Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Val's services is seeking a Senior Staff Data Engineer responsible for designing and evolving their core data platform. The role focuses on data structure, governance, security, and scalability while leading initiatives in data processing and cross-team collaboration.
Responsibilities
- Architecting and optimizing an Iceberg-based lakehouse architecture to ensure performance, scalability, and maintainability
- Defining standards for table design, schema evolution, and data layout, and leading cross-team data processing initiatives
- Establishing metadata and governance standards, integrating open-source tools, and ensuring AI readiness and self-service analytics
- Designing security models, access controls, and compliance measures, embedding policy enforcement, and balancing security with usability
- Maintaining platform reliability through automation, observability, incident support, and operational improvements
- Aligning technical work with business goals, mentoring engineers, and fostering cross-team collaboration
Skills
- Bachelor's in Computer Science or equivalent, with 12+ years of experience in large-scale data systems
- Expertise in distributed data architecture, Apache Iceberg, security, Python, SQL, orchestration tools, and cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, or Azure)
- Strong communication skills and experience with metadata, governance, and cloud-native data services
Benefits
- Remote flexibility
- Benefits
- Opportunities for growth
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