Data Management Lead
PHILADELPHIA, PA, United States
Contract
6 days ago
Key skills
PythonSQLETLELTData EngineeringData LakeDatabricksSparkApache SparkAzureCI/CDLeadershipTeam LeadershipCommunicationProblem SolvingCollaboration
About this role
About the Role
Job Title
Data Management Lead
Location
2 days every other week in Newtown Sq
Duration
6+ month contract to hire
Compensation
$90/hr C2C max
Work Status
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Job Description
Our Philadelphiaarea client is seeking a Data Management Lead for a permanent role by way of contracttohire. This position is ideal for a senior data engineering leader who can guide teams, deliver complex solutions, and stay handson when needed.
The Data Management Lead will guide a team of data engineers while driving the delivery of scalable, highquality data solutions. This leader will oversee people management, ensure successful technical delivery, and remain handson with engineering work when needed. The role requires a proactive problem solver who can navigate challenges, mentor team members, and consistently deliver results in a fastpaced environment.
Position Description
Lead and mentor data engineering team members, ensuring strong performance and collaboration
Oversee technical delivery across multiple initiatives, ensuring quality, timelines, and stakeholder alignment
Drive solution design and problemsolving for complex data engineering challenges
Contribute handson to data engineering work, including building pipelines and supporting cloudbased architectures
Partner with crossfunctional teams to translate business needs into scalable data solutions
Required Skills
10+ years of recent, handson Data Engineering experience
Extensive hands-on experience with Databricks (ideally 5+ years)
Extensive hands-on experience with Azure Cloud (ideally 5+ years)
4+ years in a Lead role, including managing people, delivering projects, resolving challenges, and driving teams to successful outcomes
Very strong communication skills and problem solving skills
Strong ability to identify solutions, navigate ambiguity, and maintain delivery momentum
Bonus Skills
Healthcare experience highly preferred, supporting enterprise environments or consulting engagements
- Data Engineering Team Leadership
- Scalable Data Pipeline Development
- Azure Cloud Data Architecture
- Databricks Expertise
- Complex Data Solution Design
- Stakeholder Alignment & Communication
- HandsOn Data Engineering Execution
- CrossFunctional Collaboration
- Problem Solving in Ambiguous Environments
- Healthcare Data Management Knowledge
- Databricks
- Azure Cloud (Azure Data Factory / Synapse)
- Apache Spark
- SQL
- Python (Preferred)
- CI/CD for Data Pipelines
- Data Lake / Warehouse Design
- ETL / ELT Tools
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, Software Engineering. Preferred: Master's in Data Science, Master's in Computer Science, MBA.
Industry Experience- Healthcare
- Enterprise Data Management
- Consulting