What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Data Engineer position at Aureon Consulting?
We have an exciting opportunity for Lead Data Engineer to serve as a Technical Lead with expertise in both Mulesoft and Snowflake. This is a remote, full-time opportunity with occasional travel to Des Moines for planning meetings.
This is a great opportunity for someone who is a strong hands-on technologist with a strategic mind and ability to lead others.
No third parties, no visa sponsorship available for this role.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Engineering, or Computer Science, or at least 10 years experience with data engineering
- Minimum of three years guiding technical teams focused on data integration or platform development.
- Deep proficiency in SQL and Snowflake, including performance tuning, data modeling, and streaming ingestion techniques.
- Solid track record in building APIs using MuleSoft tools such as Anypoint Studio and managing deployments through API Manager and Runtime Manager.
- Practical experience with modern data transformation and orchestration tools like dbt, Azure Data Factory, and Azure Data Lake, including version control workflows.
- Familiarity with integrating MuleSoft solutions into cloud-based data ecosystems, particularly Snowflake or similar platforms.
- Strong grasp of data architecture concepts including ETL/ELT pipelines, warehousing strategies, and scalable modeling practices.
- Hands-on experience implementing CI/CD pipelines using tools like GitHub, Jenkins, and Maven, along with automated testing frameworks.
- Comfortable working within cloud infrastructures such as AWS or Azure.
- Proven success delivering results in Agile environments and collaborating across enterprise-level initiatives.
- Skilled at leading multidisciplinary teams and managing concurrent projects with clarity and confidence.
- Exceptional communicator with the ability to build consensus and influence stakeholders at all organizational levels.
- Analytical thinker with a proactive approach to solving complex challenges and making sound decisions.