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Lead Data Engineer
Key Details
- full time Jobs
- 8+ years experience
Top Skills Required
ObservabilitydbtStakeholder Influence +22 more
Description
JobTitle:LeadDataEngineer
KeySkills:Snowflake,AzureDatabricks,DBT,Python,SQL,Terraform,CI/CD,DataArchitecture,DistributedSystems,DataMigration
Experience:8+yearsofexperience(including2–3yearsinLeadorStaffroles)
Location:LATAM(opentoallcountriesintheregion)
WorkModel:Remote for legal residents in LATAM
KeySkills:Snowflake,AzureDatabricks,DBT,Python,SQL,Terraform,CI/CD,DataArchitecture,DistributedSystems,DataMigration
Experience:8+yearsofexperience(including2–3yearsinLeadorStaffroles)
Location:LATAM(opentoallcountriesintheregion)
WorkModel:Remote for legal residents in LATAM
AtCoforge,wearelookingforaLeadDataEngineer(#22145)withthefollowingprofile.
MainResponsibilities
•Leadandmentorateamofdataengineers,definingtechnicaldirectionandpromotingengineeringexcellence
•Owntheend-to-endarchitectureanddesignofthedataplatform,ensuringscalability,reliability,andalignmentwithbusinessneeds
•Takefullownershipofdeliveryfromdesigntodeployment,ensuringhigh-qualityproduction-readysolutions
•DefineanddrivedatamigrationstrategyfromSnowflake/SSIStoAzureDatabricksandDBT
•Collaboratewithcross-functionalteams(data,product,architecture,business)totranslaterequirementsintorobusttechnicalsolutions
•Designandoverseescalabledatapipelinesanddatamodelswithafocusonperformanceandmaintainability
•Leadinfrastructure-as-codeimplementationusingTerraform,ensuringautomationandconsistency
•Establishandenforcearchitecturestandards,designpatterns,andbestpracticesacrossthedataecosystem
•EnsurereliabledataintegrationbetweenlegacysystemsandAzureenvironments,focusingondataqualityandobservability
•DriveCI/CDadoptionandoverseereleaseprocessesforpipelinesandplatformcomponents
•Actastheprimarytechnicalownerfortroubleshootingcomplexissuesandensuringplatformstability
•Maintaincomprehensivedocumentationofarchitecture,designdecisions,andimplementationstandards
•Leadandmentorateamofdataengineers,definingtechnicaldirectionandpromotingengineeringexcellence
•Owntheend-to-endarchitectureanddesignofthedataplatform,ensuringscalability,reliability,andalignmentwithbusinessneeds
•Takefullownershipofdeliveryfromdesigntodeployment,ensuringhigh-qualityproduction-readysolutions
•DefineanddrivedatamigrationstrategyfromSnowflake/SSIStoAzureDatabricksandDBT
•Collaboratewithcross-functionalteams(data,product,architecture,business)totranslaterequirementsintorobusttechnicalsolutions
•Designandoverseescalabledatapipelinesanddatamodelswithafocusonperformanceandmaintainability
•Leadinfrastructure-as-codeimplementationusingTerraform,ensuringautomationandconsistency
•Establishandenforcearchitecturestandards,designpatterns,andbestpracticesacrossthedataecosystem
•EnsurereliabledataintegrationbetweenlegacysystemsandAzureenvironments,focusingondataqualityandobservability
•DriveCI/CDadoptionandoverseereleaseprocessesforpipelinesandplatformcomponents
•Actastheprimarytechnicalownerfortroubleshootingcomplexissuesandensuringplatformstability
•Maintaincomprehensivedocumentationofarchitecture,designdecisions,andimplementationstandards
RequiredQualifications
•8+yearsofexperienceinDataEngineering,including2–3yearsinaLeadorStaffrole
•Provenexperiencedesigningandimplementinglarge-scaledataplatforms
