Principal Data Engineer
Core
Architecting highly scalable, secure, and reliable enterprise data platforms and AI/ML initiatives using Agile methodologies.
Role type
Principal Data Engineer (IC5)
Builds
Global ETL/ELT pipelines, streaming frameworks, autonomous AI agents, and production-ready data repositories.
Domain
Cybersecurity / Cloud Data Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Cloud data architecture, SQL, Python, Terraform, Real-time streaming topologies, Data warehousing design, Data governance, Pipeline automation, Vector DBs, AWS
Preferred skills
Snowflake, Agile management tools, Cross-functional technical requirements, Machine learning training pipelines, Multi-region cloud infrastructure
Technologies
AWS, Kafka, Terraform, Snowflake, Jira, Claude, Gemini
Responsibilities
Formulate and execute technical architecture strategy for global ETL/ELT pipelines and streaming frameworks. Serve as principal technical authority establishing development standards and code review practices. Architect and deploy autonomous AI agents utilizing LLMs. Assess high-risk architectural challenges and make definitive decisions on data warehousing design. Partner with IT, Security, and Product teams on governance and architecture matters. Implement automated data pipeline monitoring, alerting, and cleansing mechanisms. Partner with Analytics Engineering to ensure stability and scalability of production repositories.
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC
