Lead Data Engineer

Job#: 3022485

Job Description:

Title / Position: Lead Data Engineer

Location: Remote

Contract Duration: Through EOY

Requirements:

8+ years in enterprise data and analytics development

Airflow as workforce orchestration tool

Proficient in Python and SQL scripting

Data warehousing background

Preferably Snowflake

Cloud concepts

AWS

Nice-to-Haves

Hands on Snowflake data solutions

Designing data architectures, dimensional models

Schema design, data integration and optimization

CI/CD pipelines, automated testing

Ability to optimize Snowflake environments for cost, performance, scalability

PySpark

GitLab

Certifications: SnowPro, SnowPro Advanced (Architect or Data Engineer)

Amazon Kiro

Snowflake Cortex and Snowflake semantic models

Agentic coding or AI-assisted development

Job Description: Apex Systems is seeking a Snowflake Technical Lead to join a small, high-impact Architecture Governance team responsible for setting data, coding, and security standards across the organization. This team ensures consistency and efficiency by developing reusable components, establishing code review processes, and promoting best practices in data warehousing, pipeline orchestration, and semantic modeling.

The Technical Lead will play a hands-on role, guiding the team in the design, implementation, and governance of Snowflake-based solutions while supporting future initiatives such as Date Warehouse modernization and AI-enabled development frameworks.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the development of data architecture standards, coding guidelines, and security policies for Snowflake and associated data pipelines.
• Build proof-of-concepts and reusable components to accelerate adoption of best practices.
• Establish and enforce a code review process that ensures compliance with organizational standards.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to promote consistency in design, reduce redundant work, and optimize performance across Snowflake projects.
• Establish strategic cloud and Snowflake architectures that support scalability, performance, and repeatability, including standardized ingestion patterns for multiple payer data sources and acquisitions.
• Design and implement Snowflake data models optimized for payer analytics, including financial performance, utilization trends, network performance, and member outcomes.
• Hands-on development and guidance for data integration, ETL/ELT pipelines, and orchestration frameworks.
• Support the setup and configuration of workflow orchestration tools such as Airflow.
• Contribute to Snowflake platform foundations, including cost controls, semantic modeling, and CI/CD standards.
• Support AI-assisted development initiatives, including automated coding, SQL optimization, testing, and documentation.
• Mentor and guide developers on the team in Snowflake best practices, coding standards, and architecture decisions.
• Define and evolve metadata-driven, configuration-based pipeline standards that separate platform orchestration logic from developer transformation logic.
• Act as architectural authority for Snowflake implementations, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards and cost governance policies.

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.