{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"78d963a20cbea166bc31d42f","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/78d963a20cbea166bc31d42f","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/78d963a20cbea166bc31d42f","title":"Lead Data Engineer","description":"The CompanyNorthMark Compute & Cloud (NMC²) is backed by dedicated leadership and investment, with a clear mission as it operates at the bleeding edge of technology. Its goal is to scale and enhance the high-performance computing (HPC) and cloud infrastructure that supports its clients' research, production, and delivery, enabling breakthroughs that shape the industries of tomorrow. Its engineers build critical infrastructure to eliminate friction in scientific research, simulations, analysis, and decision-making, accelerating discovery and driving faster innovation.The PositionWe are seeking a Lead Data Engineer to play a critical role in advancing NMC²’s big data engineering and analytics capabilities. This role will lead the design, development, and optimization of scalable data platforms, real time data pipelines, and analytics ready data products.As part of the Big Data Engineering and Analytics organization, this role will focus on enabling a modern data lake and data mesh architecture that supports high volume, high velocity, and high variety data across enterprise and platform domains.The Lead Data Engineer will bring deep hands-on expertise in Kubernetes, Kafka streaming platforms, and multi cloud ecosystems including AWS, Azure, and GCP. This role partners closely with data architects, analytics teams, and platform engineering to deliver reliable, governed, and high-quality data solutions.ResponsibilitiesLead the design and implementation of scalable big data pipelines for batch and real time processingBuild and operate streaming data platforms using KafkaDesign and deploy cloud native data solutions across AWS, Azure, and GCPDevelop and manage containerized workloads using KubernetesEnable data mesh architecture with domain oriented data productsDesign and implement data lake and lakehouse architecturesEnsure data quality, reliability, and observabilityImplement governance capabilities including metadata and lineageCollaborate with analytics, AI, and business teamsOptimize performance and cost efficiencyMentor engineering teamsRequirements15+ years of experience in big data engineeringStrong experience with KafkaStrong experience with KubernetesExperience with AWS, Azure, and GCPExperience building data lakes or lakehouse platformsExperience with data mesh conceptsStrong programming skills in Python, Scala, or JavaExperience with Spark, Flink, or BeamExperience with Airflow or orchestration toolsUnderstanding of data modeling and governanceExperience with CICD and infrastructure automationExperience supporting AI and machine learning workloads including large language models such as Claude or similar platformsStrong communication and leadership skillsApply Now","company":"Northmark Compute Cloud","rawCompany":"northmark compute cloud","city":"Dallas","state":"TX","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-07-01T10:37:54.579Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1243.01","title":"Data Warehousing Specialists","slug":"data-warehousing-specialists"},{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"},{"code":"15-2051.00","title":"Data Scientists","slug":"data-scientists"}],"industries":[{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"518210","title":"Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services","slug":"computing-infrastructure-providers-data-processing-web-hosting-and-related-services"},{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Lead Data Engineer","description":"The CompanyNorthMark Compute & Cloud (NMC²) is backed by dedicated leadership and investment, with a clear mission as it operates at the bleeding edge of technology. 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