AWS Technical Lead, Data Engineering

Talent International — Australia · Posted ~2 hours ago

Lead

Skills

AWS Databricks data engineering technical leadership solution design ETL/ELT data pipelines technical design code review ETL ELT

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Summary ✨ AI‑Generated

A large enterprise technology program is seeking a hands-on Technical Lead for data engineering transformation initiatives. You will own solution design and technical delivery, translate business needs into detailed designs, build scalable data pipelines, work directly with cloud data technologies, and mentor engineering teams.

Highlights

Hands-on technical leadership role driving enterprise data engineering initiatives. Combines solution architecture, technical direction, development, code reviews, scalable data pipelines, and mentoring across a modern cloud data environment.

Description

We’re looking for an experienced Technical Lead – Data Engineering to join a major enterprise data transformation and lead the technical delivery of two strategic data initiatives. This is a hands-on Technical Lead role for someone who enjoys staying close to the technology while taking ownership of solution design, technical direction and engineering delivery. You’ll work across a modern AWS and Databricks environment, partnering with architects, engineers and business stakeholders to turn requirements into scalable, production-ready data solutions. Responsibilities Lead the technical design and delivery of enterprise data engineering solutions.Translate business requirements into detailed technical designs and Low-Level Designs (LLDs).Design scalable and secure data solutions using Databricks and AWS.Remain hands-on across development, implementation and code reviews.Design and deliver modern data pipelines and ETL/ELT solutions.Provide technical direction and mentoring to Data Engineers.Work closely with architecture, business and delivery stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.Ensure solutions meet enterprise architecture, security and data governance standards.Support testing, deployment and production implementation. Requirements Strong experience as a Technical Lead, Lead Data Engineer within complex enterprise environments.Deep hands-on Databricks experience is essential.Experience with some of the following Databricks capabilities – must have at least 2 to 3 things:Databricks GenieSemantic modellingManaged MCP ServersVector Stores / Vector Search indexesLakebaseStrong AWS data engineering experience, ideally across S3, Glue, Lambda, EMR or related services.Strong development skills across Python, SQL and/or Spark.Proven experience designing modern data platforms, pipelines and scalable data architectures.Experience producing detailed LLDs and technical specifications.Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to communicate technical concepts clearly.Experience working within Agile delivery environments. If you’re a hands-on Data Engineering Technical Lead with strong Databricks and AWS experience, please apply or reach out directly for a confidential chat at alex.nguyen@talentinternational.com _:empty]:hidden">