Lead Data Engineer

Principal Data Engineer – Data & IntelligenceHybrid | Frisco, TX | 5-Month Contract | Open to RelocationMandatory: Candidates must have FAANG - Facebook, Meta, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, GoogleWe're looking for a Principal Data Engineer to architect and lead enterprise-scale data platforms with deep expertise in Snowflake, Databricks, Azure, Python, PySpark, SQL, and Kafka/Event Hub. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience building scalable ETL/ELT pipelines, real-time streaming solutions, cloud-native data architectures, and modern data warehouses for finance and enterprise reporting.You'll lead data platform architecture, establish engineering best practices, implement CI/CD, security, governance, and data quality frameworks, while mentoring senior engineers and partnering with architects, product managers, and finance stakeholders.Key Skills: Snowflake, Databricks, Azure, Python, PySpark, SQL, DBT, Apache Airflow, Azure Data Factory, Kafka/Event Hub, Spark Streaming, CI/CD, Data Modeling, Finance Data Warehouse, Data Governance, and Enterprise Architecture.