Lead Data Engineer
Key Skills: Azure Databricks, Snowflake, DBT, Python, SQL, Terraform, Data Architecture, ETL/ELT, Data Migration, CI/CD, Data Modeling
Experience: 8+ YOE.
Location: Costa Rica, Peru, Colombia, Bolivia
Mode: Remote
We at Coforge are hiring Lead Data Engineer (#22145) with the following skill set.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and mentor a team of data engineers, setting technical direction, conducting code reviews, and driving engineering excellence across the data ecosystem.
- Own the end-to-end architecture, design, and implementation of scalable data platforms, pipelines, and data models, ensuring reliable and production-ready solutions.
- Define and lead data migration strategies from Snowflake/SSIS to Azure Databricks and DBT, including architecture decisions, cloud integration, data quality, and observability.
- Drive Infrastructure as Code with Terraform, CI/CD adoption, architectural standards, troubleshooting, and collaboration with data, product, architecture, and business stakeholders.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- 8+ years of Data Engineering experience, including at least 2–3 years in a Lead or Staff-level role.
- Proven experience owning system design and leading implementations of large-scale data platforms.
- Strong hands‑on expertise with Snowflake, Azure Databricks, DBT, Python, and advanced SQL.
- Experience with large-scale data transformations involving thousands of DBT models and pipelines processing terabytes of data daily.
- Deep understanding of data architecture, data modeling, distributed data systems, and ETL/ELT frameworks.
- Extensive experience with Terraform, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD pipelines, and Git-based version control.
- Experience leading cloud-to-cloud data migration projects, preferably from AWS to Azure.
- Previous experience in insurance or financial services, with knowledge of domains such as claims, policies, underwriting, and risk.
- Proven experience leading and developing engineering te
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