Senior & Principal Data Engineer

Jackson, MI, US • Posted 4 hours ago • Updated 47 minutes ago
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Skills

  • Databricks
  • Data Modeling
  • Dimensional Modeling
  • SCD
  • Bridging
  • Testing
  • Documentation
  • Code Review
  • Apache Spark
  • Roadmaps
  • Leadership
  • Operational Excellence
  • Incident Management
  • Optimization
  • Analytics
  • Machine Learning (ML)
  • Machine Learning Operations (ML Ops)
  • Workflow
  • SANS
  • Mentorship

Summary

Job Title: Senior or/ Principal Data Engineer (2 roles)

Location: Jackson, MI

Duration: Full-Time (FTE)

Schedule: Hybrid Role (2-Days Onsite)



Job Description:

Required Experience:

  • Ownership of enterprise-level lakehouse architecture, including defining reference architectures, patterns, and guardrails for Databricks platforms at scale.
  • Recognized expertise in Databricks platform strategy, including governance, workspace/domain strategy, standardization, and team enablement.
  • Mastery of analytics data modeling standards, including fact/dimension strategies, conformed dimensions, SCD patterns, bridges, and metric governance.
  • Proven ability to create and enforce engineering standards (e.g., dbt conventions, testing frameworks, documentation standards, code review practices).
  • Expert-level proficiency in Spark and distributed compute optimization, including guiding teams on design tradeoffs and performance best practices.
  • Strong experience designing secure, discoverable, self-service data products using catalog, lineage, and access governance principles.
  • Ability to shape cross-team roadmaps and influence leaders through architecture reviews, decision records, and executive-level recommendations.
  • Demonstrated leadership in platform reliability and operational excellence, including observability standards, incident response frameworks, resilience practices, and cost optimization.
  • Experience enabling modern analytics and machine learning practices, including feature-ready datasets, MLflow/MLOps alignment, and experimentation/production workflows.
  • Recognized ability to mentor and coach technical talent, elevate engineering practices, and scale best practices across an organization.

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  • Dice Id: 91173088
  • Position Id: OOJ - 1054-58-1775062147
  • Posted 4 hours ago

Company Info

About Theron Partners Inc.

Theron Partners Inc. is a founder-led, boutique staffing and technology services firm focused on delivering high-quality talent and tailored solutions to US enterprises.

Built by industry professionals with deep experience in the US staffing and consulting landscape, we operate with a hands-on leadership approach—ensuring every engagement meets the highest standards of quality, responsiveness, and accountability.

We specialize in technolgy staffing, professional services, consulting, and project delivery, providing access to a carefully curated network of proven tech professionals across critical and next-generation solutions. Our vendor-independent model allows us to remain fully objective, aligning technology and talent decisions strictly with our clients’ business goals.

As a boutique firm, we value relationships over transactions, precision over volume, and long-term success over short-term wins. We partner closely with our clients as an extension of their teams—delivering dependable results, scalable solutions, and enduring value.

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