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TAG - The Aspen Group · 16 hours ago

Principal Data Engineer

Chicago, IL

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$147K/yr - $175K/yr

5+ years exp

TAG - The Aspen Group is one of the largest and most trusted retail healthcare business support organizations in the U.S. They are seeking a Principal Data Engineer to architect, build, and optimize scalable cloud-native data platforms that power business insights and decision-making. This role involves leading technical direction, mentoring engineers, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to implement high-performance data solutions.

CosmeticsDentalHealth CareWellness

H1B Sponsor Likely

Hiring Manager

Kassandra Mantz

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and optimize scalable, cloud-native data platforms on Google Cloud (BigQuery, Cloud Storage, Pub/Sub, etc.)

Lead the development of efficient ELT data pipelines using DBT Cloud, Python, and Airflow

Establish best practices for data modeling, performance tuning, and cost optimization in BigQuery

Design and implement data governance, security, and compliance frameworks

Act as a technical mentor for the data engineering team, providing guidance on architecture, code quality, and best practices

Drive engineering excellence by establishing and promoting CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and automation

Advocate for modern data engineering practices, including data observability and monitoring

Work closely with data analysts, data scientists, and business teams to translate business needs into scalable data solutions

Partner with ML and analytics teams to support real-time and batch data processing for AI-driven applications

Evaluate and implement emerging technologies to enhance platform scalability and efficiency

Qualification

DBT CloudPythonAirflowGoogle BigQueryCloud-native architecturesData warehousingCI/CDInfrastructure as codeData governanceData observabilityLeadershipMentorshipCollaboration

Required

5+ years of experience in data engineering with a focus on cloud-native architectures

Strong expertise in DBT Cloud, Python, Airflow, and Google BigQuery

Hands-on experience designing scalable, cost-efficient data platforms in Google Cloud (GCP)

Deep understanding of data warehousing, ELT architectures, and distributed computing

Experience with orchestration tools like Airflow and event-driven architectures

Strong knowledge of CI/CD, infrastructure as code (Terraform), and DevOps principles

Ability to lead teams, mentor engineers, and influence technical strategy

Preferred

Experience with streaming data pipelines (Kafka, Pub/Sub, Dataflow, etc.)

Familiarity with data observability and monitoring tools (Monte Carlo)

Knowledge of ML and AI data pipelines is a plus

Benefits

Paid time off

Health

Dental

Vision

401(k) savings plan with match

Company

TAG - The Aspen Group

When we launched Aspen Dental, we set out to break down the barriers that made it hard for patients to keep up with their dental health — affordability, transparency, and access.

Founded in 1998

Chicago, Illinois, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.teamtag.com

H1B Sponsorship

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