Data Team Lead

• Role: Lead Data Engineer
• Location: Oakland, CA (Hybrid)
• Type - Contract Role

• Job Summary
• Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Data Science, or a related field.
• Master's degree preferred.
• Experience

• 8+ years of experience managing complex technology or data-driven projects.
• 5+ years leading enterprise data platform implementations.
• Experience delivering projects involving:
• Snowflake
• Palantir Foundry
• Ataccama
• Data Engineering and Data Management solutions
• Proven success managing cross-functional technical teams.
• Experience working within Agile and Waterfall delivery frameworks.
• Required Technical Skills

Data Platforms

• Palantir Foundry
• Snowflake
• Ataccama
• Cloud Data Platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Data Engineering

• ETL/ELT development
• Data warehouse and lakehouse architectures
• Data pipeline orchestration
• Data integration frameworks
• SQL and data modeling concepts
• Data Governance & Quality

• Master Data Management (MDM)
• Data Quality Management
• Metadata Management
• Data Governance Frameworks
• Data Lineage and Cataloging
• Project Management

• Agile/Scrum
• Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar tools
• Program planning and governance
• Budget and resource management
• Risk and dependency management
• Preferred Qualifications

• PMP, PgMP, Scrum Master, SAFe Agilist, or equivalent certification.
• Experience with enterprise utility, energy, healthcare, financial services, or large-scale regulated industries.
• Knowledge of data privacy and compliance frameworks.
• Experience with DevOps and DataOps practices.
• Familiarity with AI/ML enablement through enterprise data platforms