Lead Data Engineer II

Join our Deloitte AI & Engineering team to transform technology platforms, drive innovation, and help make a significant impact on our clients' success. You'll work alongside talented professionals reimagining and reengineering operations and processes that are critical to businesses. Your contributions can help clients improve financial performance, accelerate new digital ventures, and fuel growth through innovation.

Work you'll do

As a PROJECT - Lead Data Engineer II on the AI & Data team, you will be responsible for:

• Leading the design and implementation of enterprise data architectures that unify legacy and modern technologies into an integrated data platform
• Designing data integration frameworks, pipelines, and patterns that support secure, scalable, and reliable data exchange across systems
• Defining and implementing data governance, metadata, data quality, and data lifecycle practices to improve trust in enterprise data assets
• Collaborating with client and delivery teams to translate mission, business, and technical requirements into data platform solutions
• Guiding platform modernization efforts across cloud, data management, and integration capabilities in support of federal client objectives

A successful candidate would possess these skills:

• Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product
• Ability to build and sustain professional relationships
• Ability to lead projects or workstreams
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to mentor and provide clear guidance to others

The team

Deloitte's Government & Public Services (GPS) practice - our people, ideas, technology and outcomes - is designed for impact. Serving federal, state, & local government clients as well as public higher education institutions, our team of professionals brings fresh perspective to help clients anticipate disruption, reimagine the possible, and fulfill their mission promise.

Our AI & Data offering provides a full spectrum of solutions for designing, developing, and operating cutting-edge Data and AI platforms, products, insights, and services. Our offerings help clients innovate, enhance and operate their data, AI, and analytics capabilities, ensuring they can mature and scale effectively.

The Project Delivery Talent Model is designed for professionals with specialized skills that align to a current client need. Team members focus on delivering services to clients, without additional expectations related to business development or promotion. Their employment is tied to their role on a project, and they are eligible for a benefits package that is competitive for project delivery-focused professionals.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field
• Active Secret level security clearance
• 7+ years of professional experience in data engineering, data architecture, data integration, or enterprise data management
• 3+ years of experience designing enterprise data architectures for large-scale environments
• 3+ years of experience implementing data integration solutions across multiple systems and platforms
• 3+ years of experience establishing data governance, metadata, and data quality practices
• 3+ years of experience supporting federal government data management or data modernization initiatives
• Ability to travel 10%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.

Preferred:

• Experience designing cloud-based data platforms
• Experience with enterprise data warehousing, data lakes, or lakehouse architectures
• Experience with extract, transform, and load orchestration and pipeline automation
• Experience supporting data governance implementation in regulated environments
• Experience leading technical workstreams for data platform transformation programs

For individuals assigned and/or hired to work in Virginia, Deloitte is required by law to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. This compensation range is specific to Virginia and takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $131,000 to $218,300.

You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.