Lead Cloud Data Engineer (Data Mesh & AI)

Stefanini$95K — $100K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years experience in Data Mesh architecture and AWS
  • Deep experience designing distributed data architectures on AWS services such as S3, Glue, and Redshift
  • Hands-on implementation of data mesh principles including domain-oriented data ownership
  • Proficiency with Databricks, Starburst, Collibra, or Immuta
  • Strong experience with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation tools
  • Demonstrated use of generative AI tools for SDLC
  • Proven ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain end-to-end ETL/ELT pipelines for diverse data sources using AWS
  • Implement data governance policies and automated quality frameworks
  • Design and implement Data Mesh architecture with federated governance
  • Create reusable self-serve tools enabling teams to publish and consume data products
  • Integrate DevSecOps practices including CI/CD and security scanning
  • Design and build AI solutions to enhance platform capabilities
  • Provide technical support and mentor teams on data technologies

Benefits

  • Opportunity to lead the modernization of data architecture
  • Engage with cutting-edge technologies including AI and data mesh
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to influence technical strategies
  • Access to autonomous work with domain teams for data governance
  • Mentorship and leadership development opportunities
  • Focus on AI-augmented solutions for practical business needs
Full Job Description
We are seeking an experienced Lead Data Engineer to join our team and drive the development of modern data platforms and AI-augmented solutions. This role is critical to supporting ongoing operations of Large Data Warehouse, architecting the Large Data Hub, and preparing for the enterprise data mesh modernization program.

Responsibilities:

Data Engineering & Pipeline Development:
  1. Develop and maintain end-to-end ETL/ELT pipelines for data ingestion from multiple sources (databases, APIs, streaming), transformation, quality validation, data modeling, and consumption layer optimization using AWS services (Glue, EMR, Lambda, Kinesis, Step Functions)
  2. Implement data governance policies, metadata management, data lineage tracking, fine-grained access controls, and automated data quality frameworks with validation rules, anomaly detection, and monitoring/alerting mechanisms

Data Mesh Architecture:
  1. Design and implement Data Mesh architecture on AWS with federated governance, defining domain boundaries, data product specifications, and self-serve infrastructure patterns across Databricks, Starburst, Collibra, and Immuta platforms
  2. Develop reusable frameworks, accelerators, and self-serve tools enabling domain teams to independently publish, discover, and consume data products while ensuring performance optimization and cost efficiency

DevSecOps & Infrastructure:

  1. Integrate DevSecOps practices including CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code (Terraform/CloudFormation), automated security scanning, compliance validation, and disaster recovery strategies


AI-Augmented Development:

  1. Design and build agentic AI solutions, RAG pipelines, and intelligent automation using LLMs, orchestration frameworks, and AI-powered development tools (Copilot, Claude Code) to enhance platform capabilities and accelerate SDLC


Technical Leadership & Collaboration:
  1. Provide L3 technical support and mentor engineering teams on data mesh principles and modern data technologies
  2. Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions
  3. Lead architecture design reviews and create comprehensive technical documentation


#LI-PG1

#LI-ONSITE

Job Requirements

Details:

Qualifications:

Data Mesh Architecture & AWS (5+ years required):
  1. Deep experience designing distributed data architectures on AWS (S3, Glue, Lake Formation, EMR, Redshift)
  2. Hands-on implementation of data mesh principles including domain-oriented data ownership, data as a product, and federated computational governance


Modern Data Platform Technologies:
  1. Proficiency: Databricks (Unity Catalog, Delta Lake), Starburst/Trino (federated query), Collibra (data governance), or Immuta (dynamic data access control)
  2. Ability to architect multi-technology solutions


DevSecOps & Infrastructure as Code:
  1. Strong experience with CI/CD pipelines (GitLab/GitHub Actions, Jenkins)
  2. Containerization expertise (Docker/ECS)
  3. Infrastructure automation (Terraform, CloudFormation)
  4. Security compliance frameworks for AWS GovCloud environments


AI-Augmented Development & Engineering:
  1. Demonstrated use of generative AI tools for accelerating SDLC activities including code generation, testing, and documentation
  2. Experience designing or implementing agentic AI solutions using Amazon Bedrock or similar frameworks


Leadership & Soft Skills
  1. Proven ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions
  2. Experience leading technical design sessions and mentoring engineering teams
  3. Strong communication skills to convey complex architectural concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
  4. Experience working across hybrid cloud/on-premises environments


Listed salary ranges may vary based on experience, qualifications, and local market. Also, some positions may include bonuses or other incentives.

Pay Range:

$ 95.00 - $ 100.00

Similar Jobs

More Jobs at Stefanini

More Enterprise Technology Jobs

Find similar Lead Cloud Data Engineer (Data Mesh & AI) jobs: