunity for a full-time Lead, Data Engineer reporting to the Director, Data Solutions Engineering The position is onsite and ...

Capital One

Lead Data Engineer

Chicago, IL

$105K - $139K/yr

Lead Data Engineer Do you love building and pioneering in the technology space? Do you enjoy ... The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location.

Capital One

Lead Data Engineer

Richmond, VA

$113K - $136K/yr

Lead Data Engineer Do you love building and pioneering in the technology space? Do you enjoy ... The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location.

Capital One

Lead Data Engineer

Richmond, VA

$113K - $136K/yr

Lead Data Engineer Do you love building and pioneering in the technology space? Do you enjoy ... The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location.

Snowrelic Inc

Lead Data Engineer

Omaha, NE · On-site

$98K - $129K/yr

Onsite Job Type: Full-Time Reports To: Sr. Manager of Data Engineering Capstone IT is helping a premier client to hire an experienced Lead Data Engineer to lead the development and optimization of ...

Capital One

Lead Data Engineer

Mclean, VA · On-site

$103K - $136K/yr

Lead Data Engineer Do you love building and pioneering in the technology space? Do you enjoy ... The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location.

Capital One

Lead Data Engineer

Plano, TX · On-site

$98K - $129K/yr

Lead Data Engineer Do you love building and pioneering in the technology space? Do you enjoy ... The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location.

ACI Infotech

Lead Data Engineer

Atlanta, GA · On-site

$98K - $129K/yr

FullTime **Note: Only USC and GC can apply **Responsibilities:** - Shape industry narratives across both business and technical domains, addressing intricate challenges proactively. - Envision the ...

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How much do full time lead data engineer jobs pay per year?

As of Aug 31, 2026, the average yearly pay for full time lead data engineer in the United States is $123,784.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $102,500.00 and $135,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the difference between Full Time Lead Data Engineer vs Data Engineer?

AspectFull Time Lead Data EngineerData Engineer
CredentialsBachelor's/Master's in CS, Data Science, or related; often leadership experienceBachelor's in CS, Data Science, or related; entry to mid-level experience
Work EnvironmentLeading data teams, designing architecture, overseeing projectsDeveloping data pipelines, coding, maintaining databases
Employer & Industry UsageTech companies, finance, healthcare, where data leadership is neededSame industries, more focused on execution and implementation

The main difference is that a Full Time Lead Data Engineer oversees data projects and manages teams, while a Data Engineer primarily focuses on building and maintaining data systems. The lead role involves more strategic planning and leadership responsibilities, whereas the data engineer role is more technical and execution-oriented.

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Lead Data Engineer

Northern Base

Irvine, CA • On-site

$110K - $144K/yr

Full-time

Posted 11 days ago

Job description

Lead Data Engineer - MSS
Irvine, CA
Fulltime
 
Job Description
Lead Data Engineer - MSS
 
Must Have Technical/Functional Skills
Data Bricks , EBT ,Airflow , Asset Management exp
 
Roles & Responsibilities
Lead Data Engineer – MSS
Experience
8–15 Years
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Role Overview
We are looking for a highly skilled Lead Data Engineer with strong hands-on experience in Databricks, dbt, and Python, and a proven track record of leading and executing data platform migration and modernization programs. The ideal candidate will have experience migrating legacy data warehouses, ETL platforms, and cloud/on-prem data ecosystems to a modern Databricks Lakehouse architecture using dbt-based transformation frameworks. This is a hands-on leadership role requiring deep technical expertise, solution design capabilities, and the ability to mentor engineering teams while driving enterprise-scale data modernization initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
Data Engineering & Development
• Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines using Databricks, PySpark, SQL, and Python.
• Develop and optimize ELT/ETL processes for large-scale data ingestion and transformation.
• Implement robust data quality, monitoring, and reconciliation frameworks.
• Build reusable data engineering components and frameworks.
Data Platform Migration & Modernization
• Lead migration of legacy data platforms, data warehouses, and ETL ecosystems to Databricks Lakehouse.
• Transform existing ETL workloads to modern ELT patterns using dbt.
• Analyze source environments and define migration approaches, roadmap, and execution strategy.
• Drive code conversion, performance optimization, and workload modernization efforts.
Databricks Engineering
Develop solutions leveraging: 
• Databricks Lakehouse Platform
• Delta Lake
• Unity Catalog
• Databricks Workflows
• Structured Streaming
• Medallion Architecture (Bronze, Silver, Gold)
Optimize Spark jobs and Databricks workloads for performance and cost efficiency.
 
dbt Development
• Build and maintain dbt models, macros, tests, and documentation.
• Implement incremental processing and reusable transformation frameworks.
• Establish data lineage, testing, and CI/CD best practices.
• Work closely with business and analytics teams to build trusted datasets.
Leadership & Collaboration
• Lead a team of data engineers and developers.
• Perform code reviews and enforce engineering standards.
• Collaborate with archit ects, product owners, business analysts, and stakeholders.
• Mentor junior engineers and drive adoption of best practices.