Senior Data Engineer Lead — Freemont, CA (must be local to CA)

HI,

Senior Data Engineer Lead

Freemont, CA

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Data Engineering Lead with minimum 5+ years’ experience in modern data engineering, data warehousing and data lake technologies on Azure cloud platform. The successful candidate will possess a strong technical background and proven leadership skills to manage stakeholders, design, and lead development efforts.

The candidate must have experience and expert skills in the following areas:
· Programming Skills: Stellar hands-on expertise in Python, PySpark, and SQL.
· Azure Expertise: Proficient in Microsoft Azure Cloud Services.

Additional Key Qualifications:
· Data Warehousing: Expertise in data warehouse best practices, development standards and methodologies. Minimum of 5 years of experience in modern data engineering, data warehousing (Azure Synapse, Azure SQL, Amazon Redshift, Snowflake or Google Big Query), and data lake technologies on the Azure cloud.
· Data Modeling Expertise: Minimum of 12 years of proven experience with SQL, schema design, and dimensional data modeling.
· Big Data Tools: Strong experience with platforms (mandatory) such as Databricks (preferable). Experience with Databricks is highly desirable but not mandatory.
· Cloud Data Engineering concepts: Experience with common ETL/ELT tools (ADF, Informatica, Talend) and implementing Medallion Architecture for data management.
· Data Management and Storage: Proficiency with Azure SQL Database, Azure Data Lake Storage, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure Blob Storage, etc.
· Analytical Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
· Leadership: Lead development teams, drive project timelines, and ensure high-quality deliverables.

Additional Preferred Qualifications:
· Azure DevOps and CI/CD deployments
· Cloud migration methodologies and processes
· 2+ yrs of experience with Power BI
· 5+ yrs of experience with any reporting/visualization tool like Tableau/OBIEE etc.