Data Engineering Lead

Data Engineering Lead

Location: Charlotte, NC

Compensation: $145,000+

Join a global logistics leader generating more than $1 billion in annual revenue with over 20 years of industry experience. This technology-driven organization is transforming the way global supply chains operate, delivering end-to-end 4PL solutions across Intermodal, Integrated Marine Logistics, Transport & Warehousing, and Managed Services.

By combining deep operational expertise, advanced technology, and data-driven insight, the company helps some of the world's most dynamic organizations solve complex supply chain challenges. With a strong track record of growth and continued investment in technology and talent, this is an exciting opportunity to join an established global organization while helping shape the future of logistics.

The Data Engineering Lead drives the enterprise data engineering strategy, platform development, and delivery of scalable data solutions that support operational visibility, automation, analytics, and AI-enabled decision-making. This role manages a team of data and analytics engineers while partnering closely with business, operations, product, and technology stakeholders to translate complex logistics challenges into trusted, actionable data products. The position is critical to maturing a modern data platform and advancing a more data-driven organization.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the architecture and development of the enterprise data lake to improve logistics operations, real-time tracking, supply chain optimization, and customer-facing analytics.
• Partner with business, operations, and product stakeholders to identify high-impact data initiatives, prioritize delivery, and translate logistics use cases into scalable technical solutions.
• Own and evolve the modern data stack, including Databricks, Delta Lake, Sigma Computing, Snowflake, Airflow, and AWS.
• Oversee ELT/ETL pipelines integrating data from TMS, WMS, telematics, EDI feeds, and IoT sensors.
• Deliver trusted, reusable, high-quality data products that support self-service dashboards, operational reporting, and embedded analytics.
• Implement best practices for data observability, pipeline orchestration, CI/CD, performance optimization, scalability, and resilience.
• Champion data governance, lineage, and quality standards aligned with GDPR, SOX, customer SLAs, and internal standards.
• Manage sprint planning, agile execution, resource allocation, and team development.
• Collaborate with vendors and external partners on tool adoption, integrations, and roadmap alignment.
• Lead, coach, develop, and retain a high-performing global data engineering team.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience building and supporting data platforms, analytics, business intelligence, or data engineering solutions.
• 2+ years of leadership and management experience.
• Strong technical expertise in data architecture, data modeling, cloud platforms, and modern data engineering practices.
• Experience with Databricks, AWS, Snowflake, Airflow, Sigma Computing, or comparable tools and platforms.
• Proven ability to lead large-scale data initiatives that support business goals and improve decision-making.
• Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to align technical solutions to business needs.
• Excellent leadership, problem-solving, communication, and prioritization skills.
• Logistics, transportation, or supply chain experience preferred

Category Code: JN008, JN014

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Seniority Level: Mid-Senior Level