{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"7405c0dc1a2e6533f07f9446","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/7405c0dc1a2e6533f07f9446","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/7405c0dc1a2e6533f07f9446","title":"Lead Data Engineer","description":"Job description\nCompany and benefits\nJob ID\nLEADD017421\nEmployment Type\nRegular\nWork Style\nhybrid\nLocation\nLowell,MA,United States, United States, Sunrise,FL,United States\nTravel\nUp to 25%\nRole\nLead Data Engineer\nWhy UKG:\n\nAt UKG, the work you do matters. The code you ship, the decisions you make, and the care you show a customer all add up to real impact. Today, tens of millions of workers start and end their days with our workforce operating platform. Helping people get paid, grow in their careers, and shape the future of their industries. That’s what we do.\n\nWe never stop learning. We never stop challenging the norm. We push for better, and we celebrate the wins along the way. Here, you’ll get flexibility that’s real, benefits you can count on, and a team that succeeds together. Because at UKG, your work matters—and so do you.\n\nOverview\n\nWe are seeking a Lead Data Engineer to design, build, and lead the delivery of scalable data solutions on our Cloud Data Platform (GCP/Azure). This role plays a critical hands-on leadership function, owning complex data pipelines and models while guiding a small team of data engineers through design, development, and best practices.\n\nThe ideal candidate is a strong technical contributor who can translate architectural guidance into execution, partner closely with Product Owners and Architects, and ensure high-quality, reliable data solutions aligned to business needs.\n\nEssential Duties & Responsibilities\nDesign & Build Data Solutions\n\nDesign, develop, and maintain end-to-end data pipelines and transformations using Azure (ADF, Databricks, ADLS Gen2, Synapse) and GCP (Composer, Data Fusion, Dataform, DataProc, BigQuery, GCS).\n\nImplement Fact and Dimension models, CDC patterns, and cloud-native ELT pipelines following established architectural standards.\n\nOptimize data pipelines for performance, scalability, and cost efficiency.\n\nTechnical Leadership & Delivery\n\nServe as the technical lead for one or more data domains or initiatives.\n\nLead design discussions, perform code reviews, and ensure adherence to engineering standards and best practices.\n\nMentor and guide Senior and Mid-level Data Engineers through hands-on coaching and technical feedback.\n\nAct as the first point of escalation for complex technical issues within owned initiatives.\n\nCollaboration & Alignment\n\nPartner with Data Architects, Product Owners, Analysts, and Platform teams to translate business requirements into effective data solutions.\n\nContribute to data modeling decisions to ensure alignment with analytics and reporting use cases.\n\nSupport cross-team initiatives by implementing shared frameworks and reusable components defined at the platform level.\n\nOperational Excellence\n\nEnsure reliability and maintainability of data pipelines through monitoring, alerting, and automated testing.\n\nImplement and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and/or GitHub Actions.\n\nCreate and maintain technical documentation for pipelines, models, and processes.\n\nSupport data quality, governance, and metadata standards within owned solutions.\n\nQualifications\nExperience\n\n7–9+ years of experience in data engineering and data warehousing, including cloud-based solutions.\n\nProven experience delivering complex data pipelines and warehouse solutions in Azure and/or GCP.\n\nStrong hands-on experience with Python, SQL, Spark, and distributed data processing.\n\nTechnical Proficiency\n\nAzure: Data Factory, Databricks, Synapse, ADLS Gen2, Azure DevOps\n\nGCP: Composer, Data Fusion, Dataform, DataProc, BigQuery, GCS, GitHub\n\nSolid understanding of Dimensional Modeling, ELT, CDC, and modern data lakehouse concepts.\n\nLeadership & Collaboration\n\nDemonstrated ability to lead technical delivery and influence design decisions within a team.\n\nExperience mentoring engineers through code reviews, pairing, and design guidance.\n\nStrong communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.\n\nPreferred\n\nExperience integrating data from SaaS platforms (Salesforce, D365, Qualtrics, Pendo, etc.).\n\nFamiliarity with DataOps practices, orchestration, and monitoring tools.\n\nExposure to data quality and governance concepts.\n\nCloud certification (Azure or GCP) is a plus.\n\nCompany Overview:\nUKG is the Workforce Operating Platform that puts workforce understanding to work. With the world's largest collection of workforce insights, and people-first AI, our ability to reveal unseen ways to build trust, amplify productivity, and empower talent, is unmatched. It's this expertise that equips our customers with the intelligence to solve any challenge in any industry — because great organizations know their workforce is their competitive edge. Learn more at ukg.com.\nEqual Opportunity Employer\nUKG is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, disability, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.\nIt is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.\nDisability Accommodation in the Application and Interview Process\nFor individuals with disabilities that need additional assistance at any point in the application and interview process, please email UKGCareers@ukg.com.\n\nThe pay range for this position is $129,500.00 to $186,100.00. The actual base pay offered may vary depending on skills, experience, job-related knowledge and work location. In addition to base pay, employees may be eligible to participate in a performance-based bonus plan and to receive restricted stock unit awards as part of total compensation. Learn more about UKG’s benefits and rewards at https://www.ukg.com/about-us/careers/benefits\nNOTICE ON HIRING SCAMS\n\nUKG will never ask you for a copy of your driver’s license, social security card, or passport during a job inter\n\nABOUT OUR JOB DESCRIPTIONS\n\nAll job descriptions are written to accurately reflect the open job and include general work responsibilities. They do not present a comprehensive, detailed inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required for the job. 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The code you ship, the decisions you make, and the care you show a customer all add up to real impact. Today, tens of millions of workers start and end their days with our workforce operating platform. Helping people get paid, grow in their careers, and shape the future of their industries. That’s what we do.\n\nWe never stop learning. We never stop challenging the norm. We push for better, and we celebrate the wins along the way. Here, you’ll get flexibility that’s real, benefits you can count on, and a team that succeeds together. Because at UKG, your work matters—and so do you.\n\nOverview\n\nWe are seeking a Lead Data Engineer to design, build, and lead the delivery of scalable data solutions on our Cloud Data Platform (GCP/Azure). This role plays a critical hands-on leadership function, owning complex data pipelines and models while guiding a small team of data engineers through design, development, and best practices.\n\nThe ideal candidate is a strong technical contributor who can translate architectural guidance into execution, partner closely with Product Owners and Architects, and ensure high-quality, reliable data solutions aligned to business needs.\n\nEssential Duties & Responsibilities\nDesign & Build Data Solutions\n\nDesign, develop, and maintain end-to-end data pipelines and transformations using Azure (ADF, Databricks, ADLS Gen2, Synapse) and GCP (Composer, Data Fusion, Dataform, DataProc, BigQuery, GCS).\n\nImplement Fact and Dimension models, CDC patterns, and cloud-native ELT pipelines following established architectural standards.\n\nOptimize data pipelines for performance, scalability, and cost efficiency.\n\nTechnical Leadership & Delivery\n\nServe as the technical lead for one or more data domains or initiatives.\n\nLead design discussions, perform code reviews, and ensure adherence to engineering standards and best practices.\n\nMentor and guide Senior and Mid-level Data Engineers through hands-on coaching and technical feedback.\n\nAct as the first point of escalation for complex technical issues within owned initiatives.\n\nCollaboration & Alignment\n\nPartner with Data Architects, Product Owners, Analysts, and Platform teams to translate business requirements into effective data solutions.\n\nContribute to data modeling decisions to ensure alignment with analytics and reporting use cases.\n\nSupport cross-team initiatives by implementing shared frameworks and reusable components defined at the platform level.\n\nOperational Excellence\n\nEnsure reliability and maintainability of data pipelines through monitoring, alerting, and automated testing.\n\nImplement and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and/or GitHub Actions.\n\nCreate and maintain technical documentation for pipelines, models, and processes.\n\nSupport data quality, governance, and metadata standards within owned solutions.\n\nQualifications\nExperience\n\n7–9+ years of experience in data engineering and data warehousing, including cloud-based solutions.\n\nProven experience delivering complex data pipelines and warehouse solutions in Azure and/or GCP.\n\nStrong hands-on experience with Python, SQL, Spark, and distributed data processing.\n\nTechnical Proficiency\n\nAzure: Data Factory, Databricks, Synapse, ADLS Gen2, Azure DevOps\n\nGCP: Composer, Data Fusion, Dataform, DataProc, BigQuery, GCS, GitHub\n\nSolid understanding of Dimensional Modeling, ELT, CDC, and modern data lakehouse concepts.\n\nLeadership & Collaboration\n\nDemonstrated ability to lead technical delivery and influence design decisions within a team.\n\nExperience mentoring engineers through code reviews, pairing, and design guidance.\n\nStrong communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.\n\nPreferred\n\nExperience integrating data from SaaS platforms (Salesforce, D365, Qualtrics, Pendo, etc.).\n\nFamiliarity with DataOps practices, orchestration, and monitoring tools.\n\nExposure to data quality and governance concepts.\n\nCloud certification (Azure or GCP) is a plus.\n\nCompany Overview:\nUKG is the Workforce Operating Platform that puts workforce understanding to work. With the world's largest collection of workforce insights, and people-first AI, our ability to reveal unseen ways to build trust, amplify productivity, and empower talent, is unmatched. It's this expertise that equips our customers with the intelligence to solve any challenge in any industry — because great organizations know their workforce is their competitive edge. Learn more at ukg.com.\nEqual Opportunity Employer\nUKG is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, disability, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.\nIt is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.\nDisability Accommodation in the Application and Interview Process\nFor individuals with disabilities that need additional assistance at any point in the application and interview process, please email UKGCareers@ukg.com.\n\nThe pay range for this position is $129,500.00 to $186,100.00. The actual base pay offered may vary depending on skills, experience, job-related knowledge and work location. In addition to base pay, employees may be eligible to participate in a performance-based bonus plan and to receive restricted stock unit awards as part of total compensation. Learn more about UKG’s benefits and rewards at https://www.ukg.com/about-us/careers/benefits\nNOTICE ON HIRING SCAMS\n\nUKG will never ask you for a copy of your driver’s license, social security card, or passport during a job inter\n\nABOUT OUR JOB DESCRIPTIONS\n\nAll job descriptions are written to accurately reflect the open job and include general work responsibilities. They do not present a comprehensive, detailed inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required for the job. 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