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Lead Data Engineer
 
LOCATION
Hybrid Madison, WI
DURATION
6+ Contract to Hire
Rate
$70/hr w2 max
INTERVIEW TYPE
2 Rounds
VISA RESTRICTIONS
NONE
Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.
  • 8-10+ years of Data Engineering experience.
  • 3+ years in a Lead, Principal, or Senior Data Engineering capacity.
  • Expert-level proficiency with Python for data engineering and data processing.
  • Strong hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
  • Extensive experience with:
    • BigQuery
    • Dataflow
    • Dataproc / PySpark
    • Cloud Composer (Airflow)
    • Pub/Sub
    • Cloud Storage
  • Strong SQL development and data modeling experience.
  • Experience building enterprise-scale ETL/ELT pipelines.
  • Experience working with large-volume datasets and performance optimization.
  • Knowledge of CI/CD, Git, DevOps practices, and automated deployment frameworks.
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • Ability to work independently and lead technical initiatives from concept through production.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience with Snowflake, Databricks, or modern lakehouse architectures.
  • Experience enabling AI/ML workloads and feature engineering pipelines.
  • Knowledge of data governance, data quality frameworks, and regulatory compliance requirements.
  • Experience working within large enterprise Agile environments.

Information

Locations Position Open to Only locals Industry Others Status Open Job Age 13 Day's Created Date 09/08/2026 No.of Positions 1 Duration 6 Zip Code