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# Data Engineer III

- **Company:** HNTB
- **Location:** Atlanta, GA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Information Engineering, Data Governance, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Systems, Distributed Systems, Operational Databases, Cloud Services, Information Technology, Data Pipelines
- **Published:** October 1, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/7C521F79605E44728A8D21BCF8C2BD40/job/

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or related field and 5 years of related experience, or,
 * Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or related field and 4 years of related experience, or,
 * In lieu of education, 9 years of relevant experience.
 * Hands-on experience building and operating production data pipelines across multiple cloud providers such as:AWS,Microsoft/Azure, and GCP. This includes orchestration and ETL\ELT as well as the broader data stack: object storage and lakehouse layers, processing and data governance.
 * Experience in a start-up or early-stage environment as a flexible generalist. Comfortable wearing multiple hats, moving across the stack, and building from scratch amid ambiguity and minimal process, with the pragmatism to know when "good enough" beats "perfect."
 * Experience delivering data solutions in a highly regulated industry such as government, healthcare, or financial services, with an understanding of the compliance, security, and data governance demands those environments require.
 * Consulting or client-facing experience is a plus, ideally with comfort engaging directly with stakeholders, scoping problems, and delivering solutions across varied clients and contexts.

## Description

We are seeking a Data Engineer III to partner with stakeholders and clients to define problems, design robust data solutions, and deliver scalable, production-grade pipelines that power smarter decision-making. The ideal candidate is a curious, collaborative problem-solver who is comfortable working across the data lifecycle, from ingestion and modeling to transformation, orchestration, and deployment. They navigate ambiguity with sound engineering judgments.

What You'll Do:

 * Leads the design and implementation of advanced data pipelines and architectures.
 * Defines project scope, technical approach, and success metrics in collaboration with stakeholders.
 * Develops scalable solutions using cloud-based tools and distributed computing platforms.
 * Monitors pipeline performance and ensures reliability in production environments.
 * Provides technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers.
 * Collaborates with data scientists and analysts to optimize data workflows.
 * Contributes to the development of best practices and reusable assets.
 * Performs other duties as assigned., HNTB will recruit, hire, train, and promote individuals in all job titles, and will ensure that all other personnel actions are administered, without regard to an individual's protected veteran or disability status. All employment decisions will be based only on valid job requirements. In addition, employees and applicants shall not be subjected to harassment, intimidation, threats, coercion, or discrimination because they have engaged in or may engage in any of the following activities: (1) filing a complaint; (2) assisting or participating in an investigation, compliance evaluation, hearing, or any other activity related to the administration of any Federal, State, or local law requiring equal opportunity for protected veterans or individuals with disabilities; (3) opposing any act or practice made unlawful by Section 4212, Section 503, their implementing regulations, or any other Federal, State, or local law requiring equal opportunity for protected veterans
or individuals with disabilities; or (4) exercising any other right protected by Section 4212, Section 503, or their implementing regulations.

The non-confidential portions of the affirmative action program for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities shall be available for inspection upon request by any employee or applicant for employment. These plans are available for review upon request during normal business hours. Any questions or requests to review should be directed to your Human Resources Partner.

As Chief Executive Officer, I fully support our affirmative action program and am committed to the implementation of the company's affirmative action policy. I have delegated overall responsibility for this policy to the Business Integrity Director. The Manager of HR Compliance & Immigration is responsible for the implementation, auditing, and reporting of this policy and program, assisted by the office's Human Resources Partner.

HNTB employees must comply with this policy and report any violations of illegal discrimination, as specified in the Integrity Reporting policy.