Lead Data Engineer (m/f/d) - Barcelona
On projects, they will be leading the design of technical solutions, or perhaps overseeing a program inception to build a new product. Alongside hands-on coding, they are leading the team to implement the solution.Job responsibilities* You will lead and manage data engineering projects from inception to completion, including goal-setting, scope definition and ensuring on-time delivery with cross team collaboration.* You will collaborate with stakeholders to understand their strategic objectives and identify opportunities to leverage data and data quality.* You will design, develop and operate modern data architecture approaches to meet key business objectives and provide end-to-end data solutions.* You will be responsible to create, design and develop intricate data processing pipelines, addressing clients' most challenging problems.* You will collaborate with data scientists to design scalable implementations of their models.* You write clean and iterative code based on TDD and leverage various continuous delivery practices to deploy, support and operate data pipelines.* You will lead and advise clients on how to use different distributed storage and computing technologies from the plethora of options available.* You will develop data models by selecting from a variety of modeling techniques and implementing the chosen data model using the appropriate technology stack.* You will be responsible for data governance, data security and data privacy to support business and compliance requirements.* You will define the strategy for and incorporate data quality into your day-to-day work.Job qualificationsTechnical Skills* You have experience in leading the system design and implementation of technical solutions.* Working with data excites you; You have created Big Data architecture, can build and operate data pipelines, and maintain data storage, all within distributed systems.* You have a deep understanding of data modeling and experience with modern data engineering tools and platforms.* You have experience in writing clean, high-quality code using the preferred programming language.* You have built and deployed large-scale data pipelines and data-centric applications using any of the distributed storage platforms and distributed processing platforms in a production setting.* You have experience with data visualization techniques and can communicate the insights as per the audience.* You have experience with data-driven approaches and can apply data security and privacy strategy to solve business problems.* You have experience with different types of databases (i.e.: SQL, NoSQL, data lake, data schemas, etc.).Professional Skills* You understand the importance of stakeholder management and can easily liaise between clients and other key stakeholders throughout projects, ensuring buy-in and gaining trust along the way.* You are resilient in ambiguous situations and can adapt your role to approach challenges from multiple perspectives.* You don't shy away from risks or conflicts, instead you take them on and skillfully manage them.* You coach, mentor and motivate others and you aspire to influence teammates to take positive action and accountability for their work.* You enjoy influencing others and always advocate for technical excellence while being open to change when needed.* You are a proven leader with a track record of encouraging teammates in their professional development and relationships.* Cultivating strong partnerships comes naturally to you; You understand the importance of relationship building and how it can bring new opportunities to our business.Other things to knowLearning & DevelopmentThere is no one-size-fits-all career path at Thoughtworks: however you want to develop your career is entirely up to you.
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