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# Lead Data Engineer

- **Company:** Alliant Credit Union
- **Location:** Chicago, IL, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $106,500.0 - $182,600.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Application Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Continuous Delivery, Data Infrastructure, Data Integration, Data Warehousing, Disaster Recovery, Apache Hadoop, Microsoft SQL Server, Data Streaming, Systems Integration, Data Lakes, Information Technology, Non-relational Database, Data Management, Data Pipelines
- **Published:** July 24, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=156d521976f29f94

## About the Role

Education & Years of Experience

 * Minimum - 4 Year Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or Related
 * Minimum - 5 Years Data warehouse, data lake, cloud technology or related

In Lieu of Education

 * 8 Years Data warehouse, data lake, cloud technology

## Description

Provides continuous build-up and operationalization of an enterprise-class modern data environment, which may include various components within the Azure, Hadoop, SQL server, and Informatic stack. Works with technologies encompassed within the cloud and on-prem data management technology stack while also having knowledge and capabilities as a systems developer. Coordinates, designs, builds, and integrates complex application technology solutions, aligned to architectural standards and definitions and ensures IT services are delivered effectively and efficiently., * Development, operation and support of modern data environments such as new concepts, practices, and approaches

 * Design, build, deploy and maintain data pipelines using modern data tools on batch and streaming data in relational and non-relational databases in cloud and on-prem
 * Collaborate with different teams on infrastructure setup, testing, monitoring, tuning/optimizing, troubleshooting and maintenance
 * Collaborate with development and strategy teams on component and software vendor services in the cloud and on-prem, recommendation, installation and management of cloud-native and on prem jobs
 * Collaborate with the data teams in technical investigations, development, and prototypes and corporate IT function around integrating data management ecosystem(s) with critical enterprise systems
 * Develop and manage data management testing activities and create roadmaps for ongoing data management technology and growth
 * Perform capacity monitoring and capacity planning on infrastructure and cloud resources
 * Manage activities through the implementation and maintenance of security and governance components across various data protocols
 * Participate in the design and implementation of a disaster recovery strategy for modern data components and the alignment activities with pertinent audit and compliance activities
 * Provide input and develop new processes and standards in support of the organization's business/functional short-term strategies.
 * Address data-related problems in regard to systems integration, compatibility, and multiple-platform integration
 * Support existing data pipelines on-prem, cloud and business engineering extract
 * Provide technical support to meet application service level agreements


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