Data Engineering Technical Lead

Position Summary:

The Data Engineering Technical Lead serves as the senior technical execution lead for the enterprise data engineering environment. This role bridges business intent architecture analytics and engineering implementation to ensure scalable reliable and governed data solutions are successfully delivered.

The individual will provide day-to-day technical leadership for data engineers support implementation decisions resolve technical ambiguity guide operational support activities and help ensure consistency across enterprise data platforms. This role combines strong hands-on technical expertise with operational leadership problem-solving and the ability to translate business and reporting needs into practical engineering execution.

The role is heavily focused on technical coordination engineering enablement implementation guidance troubleshooting impact analysis and operational stability within a complex enterprise data ecosystem.

Work Youll Do:

Serve as the primary technical lead and escalation point for enterprise data engineering initiatives

Bridge business requirements architectural standards and engineering implementation

Partner with business analysts architects BI teams DevOps and data engineers to support successful solution delivery

Interpret and clarify technical implementation requirements for data engineering teams

Guide implementation decisions across Databricks pipelines transformations and data models

Review engineering implementations for consistency scalability maintainability and alignment to standards

Support troubleshooting and root cause analysis for data quality issues failed pipelines performance concerns and production defects

Act as L1/L2 support lead for enterprise data platform operational issues

Perform lineage and downstream impact analysis for data model and pipeline changes

Guide implementation of reusable engineering patterns medallion architecture and gold-layer datasets

Coordinate defect triage release support deployment validation and production stabilization activities

Support adoption of engineering standards CI/CD processes governance controls and operational best practices

Mentor and guide data engineers on technical implementation approaches and enterprise standards

Drive consistency across engineering teams platforms and data products

Document technical patterns implementation standards operational procedures and support processes

Technical Environment

Databricks

Spark / PySpark

Delta Lake

SQL

Python

Power BI

Azure Data Factory

Azure Data Lake

Unity Catalog / Data Lineage

Azure DevOps

CI/CD Pipelines

Basic Qualifications:

12 years of experience in data engineering analytics engineering BI engineering or related technical roles and graduate in Engineering / Technology or on related field.

Strong understanding of enterprise data warehousing dimensional modeling and modern data platform concepts

Hands-on experience with Databricks Spark Delta Lake SQL and Python

Experience supporting enterprise-scale data platforms and engineering teams

Strong troubleshooting root cause analysis and technical problem-solving skills

Experience reviewing engineering implementations and guiding technical delivery

Experience with data lineage dependency analysis and downstream impact assessment

Ability to translate business and reporting requirements into practical engineering guidance

Strong communication and collaboration skills across business and technical teams

Knowledge of DevOps CI/CD release management and deployment processes

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience supporting Power BI semantic models and enterprise reporting environments

Experience with Azure cloud data technologies including Azure Data Factory and Azure Data Lake

Experience with metadata management governance or catalog platforms

Experience operating within large complex multi-business-unit enterprise environments

Exposure to AI-assisted development automation or engineering productivity tools

Who we are:

Mold-Masters () is a leading global supplier of hot runners controllers auxiliary injection and co-injection systems. We design manufacture distribute sell and service highly engineered and customized plastic processing equipment that caters to every market. Mold-Masters is a business unit of Hillenbrand.

Hillenbrand () is a global industrial company that provides highly engineered mission-critical processing equipment and solutions to customers in over 100 countries around the world. Our portfolio is composed of leading industrial brands that serve large attractive end markets including durable plastics food and recycling. Guided by our Purpose Shape What Matters For Tomorrow we pursue excellence collaboration and innovation to consistently shape solutions that best serve our associates customers communities and other stakeholders.

EEO: The policy of Hillenbrand Inc. is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individuals age race color sex religion national origin disability sexual orientation gender identity/expression or veteran status. Additionally Hillenbrand Inc. and our operating companies are committed to being an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers including individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment email us your email please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying. At Hillenbrand everyone is welcome to apply and Shape What Matters for Tomorrow.