Lead Data Integration Engineer

We are seeking a highly capable Lead Data Integration Engineer to join our team. This role offers the opportunity to work on complex, large-scale data systems that support critical business operations. You'll bring technical depth and leadership experience together to guide meaningful improvements across the data landscape. This is a great fit for someone who enjoys balancing hands-on technical analysis with strategic planning and team collaboration

Responsibilities

• Analyze the current state of data ingestion and transformation pipelines implemented by the incumbent vendor to assess their structure and performance
• Review architecture documentation and source code in detail, utilizing accelerators to support efficient code analysis
• Produce clear analysis results and complexity assessments that inform future planning decisions
• Collaborate with the discovery team on solution design and effort estimation for the target state implementation

Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in Data Integration
• At least one year of experience leading and managing teams
• Good understanding of ETL/ELT processes, data warehousing, and cloud-native data integration techniques
• Experience with the AWS/Serverless stack, Snowflake, dbt, and related modern data stack technologies
• Hands-on experience with AWS Glue for building and managing data integration workflows
• Proficiency in Python for developing and maintaining data integration solutions
• Expertise in designing scalable data systems and cloud-native transformation processes
• Strong proficiency in SQL and scripting languages for data manipulation and automation
• Excellent problem-solving skills and fluent English communication at a B2 level or higher

Nice to have

• Experience with Dagster for orchestrating and managing data pipeline workflows

Benefits

• International projects with top brands
• Work with global teams of highly skilled, diverse peers
• Healthcare benefits
• Employee financial programs
• Paid time off and sick leave
• Upskilling, reskilling and certification courses
• Unlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning library and 22,000+ courses
• Global career opportunities
• Volunteer and community involvement opportunities
• EPAM Employee Groups
• Award-winning culture recognized by Glassdoor, Newsweek and LinkedIn