Experienced Data Engineer

Tecknoworks is a global technology consulting company. At our core, we embody values that define who we are and how we operate. We are curious, continuously seeking to expand our understanding and question conventional wisdom. Fearlessness drives us, propelling us to take daring steps to achieve significant outcomes. Our aspiration to be inspiring motivates us to consistently reach for our personal and collective best, setting an example for ourselves and those we interact with. Collaboration is our strength, capitalizing on the diverse brilliance within our team. Our commitment knows no bounds; we consistently go the extra mile to ensure enduring positive effects for our clients.

About the Role 

As an Experienced Data Engineer (Level 3), you will lead the design and delivery of enterprise-scale data platforms that power critical business decisions. You act as a technical authority within the team and a trusted advisor to clients, owning complex systems end-to-end while setting engineering standards and mentoring others. 

This role is ideal for experienced data engineers who want real ownership, architectural influence, and the opportunity to shape how modern, cloud-native, and AI-augmented data systems are built and operated. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Design and own scalable, resilient data architectures aligned with business objectives 

• Lead architectural decisions for complex, cross-system data platforms 

• Drive data strategy and technical direction within projects and squads 

• Build and optimize batch, streaming, and real-time data pipelines 

• Design enterprise-grade data models and performant storage layers 

• Ensure systems meet strict SLAs, reliability, and performance targets 

• Implement data governance, lineage, and quality standards at scale 

• Ensure compliance with security, privacy, and regulatory requirements 

• Prevent data incidents through proactive design and monitoring 

• Act as a bridge between engineering teams and business stakeholders 

• Translate business requirements into clear, robust technical solutions 

• Build trusted relationships with client technical and delivery stakeholders 

• Mentor junior and mid-level data engineers 

• Lead architecture reviews and drive technical best practices 

• Contribute to internal knowledge sharing and engineering standards 

• Evaluate and pilot new data and cloud technologies 

• Apply FinOps principles to optimize cloud data workloads 

• Define and promote effective use of AI tools in engineering workflows 

Required Skills & Experience 

• Expert SQL and Python 

• Strong experience with distributed data processing (e.g. Spark) 

• Hands-on experience designing end-to-end data platforms on: Azure (expert), AWS (expert). 

• Experience with modern data tooling (e.g. dbt, Airflow/Dagster, Microsoft Fabric) 

• Strong understanding of data modeling, performance optimization, and reliability engineering 

• 4–7 years of experience in data engineering or platform engineering roles 

• Proven ownership of production data systems with strict SLAs 

• Experience handling incidents and operational responsibility 

• Experience mentoring engineers and leading technical discussions 

• Strong communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders 

• Ability to work independently across multiple workstreams 

• Strong experience using AI tools in daily engineering work 

• Ability to define where AI adds value and where it does not 

• Experience mentoring others on responsible, effective AI usage in engineering 

• Data platforms are stable, scalable, and trusted in production 

• Architectural decisions stand the test of scale and complexity 

• Systems consistently meet performance and reliability targets 

• Engineers you mentor show clear technical growth 

• Clients recognize you as a trusted technical authority 

Nice to Have (Accelerators) 

• Cloud and data certifications (Azure, AWS, Databricks, Snowflake) 

• Experience contributing to proposals or presales activities 

• Knowledge sharing through talks, articles, or open-source contributions 

• Experience building internal tools or automations 

If you want to design systems that matter, not just pipelines that run, this role is for you. As a Experienced Data Engineer at Tecknoworks, you’ll architect enterprise-scale data platforms, influence technical decisions across teams, and act as a trusted advisor to clients. You’ll have real ownership over complex systems, the autonomy to shape technical direction, and the opportunity to mentor others while working with modern cloud, streaming, and AI-augmented data stacks.