REMOTE - Data Engineering and Analytics Systems Lead

Post Date

Oct 23, 2023

Location

Naperville,
Illinois

ZIP/Postal Code

60563
US
Aug 14, 2025 Insight Global

Job Type

Perm

Category

Programmer / Developer

Req #

CHI-659694

Pay Rate

$100k - $150k (estimate)

Job Description

Day to Day:

As a lead engineer, you will have the opportunity to make a significant impact on the success and growth of our client by engaging with internal business stakeholders of all levels across the business, consult with them, and provide support & guidance in defining and delivering their BI needs by turning data into actionable information. You will also be responsible for the design of the data warehouse data/information architecture, which maps to the data warehouse architecture and balances the need for access against security and performance requirements.This position provides strategic enterprise data technical vision (3-5 years out) while directing immediate tactical data architecture initiatives. Additionally, the position will ensure the overall quality of technology data implementations across multiple domains, including data management, data integration, data quality, data reporting, and data analytics supporting multiple business units, development and operations managers, and their teams.



Primary Responsibilities:

* Owns the Solution Architecture and ensures best practices and internal processes are followed when solutions are designed and implemented

* Ability to work on multiple projects and tasks with overlapping time frames and facilitate construction of 90 day forecast

* Collaborate with cross-functional teams for effective management of the DW/BI environment.

* Perform full lifecycle Business Intelligence (BI) development, working closely with stakeholders

* Identify data sources, provide data flow diagrams, and document source to target mapping and process.

* Design and develop SQL for large complex ETL jobs and conduct related database maintenance

* Propose innovative SQL Server Analysis Services tabular models for solving ambiguous business problems

* Develop data models and data pipelines in AWS cloud environment leveraging data lake and Redshift

* Maintain the data warehouse performance by optimizing batch processing through parallelization, performance tuning, aggregations etc.

* Design, develop, and maintain intuitive, scalable reports, dashboards, and metrics using Microsoft reporting platform

* Recognize and adopt best practices in developing analytical insights including data integrity, analysis, test design, validation, and documentation.

* Proactively promotes data quality and security through recommended approaches and practices

* Lead and coordinate implementation activities

* Provide guidance and mentor junior team members

* Keep current with Business Intelligence data trends and technological innovations

* Execute on POC's with new technologies, drive innovation, and new ideas

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has the opportunity to manage employees from entry to mid-level product professionals. Teams are responsible for prioritizing, designing, and delivering features for the client's software products in an agile development environment. This includes but is not limited to roles such as product owners, business analysts, data modelers, data scientists, and BI engineers.

Required Skills & Experience

* 10+ years hands-on experience developing with SQL, PL/SQL, SSIS, SSRS, SSAS (Tabular), PowerBI, etc.

* 10+ years of direct experience using databases, including Oracle, MySQL, or SQL Server

* 5+ years leveraging AWS and its associated array of offerings (Glue, Redshift, Athena, S3, Spectrum, PySpark etc.)

* Deep expertise in Python and C#

* Expert knowledge on T-SQL / DAX

* You have collaborated with a development team with established source control (git).

* Strong understanding data modeling (i.e. conceptual, logical and physical model design, experience with Operation Data Stores, Enterprise Data warehouses and Data Marts).

* Strong experience with business intelligence and data warehousing design principles and industry best practices including multi-dimensional modelling (star schemas, snowflakes, de-normalized models, handling "slow-changing" dimensions)

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

* Bachelor's Degree in a related field

* Knowledge of modern development methodologies: Agile (Scrum, Kanban)

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.