Thoughtworks · 1 hour ago
Lead Data Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$173K/yr - $279K/yrThoughtworks is a leading technology consultancy that focuses on revolutionizing tech through impactful work. The Lead Data Engineer will develop modern data architecture approaches, manage data engineering projects, and collaborate with stakeholders to leverage data for business objectives.
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Responsibilities
You will lead and manage data engineering projects from inception to completion, including goal-setting, scope definition and ensuring on-time delivery with cross team collaboration
You will collaborate with stakeholders to understand their strategic objectives and identify opportunities to leverage data and data quality
You will design, develop and operate modern data architecture approaches to meet key business objectives and provide end-to-end data solutions
You will be responsible to create, design and develop intricate data processing pipelines, addressing clients' most challenging problems
You will collaborate with data scientists to design scalable implementations of their models
You write clean and iterative code based on TDD and leverage various continuous delivery practices to deploy, support and operate data pipelines
You will lead and advise clients on how to use different distributed storage and computing technologies from the plethora of options available
You will develop data models by selecting from a variety of modeling techniques and implementing the chosen data model using the appropriate technology stack
You will be responsible for data governance, data security and data privacy to support business and compliance requirements
You will define the strategy for and incorporate data quality into your day-to-day work
Qualification
Required
You have experience in leading the system design and implementation of technical solutions
Working with data excites you; You have created Big Data architecture, can build and operate data pipelines, and maintain data storage, all within distributed systems
You have a deep understanding of data modeling and experience with modern data engineering tools and platforms
You have experience in writing clean, high-quality code using the preferred programming language
You have built and deployed large-scale data pipelines and data-centric applications using any of the distributed storage platforms and distributed processing platforms in a production setting
You have experience with data visualization techniques and can communicate the insights as per the audience
You have experience with data-driven approaches and can apply data security and privacy strategy to solve business problems
You have experience with different types of databases (i.e.: SQL, NoSQL, data lake, data schemas, etc.)
You understand the importance of stakeholder management and can easily liaise between clients and other key stakeholders throughout projects, ensuring buy-in and gaining trust along the way
You are resilient in ambiguous situations and can adapt your role to approach challenges from multiple perspectives
You don't shy away from risks or conflicts, instead you take them on and skillfully manage them
You coach, mentor and motivate others and you aspire to influence teammates to take positive action and accountability for their work
You enjoy influencing others and always advocate for technical excellence while being open to change when needed
You are a proven leader with a track record of encouraging teammates in their professional development and relationships
Cultivating strong partnerships comes naturally to you; You understand the importance of relationship building and how it can bring new opportunities to our business
Company
Thoughtworks
Thoughtworks is a technological firm that combines strategy, design, and software engineering.
Founded in 1993
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2024 (44)
2023 (51)
2022 (116)
2021 (62)
2020 (32)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$748MKey Investors
Schroder Ventures
2024-08-05Acquired
2021-09-15IPO
2021-01-14Private Equity· $720M
Leadership Team
Mike Sutcliff
Chief Executive Officer
Rebecca Parsons
Chief Technology Officer Emerita
Recent News
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