{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"c1cb11dd8a9d5be6e701d6d9","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/c1cb11dd8a9d5be6e701d6d9","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/c1cb11dd8a9d5be6e701d6d9","title":"Technical Lead - Cloud Data Engineering","description":"This role is for a Technical Lead - Cloud Data Engineering, fully remote for 9 months at a pay rate of \"X\". Requires 9 years of experience, strong Azure Cloud, ETL, and data engineering skills, and US Citizenship for Public Trust clearance.\r\nUnited States\r\n$ USD\r\n632\r\nMarch 26, 2026\r\nRemote\r\nWashington, DC 20001\r\nResponsibilities\r\nWork directly with business users to understand data requirements, and develop, deliver, and maintain appropriate data solutions.\r\nLead a team of data engineering developers to implement Azure Data Lake-based ETL/ELT/data pipelines, data extracts, and API-based data delivery.\r\nEnsure continued legacy EDW development and operations utilizing Microsoft SQL Server, SSIS, SSRS, SSAS, PowerShell, and related technologies.\r\nDrive the migration of legacy EDW platform data workloads to the new Azure Cloud Data Lake platform.\r\nDefine ETL performance testing scope, benchmark workloads against legacy EDW baselines, validate SLA-compliant data loads, and optimize throughput to ensure scalable cloud performance.\r\nWork with IT infrastructure, DevOps, Data Engineers, Modelers, and Architects to optimize pipelines, test environment, test design, test execution, resolve issues, perform optimization, and tuning.\r\nSupport the design and implementation of data models and data pipelines for relational, dimensional, data Lakehouse (Medallion architecture), data warehouse, data mart, SQL, and NoSQL data stores.\r\nUtilize Microsoft Azure services including Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2, Azure SQL Managed Instance, Azure Data Factory, Synapse Pipelines, Apache Spark Notebooks, Python, SQL, stored procedures, and Azure OpenAI to develop cloud-native data solutions.\r\nPrepare data required for advanced analytics, visualization, reporting, data extracts, and AI/ML.\r\nDevelop and implement processes, procedures, and checklists to guide the development and operations of the legacy EDW platform and modernized Azure platform.\r\nImplement data migration, data integrity, data quality, metadata management, performance management, audit data capture, and data security functions.\r\nMonitor and troubleshoot data-related issues to maintain high availability and performance.\r\nImplement governance, build, deployment, and monitoring to automate platform operation.\r\nActively support Agile DevOps process, including Program Increment planning.\r\nEngage in continuous learning to increase relevant skills.\r\nMaintain strict versioning and configuration control to ensure data integrity.\r\nQualifications\r\nAt least a BS degree in Computer Science or related field and 9 years of experience.\r\n5 years of proven experience leading a team supporting enterprise data warehousing using Microsoft data warehousing and reporting solutions.\r\n5 years of experience working directly with clients to understand data needs, develop and deliver solutions (data engineering, reports, dashboards, data extracts), and provide continued support.\r\n5 years of strong experience in ETL performance testing for traditional EDW and Azure Cloud Data 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detail-oriented and able to support multiple projects and tasks.\r\nDemonstrate continuous learning to increase relevant skills.\r\nDemonstrated experience in supporting production, testing, integration, and development environments.\r\nOpen mindset, ability to quickly adapt new technologies to solve customer problems.\r\nUS Citizenship and ability to successfully obtain government-issued Public Trust clearance.\r\nPreferred Qualifications\r\nExperience working with data in law, HR, financial management, inventory, property, and management domains.\r\nExperience working on Federal government projects with at least active Public Trust Clearance.\r\nExperience working with Azure DevOps.\r\nMicrosoft certification in Azure fundamentals, data engineering, AI, data analytics.\r\nBenefits\r\nMedical, dental, vision.\r\nFlexible Spending Account (FSA).\r\nDependent Care Savings Account (DCA).\r\n401K plan.\r\nPaid Sick Leave as required by Federal, State, or local laws.\r\nPEAK believes that 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PEAK does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. All employment decisions are made based on qualifications, merit, and business need. We encourage all individuals to apply.\r\nAmericans Disabilities Act (ADA)\r\nThe physical and mental requirements described in this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 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Requires 9 years of experience, strong Azure Cloud, ETL, and data engineering skills, and US Citizenship for Public Trust clearance.\r\nUnited States\r\n$ USD\r\n632\r\nMarch 26, 2026\r\nRemote\r\nWashington, DC 20001\r\nResponsibilities\r\nWork directly with business users to understand data requirements, and develop, deliver, and maintain appropriate data solutions.\r\nLead a team of data engineering developers to implement Azure Data Lake-based ETL/ELT/data pipelines, data extracts, and API-based data delivery.\r\nEnsure continued legacy EDW development and operations utilizing Microsoft SQL Server, SSIS, SSRS, SSAS, PowerShell, and related technologies.\r\nDrive the migration of legacy EDW platform data workloads to the new Azure Cloud Data Lake platform.\r\nDefine ETL performance testing scope, benchmark workloads against legacy EDW baselines, validate SLA-compliant data loads, and optimize throughput to ensure scalable cloud performance.\r\nWork with IT infrastructure, DevOps, 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