Senior Data Engineer III

Job#: 3021616

Job Description:

Job Title: Senior Data Engineer III

Location: Cincinnati, OH (Onsite)

Pay Range: $64-$70

Length: 10 Months

Job Description

The Lead Data Engineer is responsible for designing, developing, and optimizing scalable data pipelines and governance frameworks across the enterprise data ecosystem. This role leads initiatives related to data quality, privacy compliance, and metadata management to ensure that data assets are secure, reliable, and prepared for analytical use. The position requires close collaboration with cross-functional teams and provides technical leadership within the data engineering and governance domains.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect and implement end-to-end ETL workflows using tools such as Snowflake, DBT, Informatica, and DataStage.
• Lead modernization of legacy data pipelines and cloud migration initiatives, with a focus on performance and cost efficiency.
• Integrate privacy-by-design principles into data engineering processes to support compliance with GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, and internal data policies.
• Implement and manage data governance platforms, including Collibra, OneTrust, Ataccama, and IBM Information Governance Catalog.
• Develop and enforce data quality rules, lineage tracking, and metadata standards for structured and unstructured data sources.
• Collaborate with legal, security, data science, and engineering teams to align data strategy with regulatory and organizational requirements.
• Mentor junior engineers and deliver training on data governance best practices.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in data engineering, data governance, or related fields.
• Demonstrated expertise with Snowflake, DBT, SQL, and Python.
• Experience with metadata management, data lineage, and regulatory reporting.
• Familiarity with cloud-native data platforms.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline.

EEO Employer

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Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.

Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.