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OddballLead Data Engineer
Oddball is seeking a Lead Data Engineer for its VA team to establish the technical direction for shifting legacy data warehouse infrastructure onto an Azure and…
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Oddball is seeking a Lead Data Engineer for its VA team to establish the technical direction for shifting legacy data warehouse infrastructure onto an Azure and Databricks lakehouse. This full-time, remote position offers a salary range of $110,000 to $145,000 per year and is contingent upon contract award. Oddball builds software for the federal space with the goal of improving daily life for millions of individuals. This role suits professionals…
Job Description
Oddball is seeking a Lead Data Engineer for its VA team to establish the technical direction for shifting legacy data warehouse infrastructure onto an Azure and Databricks lakehouse. This full-time, remote position offers a salary range of $110,000 to $145,000 per year and is contingent upon contract award. Oddball builds software for the federal space with the goal of improving daily life for millions of individuals.
This role suits professionals who enjoy mentoring engineers, collaborating in an Agile setting, and solving complex performance challenges. The selected candidate will define migration strategies, build reusable pipelines, and work alongside product, QA, and platform teams.
Responsibilities
- Determine the technical framework for moving pipelines and data to the lakehouse
- Direct migration squads regarding patterns, quality gates, and reconciliation
- Build reusable migration pipelines using Azure Databricks and Azure Data Factory
- Establish source and target data reconciliation methods to verify precision
- Troubleshoot complex performance and pipeline issues
- Coach data engineers and evaluate their deliverables
- Collaborate with platform, QA, and product divisions
Requirements
- Authorized to work in the United States
- U.S. citizenship and the ability to secure and retain a federal background check or security clearance, depending on federal contract mandates
- Data engineering leadership background on modernization or large migration initiatives
- Extensive experience utilizing Azure Data Factory and Spark or Databricks
- Proficiency in Python and SQL
- Background in transitioning legacy data warehouse and ETL workloads to the cloud
- Familiarity with medallion architecture, lakehouse principles, and Delta
Qualifications
- Background in regulated or federal data environments
- Bachelor's Degree
Core Skills
Benefits
- Fully remote work arrangement
- Tech and education stipend
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Company match 401(k) plan
- Flexible PTO and paid holidays
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Is this position remote?
Yes, the posting specifies that this is a fully remote role within a collaborative Agile environment.
What is the salary range for the Lead Data Engineer position?
The wage range for this United States-based role is $110,000 to $145,000 per year, with actual compensation determined by candidate skill level, job location, and category.
What education is needed for this job?
The posting lists a Bachelor's Degree under education.
Are there any citizenship or security clearance requirements?
Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. Due to federal contract rules, certain roles may also require U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance or federal background investigation.
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