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Pay Range:ย $52hr - $57hr
- Data Engineering Tech Lead (7-10+ Years Experience) Role Overview.
- We are seeking an experienced Data Engineering Tech Lead with 7-10+ years of experience to design, build, and lead scalable data engineering solutions across enterprise platforms.
- The ideal candidate will be responsible for architecting data pipelines, leading engineering teams, collaborating with business and cross-functional IT teams, and delivering high-quality data platforms, analytics, and reporting solutions.
Responsibilities:- Data Engineering &ย Architectureย Design, develop, and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines and data workflows.
- Build robust data ingestion frameworks for structured and unstructured data sources.
- Architect and implement data lakes, data warehouses, and data marts.
- Ensure high performance, scalability, and reliability of data systems Pipeline & Data Platform Development Develop and optimize batch and real-time data processing pipelines.
- Work with modern tools such as Airflow, AWS Glue, Azure Data Factory, PySpark, orย equivalentย Implement data validation, monitoring, and quality frameworks.
- Enable integration across upstream and downstreamย systemsย Database & Dataย Modelingย Design and maintain SQL and NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, relational systems).
- Develop complex SQL queries, stored procedures, and performance tuningย strategiesย Implement data models (dimensional, star/snowflake schemas).
- Ensure data consistency, integrity, andย governanceย Cloud & Dataย Ecosystemย Design and manage cloud-based data platforms (AWS / Azure /ย GCP)ย Implement CI/CD pipelines for data engineering workflows.
- Ensure availability, scalability, and reliability of dataย environmentsย Leadership & Technical Mentoring Lead and mentor a team of Data Engineers andย Developersย Guide best practices, coding standards, and performanceย optimizationย Conduct code reviews, design reviews, and technical decision-making.
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.
- Agile Delivery & Stakeholder Collaboration Work within Scrum/Agile teams, participating in sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives.
- Collaborate with Product Owners, Business Analysts, andย Architectsย Work closely with cross-functional IT teams to deliver end-to-end data solutions.
- Translate business needs into technical data solutions and architectureย designsย Data Quality, Governance &ย Complianceย Implement frameworks for data quality, validation, and monitoring.
- Ensure compliance with enterprise data governance and securityย standardsย Support regulatory and audit requirements where applicable.
Required Skills and Experience:- 7-10+ years of experience in Data Engineering / Data Platforms Strong expertise in: SQL and NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB) ETL/ELT pipelines and data integration.
- Data warehousing and data modeling concepts.
- Experience with big data and distributed systems (Spark, Hadoop, etc.) Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).
- Experience with workflow orchestration tools (Airflow, ADF, etc.) Strong knowledge of CI/CD and DevOps for data pipelines.
- Proven experience in leading and mentoring engineering teams.
Preferred Skills:- Experience in Healthcare / Insurance / Data Analytics platforms.
- Exposure to real-time streaming frameworks (Kafka, Kinesis, etc.).
- Experience in data governance and data quality frameworks.
- Familiarity with API integrations and microservices architecture.
Founded in 2010 and headquartered in the Washington, DC metro area, Cynet Systems Inc. is a leading staffing and recruiting powerhouse. Proudly recognized as a nationally and locally certified diversity firm, Cynet delivers agile, scalable talent solutions across industries. With an active footprint in all 50 U.S. states and Canada, we support thousands of consultants through our expansive, high-performing recruitment engine operating across North America and Asiaโensuring speed, quality, and consistency in every hire.