Chapter Lead, Data Engineering

Our culture lifts you upthere is no ego in the way. Our common purpose We all want to win for our customers. We aim to always be evolving dynamic and ambitious. We believe in the power of genuine connections. Each employee is a part of what makes us unique on the market: agile and dedicated.

This leadership position requires a blend of deep technical expertise and a passion for people development. Were looking for someone who approaches engineering challenges with a rigorous architectural mindset and who can guide a team to deliver high-quality sustainable solutions. If you are a curious pragmatic and energizing leader who thrives on building both great software and great teams we would like to hear from you.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the direct line manager for a chapter of Data Engineering Specialists fostering their professional growth and expertise through continuous coaching mentorship and on-the-job development.
• Define the critical data engineering skills needed for the futureparticularly around emerging AI technologiesand proactively build the chapters capabilities to meet evolving domain demands.
• Lead your chapter in designing building and maintaining robust scalable and reliable data pipelines and infrastructure while establishing best practices across coding standards CI/CD testing and infrastructure management.
• Propose and implement architectural solutions and strategies in collaboration with the Data Architecture team to improve data quality reliability and accessibility.
• Champion a collaborative and positive chapter environment facilitating knowledge sharing and a culture of continuous learning and operational excellence.
• Collaborate with Data Scientists Analysts and business partners to understand their data needs and provide the necessary engineering solutions.
• Conduct regular performance check-ins and annual performance reviews focusing on growth and constructive feedback.
• Assess chapter member capabilities to inform workforce planning recruitment and talent development strategies.
• Serve as an active hands-on member of an agile squad (approx. 30% of your time) contributing directly to the squads goals and deliverables.
• Support the practical implementation of Data Governance security and privacy policies. Provide feedback on the same to improve the practice.

Qualifications & skills:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related technical discipline required.
• 7 years of experience in a data engineering or software engineering role with a data focus.
• 3 years of proven experience in a leadership mentorship or coaching role. Formal management experience is a strong asset.
• Must have proficiency in writing complex optimized SQL queries.
• Understanding of various data formats and their applications (SQL Filestore Objectstore NoSQL)
• Advanced programming skills in Python for data engineering (e.g. Pandas PySpark data pipeline frameworks like Airflow or Dagster).
• Deep experience with cloud data platforms (GCP AWS or Azure) including data warehousing (BigQuery Snowflake Redshift) and data processing services.
• Proven experience building and optimizing ETL/ELT data pipelines.
• Experience or understanding of Agile methodologies.
• People-first leader committed to team well-being continuous growth and leveraging collective expertise through intellectual humility.
• Results-oriented with a strong bias for action effective prioritization and the adaptability to quickly master new business domains.
• Driven by intellectual curiosity to solve complex problems paired with a strong sense of ownership and a rigorous standard for data quality and reliability.

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