Data Platform Tech Lead

Our client, a leading food manufacturer based in Massachusetts, is seeking a Data Platform Tech Lead to own the technical direction of their modern data platform. This individual will lead a team of three (Senior Data Engineer, Analytics Engineer, and Reporting Analyst) while remaining hands-on, taking technical stories each sprint, and driving the end-to-end data lifecycle - from ingestion through modeling to reporting. The ideal candidate has deep experience with Snowflake, Matillion, and dbt, along with ERP integration experience, ideally with Sage X3, and a background in manufacturing, supply chain, or similar operational environments., * Lead and mentor a team of three (Senior Data Engineer, Analytics Engineer, Reporting Analyst) while remaining hands-on each sprint

• Own the full data lifecycle: extract data from APIs, files, SaaS applications, and on-prem systems; build and manage ETL/ELT pipelines; ingest, cleanse, transform, and model data; deliver reporting and dashboards
• Integrate data from the company’s ERP (Sage X3) and numerous business-owned applications, bringing together sales, finance, inventory, manufacturing, supply-chain, and operational data
• Manage and enhance the modern data stack: Snowflake, Matillion, dbt, Power BI, and Python
• Design scalable architecture and reusable data models aligned with business needs
• Support the potential evolution/migration of portions of the environment to Microsoft Fabric
• Work closely with nontechnical business stakeholders to translate business needs into technical solutions
• Conduct code reviews, establish best practices, troubleshoot pipeline issues, and improve documentation/testing
• Partner with the OT/manufacturing technology team
• Turn manual processes into scalable, automated data solutions

• 5-7+ years of experience in data engineering, data platforms, analytics engineering, or data integration
• Proven end-to-end data experience - not someone who has only done reporting or only maintained pipelines
• Advanced SQL and strong cloud data warehouse experience (Snowflake or highly comparable)
• Hands-on experience with ETL/ELT tools and building scalable pipelines
• dbt experience strongly preferred
• Experience building data models across complex business domains (Finance, Operations, Supply Chain)
• ERP integration experience; Sage X3 experience ideal
• Manufacturing, supply-chain, inventory, or distribution industry experience
• Experience leading or mentoring technical team members while remaining hands-on
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work with nontechnical stakeholders
• Stable tenure or credible explanations for career transitions
• Ability to work remotely while attending the Massachusetts office approximately once per month, * Direct Matillion experience
• Power BI or Tableau experience
• Python experience
• Microsoft Fabric experience
• Experience migrating from on-prem SQL Server environments to a cloud data warehouse
• Experience partnering with OT or plant/manufacturing technology teams
• Formal management experience (one-on-ones, performance reviews, employee development)
• Agile development, automated testing, CI/CD, and version-control experience