Lead Data Engineer

Lead Data Engineer

(NO SPONSORSHIP) - Must be "Visa independent"

Location: Jersey City, NJ

Hybrid 4 days a week onsite

Salary: $130-140K per annum plus Bonus

Should have Top 10 Consulting Company Experience.

Notes:

• 12 years of overall experience.
• Good stakeholder management and team handling skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Tech skill set: Snowflake, Pyspark, AWS

Role:

We are seeking a highly skilled Lead Data Engineer to drive end-to-end data engineering initiatives, lead cross-functional teams, and deliver scalable, cloud-based data solutions. The ideal candidate will bring deep technical expertise, strong leadership, and the ability to collaborate effectively with global stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.

Must-Have Skills

1. 12 to 15 years of experience in Data Engineering with proven experience in delivering enterprise-scale projects.
2. Strong expertise in Big Data concepts, distributed systems, and cloud-native architectures.
3. Proficiency in Snowflake, SQL, and a wide range of AWS services (Glue, EMR, S3, Aurora, RDS, Lambda, Step Functions).
4. Hands-on experience with Python, PySpark, and building cloud-based microservices.
5. Strong problem-solving, analytical skills, and end-to-end ownership mindset.
6. Proven ability to work in Agile/Scrum environments with iterative delivery cycles.
7. Exceptional communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
8. Demonstrated capability in leading onshore–offshore teams and coordinating multi-region delivery efforts.
9. Knowledge of Data Vault 2.0 and modern data modeling techniques.
10. Experience with cloud migration and large-scale modernization projects.

Good-to-Have Skills

• Experience with DevOps tools (Jenkins, Git, GitHub/GitLab) and CI/CD pipeline implementation.
• Familiarity with the US insurance/reinsurance domain P&C Insurance knowledge

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Team Management

• Lead and mentor a team of onshore and offshore data engineers to ensure high-quality deliverables.
• Provide technical direction, coaching, and knowledge sharing to foster team growth and capability building.
• Establish and enforce engineering best practices, coding standards, and reusable frameworks.
• Champion innovation, continuous learning, and thought leadership within the data engineering function.

Project Delivery & Execution

• Oversee end-to-end project delivery, ensuring timely, high-quality execution aligned with project objectives.
• Define high-level solution designs, data architectures, and ETL/ELT frameworks for cloud-based data platforms.
• Drive development, code reviews, unit testing, and deployment to production environments.
• Ensure optimal performance, scalability, and reliability across data pipelines and systems.

Stakeholder Communication & Collaboration

• Collaborate with clients, product owners, business leaders, and offshore teams to gather requirements and define technical solutions.
• Communicate project updates, timelines, risks, and technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Act as the primary point of contact for client technical discussions, solution design workshops, and progress reviews.

Risk & Issue Management

• Proactively identify project risks, dependencies, and issues; develop and execute mitigation plans.
• Ensure governance, compliance, and alignment with organizational standards and methodologies.

Educational Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.