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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Lead Data Engineer - **Company:** Insight Global - **Location:** Spring, TX, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Data Analysis, Microsoft Azure, Code Generation, Information Engineering, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Dimensional Modeling, Metadata, Oracle (Applications), Power BI, Standard Sql, SQL Databases, Oracle Fusion Middleware, Git, Data Lakes, Pyspark, Data Pipelines, Databricks - **Published:** August 2, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/765445AE21CA4E2FA18C2C793D76E6A3/job/ ## About the Role * 10+ years of Data Engineering experience * 5+ years of Databricks experience * Strong experience with: * Databricks * Unity Catalog * PySpark * SQL * DBT * Delta Lake * Lakeflow/DLT * Azure DevOps * Git * Advanced dimensional modeling experience * Experience leading technical teams and mentoring engineers * Expertise optimizing data models for Power BI reporting and analytics * Experience modernizing legacy ETL and SQL workloads * Oracle Fusion ERP experience * BICC extraction experience * Financial reporting or financial data domain experience * Metadata-driven frameworks * Code generation or AI-assisted development experience * Agentic engineering experience ## Description We are seeking a hands-on Lead Data Engineer to support a large-scale Oracle Fusion migration and analytics modernization initiative. This individual will serve as the technical lead for the Data Engineering workstream, helping drive architecture decisions, delivery planning, estimations, mentoring, and execution. The team is migrating legacy Oracle financial data models into a Databricks Lakehouse environment, building near real-time data pipelines, modernizing DBT models, and supporting downstream Power BI reporting. Key Responsibilities * Lead architecture and technical design decisions for the Data Engineering team * Own delivery planning, estimation, sprint execution, and technical oversight * Mentor and provide guidance to Data Engineers * Design and optimize Databricks Lakehouse solutions * Build and support ingestion and transformation pipelines * Lead DBT model development, conversion, and refactoring efforts * Establish engineering standards and best practices * Optimize Gold Layer Delta tables for Power BI consumption * Partner closely with BI, QA, and Project teams to ensure successful delivery * Identify technical risks, dependencies, and blockers proactively We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to HR@insightglobal.com.To learn more about how we collect, keep, and process your private information, please review Insight Global's Workforce Privacy Policy: https://insightglobal.com/workforce-privacy-policy/. ## Related Videos - [PySpark - Combining Machine Learning & Big Data](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/44-pyspark-combining-machine-learning-big-data) - [Beyond Dashboards: Fixing Text-to-SQL with Semantic RAG](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2036-beyond-dashboards-fixing-text-to-sql-with-semantic-rag) - [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) - [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) - [Empowering Retail Through Applied Machine Learning](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/976-empowering-retail-through-applied-machine-learning) - [Data Science in Retail](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/586-data-science-in-retail) ## Related Articles - [Making Data Warehouses Fast: A Developer’s Story](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/107-making-data-warehouses-fast-a-developer-s-story) - [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk) - [Top Big Data Technologies That You Need to Know](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/108-top-big-data-technologies-that-you-need-to-know) - [Coffee with Developers - Maria Apazoglou - Making AI understandable for all in production](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/475-coffee-with-developers-maria-apazoglou-making-ai-understandable-for-all-in-production) - [Graph and AI Trends 2026: Why Is AI Running but Not Yet Delivering?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/680-graph-and-ai-trends-2026-why-is-ai-running-but-not-yet-delivering) - [Data Analyst Salary in the UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/278-data-analyst-salary-in-the-uk)