•Stronghands-onexpertisewithSnowflake,AzureDatabricks,DBT,andPython
•Experiencehandlinglarge-scaledatatransformations(thousandsofDBTmodelsandpipelinesprocessingterabytesofdatadaily)
•Deepunderstandingofdataarchitecture,datamodeling,anddistributedsystems
•ExtensiveexperiencewithTerraformandInfrastructure-as-Codeprinciples
•Provenexperienceleadingcloud-to-cloudmigrations(AWStoAzurepreferred)
•StrongexperiencewithCI/CDpipelinesandGit-basedversioncontrol
•AdvancedSQLskillsandstrongknowledgeofETL/ELTframeworks
•Strongproblem-solvingskillswiththeabilitytomakearchitecturaldecisionsandtrade-offs
•Excellentcommunicationskillswiththeabilitytoinfluencetechnicalandnon-technicalstakeholders
•Abilitytothriveinafast-paced,ownership-drivenenvironment
•Industryexperienceininsuranceorfinancialservices,withknowledgeofdomainssuchasclaims,policies,underwriting,andrisk
•Provenexperiencemanagingteams,includingmentoring,coaching,anddevelopingtalentacrossperformancelevels
•8+yearsofexperienceinDataEngineering,including2–3yearsinaLeadorStaffrole
•Provenexperiencedesigningandimplementinglarge-scaledataplatforms
•Stronghands-onexpertisewithSnowflake,AzureDatabricks,DBT,andPython
•Experiencehandlinglarge-scaledatatransformations(thousandsofDBTmodelsandpipelinesprocessingterabytesofdatadaily)
•Deepunderstandingofdataarchitecture,datamodeling,anddistributedsystems
•ExtensiveexperiencewithTerraformandInfrastructure-as-Codeprinciples
•Provenexperienceleadingcloud-to-cloudmigrations(AWStoAzurepreferred)
•StrongexperiencewithCI/CDpipelinesandGit-basedversioncontrol
•AdvancedSQLskillsandstrongknowledgeofETL/ELTframeworks
•Strongproblem-solvingskillswiththeabilitytomakearchitecturaldecisionsandtrade-offs
•Excellentcommunicationskillswiththeabilitytoinfluencetechnicalandnon-technicalstakeholders
•Abilitytothriveinafast-paced,ownership-drivenenvironment
•Industryexperienceininsuranceorfinancialservices,withknowledgeofdomainssuchasclaims,policies,underwriting,andrisk
•Provenexperiencemanagingteams,includingmentoring,coaching,anddevelopingtalentacrossperformancelevels
PreferredQualifications
•Experienceimplementingdatagovernance,observability,anddataqualityframeworks
•Knowledgeofsecurityandcompliancestandardsinfinancialorinsuranceenvironments
•Experiencewithreal-timeandstreamingtechnologies(Kafka,EventHubs,DeltaLiveTables)
•Familiaritywithlakehousearchitectureandcost/performanceoptimizationstrategies
•Experienceimplementingdatagovernance,observability,anddataqualityframeworks
•Knowledgeofsecurityandcompliancestandardsinfinancialorinsuranceenvironments
•Experiencewithreal-timeandstreamingtechnologies(Kafka,EventHubs,DeltaLiveTables)
•Familiaritywithlakehousearchitectureandcost/performanceoptimizationstrategies
Publishedon:7-7-2026
AtCoforge,wehireprofessionalsbasedsolelyontheirskillsandqualifications,withoutdiscriminationbasedonage,disability,religion,gender,sexualorientation,socioeconomicstatus,ornationality.
Job Details
- Job Type
- full time
- Experience
- 8+ years
Required Skills
ObservabilitydbtStakeholder InfluenceLakehouse ArchitectureProblem SolvingPerformance OptimizationDistributed SystemsTeam MentoringData ArchitecturePythonAzure DatabricksEvent HubsLeadershipCost OptimizationData Quality FrameworksSQLDelta Live TablesStreaming TechnologiesCommunicationTerraformData MigrationCI/CDKafkaData GovernanceSnowflake