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# Lead Data Engineer

- **Company:** Zapcom Group Inc
- **Location:** West Palm Beach, FL, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Data Analysis, Microsoft Azure, Big Data, Code Review, Data Architecture, Information Engineering, Data Governance, Data Integration, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Security, Data Systems, Performance Tuning, Cloud Services, Unstructured Data, Google Cloud, Real Time Systems, Data Lakes, Data Lineage, Data Pipelines
- **Published:** August 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/aa756147-b62b-4ce9-ae22-c7c0c9dc7594

## About the Role

Looking for 10+ years of overall experience in data engineering, * 10+ years of overall experience in data engineering, with 5+ years in a technical lead/lead engineer capacity

 * Proven experience leading and managing global/distributed engineering teams
 * Strong hands-on expertise in ETL/ELT development and data pipeline design
 * Experience with big data ecosystems and cloud data platforms
 * Strong understanding of data governance, data quality, and data security practices
 * Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills., * Experience in Data Science or advanced analytics environments.
 * Exposure to cloud platforms such as Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
 * Experience with modern orchestration and big data technologies is a plus.

## Description

We are seeking an experienced Lead Data Engineer to join our team in West Palm Beach, FL. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone with a strong background in data engineering and a deep understanding of data architecture, data pipelines, and analytics. The ideal candidate will lead technical initiatives, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and coordinate effectively with offshore teams in Poland to deliver scalable, high-quality data solutions., Technical Leadership

 * Lead the design, development, and optimization of scalable ETL/ELT pipelines and data integration frameworks
 * Responsible for end-to-end data solutions covering ingestion, transformation, storage, and consumption layers
 * Own technical decision-making for data platform architecture (batch and real-time processing)
 * Conduct code reviews, design reviews, and performance tuning of data pipelines

Team & People Management

 * Lead and mentor a global team of data engineers across US and Europe
 * Build a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous learning within the team
 * Coordinate with distributed teams to ensure 24x5/follow-the-sun delivery models where applicable

Data Pipeline & Infrastructure

 * Design and implement data pipelines handling large-scale structured and unstructured data
 * Build and maintain data warehouses / data lakes / lakehouse architectures
 * Ensure data quality, data governance, and data lineage across all pipelines
 * Optimize pipeline performance, cost, and reliability (monitoring, alerting, error handling)

Stakeholder Collaboration

 * Partner with product managers and business stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions
 * Collaborate with cross-functional/offshore-onshore teams to ensure alignment on priorities and delivery timelines


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