Lead Data Engineer

Lead Data EngineerJoin us as we embark on a journey of collaboration and innovation, where your unique skills and talents will be valued and celebrated. Together we will create a brighter future and make a meaningful difference.As a Lead Data Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Corporate Sector, you are an integral part of an agile team that works to enhance, build, and deliver data collection, storage, access, and analytics solutions in a secure, stable, and scalable way. As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for maintaining critical data pipelines and architectures across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm's business objectives.Job responsibilitiesDelivers data collection, storage, access, and analytics data platform solutions in a secure, stable, and scalable wayBuild and optimize batch and streaming data pipelines with strong performance, fault tolerance, and observabilityDevelop and operate workflow orchestration (e.g., Apache Airflow) to schedule, monitor, and manage data movement and transformationsModel and transform data for analytics using SQL to support business intelligence and reporting workloadsWrite production-grade Python/PySpark code with disciplined testing, performance tuning, and maintainable object-oriented designCollaborate with analysts, data scientists, and application teams to turn requirements into technical designs and delivered solutionsOwn critical data systems by improving reliability, scalability, security, and operational excellenceMentor junior engineers and influence the team's technical direction through standards, reviews, and knowledge sharingUses enterprise-authorized AI capabilities within the work environment to accelerate data platform and model design analysis and documentation, validating outputs and handling data according to sensitivity and security requirementsApplies reuse-first, AI-assisted practices within delivery and operational routines (e.g., backup/recovery validation and access control review support), ensuring traceability/auditability and alignment to resiliency and security expectationsRequired qualifications, capabilities, and skillsFormal training or certification on data engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experienceDemonstrated experience delivering in an agile, fast-paced engineering environment. Hands-on professional experience actively coding as a data engineerStrong software engineering fundamentals (system design, data structures, object-oriented programming, testing strategies, and end-to-end development lifecycle)Strong understanding of creating and maintaining data models (conceptual, logical, and physical), including dimensional and normalized modeling approachesHands-on experience building and operating cloud-based data platforms using major cloud services (e.g., AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure)Experience with large-scale distributed data processing and performance tuningHands-on experience with modern data warehousing/lakehouse technologies. Strong SQL skills and experience with SQL-based transformation toolingExperience designing and operating orchestration pipelines using Airflow or similar toolsDemonstrated experience using enterprise-authorized AI capabilities within the work environment to support data engineering workflows with strong validation habits and awareness of data sensitivityAbility to review and validate AI-assisted outputs (e.g., model/design summaries or operational checklists) before use, escalating when uncertain and following data handling requirements