Lead Data Engineer - IL or MA (USC or GC only)

Role Name : Lead Data Engineer

Location : Suburban Chicago, IL OR Boston, MA (willing to travel between locations ,Travel expenses will be paid)

Duration : 12 Months

JOB DESCRIPTION

Responsible for the overall data engineering design, architecture, and implementation of the Data engineering solution. Acts as the

onsite technical lead coordinating with offshore teams and client stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities :

Own end-to-end data pipeline design and architecture for Data engineering, including ingestion, transformation, and lineage.

Design secure data workflows ensuring compliance with governance and privacy standards.

Collaborate with cloud admins, backend engineers, and client data teams for seamless integration with GCP and GBQ.

Translate business requirements into data models, ETL workflows, and access policies.

Define data access, encryption, and anonymization strategies for multi-organization collaboration.

Mentor offshore engineers and ensure consistency in delivery.

Oversee performance optimization, scalability, and reliability of the data layer.

Required Skills & Experience :

8+ years in Data Engineering with experience in client-facing leadership roles.

Strong expertise in PySpark, SQL, and Google BigQuery.

Hands-on with GCP services : IAM, Dataflow, BigQuery, Cloud Storage.

Solid understanding of data privacy, encryption, and clean room concepts.

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Best Regards,

Chetna

630-425-6471 -D

815-600-8657-Fax

Chetna@smartcaliber.com

www.smartcaliber.com

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