Lead Data Engineer

Job Description

Role:- Technical Lead/ Lead Data Engineer/ Data Architect

Location:- MacLean or Richmond VA (hybrid)
Visa:- USC, GC, H4EAD with W2

Video interview

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable data pipelines and schemas using AWS RDS, Lambda, and related services.
• Develop and optimize Python and SQL solutions for data ingestion, transformation, and analysis.
• Collaborate with data strategy leads to build dashboards and enable self-service data capabilities.
• Integrate data from sources such as OneLake and Snowflake for resiliency metrics and trend analysis.
• Contribute to automation of audit controls and support AI-driven drift detection.
• Work on future-state initiatives involving Big Data technologies like Spark and Databricks.
• Ensure data solutions support scalability, resiliency posture reporting, and infrastructure health monitoring.

Required Skills

• Python, SQL
• AWS RDS, AWS Lambda
• Experience in enterprise data environments (banking preferred)

Preferred Skills

• AWS Glue, Spark, Databricks
• REST API development experience
• Snowflake
• AWS Solutions Architect Certification
• Former Capital One experience highly preferred

Qualifications

• 6–10 years of data engineering experience
• Strong understanding of data resiliency, network reliability, and scalable architecture
• Growth mindset with willingness to learn and leverage AI for data insights

Success Criteria

• Fully automated audit controls for the data pod
• Enable self-service data access
• Faster data delivery and trend visibility
• Support resiliency posture reporting across teams

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $54.52 - $65.66 per hour

Work Location: On the road