The Data Engineering Lead supports this transformation by driving the planning, delivery, and operationalization of scalable data engineering solutions across the Energy Business Unit.
Job Summary
The Data Engineering Lead leads end-to-end delivery of data engineering solutions across the Energy Business Unit, translating business and technical needs into reliable, production-ready data capabilities. The role combines data engineering knowledge, digital delivery experience, and EPC expertise to deliver scalable, governed, and operationally sustainable data solutions from planning through deployment.
This position is designated as part-time telework per our global telework policy and will require at least three days of in-person attendance per week at the assigned office or project. Weekly in-person schedules will be determined by the individual and their supervisor, in consultation with functional or project leadership. #LI-VB1
Major Responsibilities
Data Engineering Solution Delivery
Lead end-to-end delivery of data engineering solutions.
Manage delivery plans, milestones, resources, and dependencies.
Coordinate business and technical teams to resolve delivery risks.
Data Architecture & Integration
Oversee data pipelines, integrations, APIs, and data products.
Ensure solutions are scalable and aligned with enterprise architecture.
Guide deployment, monitoring, and operational support using DataOps practices..
Data Quality, Governance & Security
Establish data quality, lineage, metadata, and access requirements.
Ensure compliance with governance, privacy, and security standards.
Support governance reviews, controls, and production readiness.
Business Value & Cross-Functional Collaboration
Translate business and EPC data needs into delivery requirements.
Partner with AI, analytics, architecture, governance, and functional teams.
Track delivery performance, adoption, and business value.
Education and Experience Requirements
Requires bachelor's or master's degree (or international equivalent) and 13-15 years of relevant experience or 17-19 years of relevant work experience
Prefferred
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field.
Master’s degree in a related technical field preferred.
Relevant cloud, data engineering, architecture, or DataOps certifications preferred.
Required Knowledge and Skills
Industry Experience
10–15 years of data engineering, data platform, integration, or technology delivery experience.
Knowledge of EPC project delivery, engineering, project controls, procurement, or operations preferred.
Experience leading multidisciplinary business and technical teams.
Data Engineering Experience
Experience delivering data pipelines, integrations, APIs, and enterprise data products.
Proficiency with SQL, Python, cloud data platforms, and distributed processing technologies.
Knowledge of data modeling, quality, governance, security, DataOps, and CI/CD.
Experience with Microsoft Azure, Fabric and Databricks preferred.
Skills & Competencies
Technical delivery and program management.
Data architecture and problem-solving.
Stakeholder communication and cross-functional leadership.
Ability to manage competing priorities in complex EPC environments.
Total Rewards/Benefits
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