Photon
Technical Lead - Operational Data Governance & Modernization | Onsite - Delaware
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Lead delivery of enterprise data governance, MDM, and modern data-platform components including Snowflake, CDC pipelines, schema-first contracts (JSON Schema/Avro/Protobuf), data catalog and PII classification, CI/CD schema management, AWS data services, and day-to-day leadership of an offshore delivery team.
Key Responsibilities
- Own delivery of relational and canonical data models and the organization's MDM (master data management) strategy.
- Set standards for advanced SQL usage and appropriate use of NoSQL patterns where relational modeling doesn't fit.
- Define schema-first data contract design using JSON Schema/Avro/Protobuf.
- Drive rollout of the data catalog and enforce PII classification and data-regulation compliance across pipelines.
- Own delivery of the Snowflake/enterprise data warehouse and data pipelines between ODS and warehouse.
- Drive delivery of data change detection (CDC) and the data validation/quality testing framework.
- Own "contract as code" governance: data schema management via CI/CD and Git-based data governance.
- Select and stand up appropriate AWS data services for the platform.
- Run day-to-day delivery of the offshore team: sprint commitments, code/design review, real-time unblocking, and hands-on work on critical-path pipelines.
- Report delivery status, risks, and blockers to engineering leadership.
Must-Have Qualifications
- 8+ years in data engineering, with 3+ years as a tech lead owning end-to-end delivery (not a pure design/review architect role).
- Proven track record of shipping data platforms on committed timelines, including hands-on troubleshooting under delivery pressure.
- Deep expertise in relational and canonical data modeling and MDM design.
- Expert-level SQL and solid understanding of when NoSQL patterns are appropriate.
- Proven experience designing schema-first data contracts (JSON Schema/Avro/Protobuf).
- Experience architecting data catalog tooling and PII classification/data regulation compliance (critical given financial-services context).
- Strong hands-on architecture experience with Snowflake or an equivalent enterprise data warehouse.
- Proven design of data pipelines between operational data stores and the warehouse.
- Experience architecting change-data-capture and data validation/quality frameworks.
- Demonstrated experience implementing "contract as code" — schema management via CI/CD, Git-based governance.
- Solid knowledge of relevant AWS data services (e.g., RDS, Redshift, Glue, DMS, Lake Formation).
- Financial-services or similarly regulated-industry data governance experience is strongly preferred.
- Strong stakeholder communication; able to directly manage day-to-day delivery of an offshore team (standups, unblocking, sprint accountability).
Nice-to-Have Qualifications
- Experience with specific data catalog tools (e.g., Collibra, Alation, AWS Glue Data Catalog).
- Exposure to multiple warehouse platforms beyond Snowflake.
- Experience building data-quality frameworks with tools like Great Expectations or dbt tests.
- Relevant certifications (Snowflake SnowPro, AWS Data Analytics Specialty).
Compensation, Benefits and Duration
Minimum Compensation: USD 56,000
Maximum Compensation: USD 196,000
Compensation is based on actual experience and qualifications of the candidate. The above is a reasonable and a good faith estimate for the role.
Medical, vision, and dental benefits, 401k retirement plan, variable pay/incentives, paid time off, and paid holidays are available for full-time employees.
This position is not available for independent contractors
No applications will be considered if received more than 120 days after the date of this post
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