Data Engineering Team Lead (Hybrid)
Location - Short Hills, New Jersey
Duration: 8+ month contract-to-hire
Remote work is acceptable initially; onsite presence will be required beginning in September when the office moves from Branchville, NJ to Short Hills.
Responsibilities
Lead a high performing team in the delivery of key components and business deliverables.
Ensure both on-time successful delivery, and the technical and architectural quality of the solutions.
Collaborate with individuals from all areas of the business and IT organizations to develop accurate business requirements and design architectural solutions.
Resolve and escalate technical and project delivery issues as needed.
Drive process improvements within the team and across the department to improve efficiency and quality.
Work directly with the architecture group to coordinate new design patterns and technology.
Assist in prioritizing new development projects, enhancement projects for existing systems, and system maintenance requests.
Act as a key contributor in planning and estimation of projects
Support development of talent within the organization through coaching and mentoring of team members.
Ensure design, code, and test plan reviews are conducted as appropriate.
Qualifications
Required:
Proven history of owning and taking accountability for leading others to complete complex deliverables.
Excellent communication skills
7+ years of experience leading and/or hands-on development of Data Warehouse/DataLakes, Data integration or Data Engineering projects.
Experience in ETL and ELT tools (Databricks preferred)
Proficient in Data modeling, PySpark and SQL
Proficient in modern data architecture
Experienced in any of these analytical platforms - PowerBI, AzureML
Experience with DataOps or other automation frameworks.
Preferred:
SAFe agile work experience or similar agile process
College degree in Computer Science or Management Information systems
Property Casualty Insurance experience
Experience working within Azure ecosystem
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