Requisition ID: 182781
Job Level: Senior Level
Home District/Group: DHO Information Technology Group
Department: Technology Group
Market: Corporate Home Office
Employment Type: Full Time
Position OverviewWe are seeking a Lead Data Engineer to design, build, and lead scalable data platforms that power data and analytics solutions to the enterprise. This role blends hands-on engineering with technical leadership, partnering closely with analytics, product, and business stakeholders.
LocationThis position is based in La Vista, Nebraska.
Responsibilities• Lead the design and development of high-performing data pipelines and platforms.
• Architect and optimize data lakes, warehouses, and lakehouse solutions.
• Build and maintain batch and streaming data pipelines using modern tools.
• Establish data engineering best practices, standards, and governance.
• Maintain stable operations of data engineering pipelines.
• Ensure data quality, reliability, security, and compliance
• Mentor and coach data engineers; conduct code reviews.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business needs into technical solutions
Qualifications• 7+ years of experience in data engineering or software engineering
• 2+ years in a lead or senior engineering role
• Strong proficiency in Python and SQL
• Extensive experience with cloud data platforms (Snowflake, Azure, AWS, or GCP)
• Hands-on experience with Spark, Databricks, Airflow, Azure Data Factory, or similar tools
• Strong understanding of data modeling, ETL/ELT, and distributed systems
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience with lakehouse and modern analytics architectures
• Experience with various data platforms: Snowflake, Azure Data Lake, SQL Server
• Familiarity with BI tools such as Power BI.
• Experience working in regulated or large-scale enterprise environments
Other Requirements:
- Regular, reliable attendance
- Work productively and meet deadlines timely
- Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment.
- Perform work safely and effectively. Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies.
- Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Work overtime and weekends as required.
- May work at various different locations and conditions may vary.
We offer our fulltime staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that's among the best in our industry, including top-tier medical, dental and vision plans covering eligible employees and dependents, voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs, life insurance, disability, retirement plans with matching, and generous paid time off.