> Markdown version of [/jobs/ext/1500518-senior-technical-consultant-data-analytics](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/1500518-senior-technical-consultant-data-analytics). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Technical Consultant - Data & Analytics - **Company:** AHEAD - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $160,000.0 - $200,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Business Analytics Applications, Microsoft Azure, Big Data, Cloud Computing, Cloud Storage, Data Architecture, Information Engineering, Data Infrastructure, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Structures, Data Systems, Data Warehousing, Relational Databases, Linux, Apache Hadoop, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Online Analytical Processing, NoSQL, Scrum Methodology, Software Tools, Cloud Services, SQL Databases, Unstructured Data, Data Processing, Enterprise Software Applications, Cloud Platform System, Delivery Pipeline, Snowflake, Apache Spark, Multi-Cloud, Git, Data Lakes, Data Analytics, Data Pipelines, Databricks, Programming Languages - **Published:** July 30, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=34f1952389da0adb ## About the Role * 8+ years of professional technical experience * 4+ years of hands-on Data Architecture and Data Modelling. * 4+ years of experience building highly scalable data solutions using Hadoop, Spark, Databricks, Snowflake * 4+ years of programming languages such as Python * 2+ years of experience working in cloud environments (AWS and/or Azure) * Strong client-facing communication and facilitation skills, * Python, Cloud, Linux, Windows, NoSQL, Git, ETL/ELT, Spark, Hadoop, Data Warehouse, Data Lake, Snowflake, SQL/RDBMS, OLAP, Data Engineering ## Description AHEAD is looking for a Senior Data Engineer to work closely with our dynamic project teams (both on-site and remotely). This Senior Data Engineer will be responsible for strategic planning and hands-on engineering of Big Data and cloud environments that support our clients' advanced analytics, data science, and other data platform initiatives. This consultant will design, build, and support modern data environments that reside in the public cloud or multi-cloud enterprise architectures. They will be expected to be hands-on technically, but also present to leadership, and lead projects. The Senior Data Engineer will have responsibility for working on a variety of data projects. This includes orchestrating pipelines using modern Data Engineering tools/architectures as well as design and integration of existing transactional processing systems. As a Senior Data Engineer, you will design and implement data pipelines to enable analytics and machine learning on rich datasets., * A Data Engineer should be able to design, build, operationalize, secure, and monitor data processing systems * Create robust and automated pipelines to ingest and process structured and unstructured data from various source systems into analytical platforms using batch and streaming mechanisms leveraging cloud native toolset * Implement custom applications using tools such as Kinesis, Lambda and other cloud native tools as required to address streaming use cases * Engineers and supports data structures including but not limited to SQL and NoSQL databases * Engineers and maintain ELT processes for loading data lake (Snowflake, Cloud Storage, Hadoop) * Engineers API's for returning data from these structures to the Enterprise Applications * Leverages the right tools for the right job to deliver testable, maintainable, and modern data solutions * Respond to customer/team inquiries and assist in troubleshooting and resolving challenges * Works with other scrum team members to estimate and deliver work inside of a sprint * Research data questions, identifies root causes, and interacts closely with business users and technical resources ## Related Videos - [How a Small Team Shrank a Microsoft Monorepo by 94%](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1236-how-a-small-team-shrank-a-microsoft-monorepo-by-94) - [Leveraging Real time data in FSIs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/806-leveraging-real-time-data-in-fsis) - [Docker network without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1418-docker-network-without-docker) - [Modern Data Architectures need Software Engineering](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1030-modern-data-architectures-need-software-engineering) - [Git for Code Reviews](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/429-git-for-code-reviews) - [From Messy Queries to Scalable Systems - How Data Engineering actually works](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100203-from-messy-queries-to-scalable-systems-how-data-engineering-actually-works) ## Related Articles - [Top Big Data Technologies That You Need to Know](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/108-top-big-data-technologies-that-you-need-to-know) - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [Making Data Warehouses Fast: A Developer’s Story](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/107-making-data-warehouses-fast-a-developer-s-story) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [The Most Popular IT Jobs on the Market](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/376-the-most-popular-it-jobs-on-the-market) - [Top-Paying Tech Jobs (with Salaries)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/372-top-paying-tech-jobs-with-salaries)