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# Lead Data Engineer

- **Company:** Capgemini
- **Location:** Atlanta, GA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $99,712.0 - $151,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Software Quality, Data Transformation, Data Mining, Metadata, Meta-Data Management, Metadata Repositories, Generative AI, Data Lineage
- **Published:** August 24, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/9A5B31AF8BCC41F8A40BA44424FD07BF/job/

## About the Role

Data Lineage Data Transformation Metadata Management

ETLELT Design

Data Modeling Canonical Models

Generative AILLM based solutioning

API Integration Design

Cloud experience GCP preferred

Preferred Qualifications

Exposure to enterprise lineage platforms and governance frameworks

Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills

## Description

We are seeking a highly experienced Solution Technical Lead to drive the architecture technical strategy and overall solution delivery for an enterprise Data Lineage and AI Metadata Platform initiative The candidate will be responsible for defining target state architecture establishing technical standards governing solution quality and leading cross functional engineering teams throughout the engagement., Define end-to-end solution architecture and technical roadmap

Design canonical data models and metadata frameworks

Establish data extraction and lineage generation strategies

Act as Design Authority for all architecture reviews and technical decisions

Define integration patterns across source systems metadata repositories APIs and governance platforms

Lead technical reviews code quality initiatives and architectural governance

Ensure scalability security performance and maintainability of solutions

Collaborate with business stakeholders product teams and engineering leads

Mentor engineers and establish development best practices


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