Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. GATX Corporation is an industry leader with over 125 years of success, and they are seeking a Lead Data Engineer to shape their enterprise analytics strategy. The role involves designing and implementing a modern data platform, partnering with various teams, and driving high-performance data solutions.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and implementation of a modern AWS + Databricks Lakehouse platform
- Partner across IT, analytics, and business teams to turn data into decisions
- Drive scalable, governed, high-performance data solutions
- Influence how data powers analytics, reporting, and AI across the company
- Design and lead enterprise-grade pipelines, supporting both batch and streaming data processing
- Own the full ETL/ELT lifecycle, from design through production support
- Drive data engineering standards, best practices, and architecture across the data ecosystem
- Translate business requirements into scalable, high-performance data solutions
- Mentor a small team while remaining hands-on
- Ensure data reliability, performance, governance, and cost optimization
Skills
- 10+ years of IT experience, including deep expertise in data engineering & ETL
- 4-6+ years of recent hands-on experience in designing, building, and scaling data pipelines
- Strong hands-on experience with Databricks (Spark, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog) and AWS (S3, IAM, networking)
- A passion for continued learning and an interest in staying current with the rapidly evolving data and analytics space
- Experience working in an Agile analytics environment where close collaboration with key stakeholders to address evolving requirements is the norm
- Expertise in SQL, Python, data modeling, and distributed processing
- Experience with CI/CD, DevOps, and modern data architecture (lakehouse, medallion, etc.)
- Strong communication skills and the ability to translate complex technical concepts into solutions that deliver business outcomes
Benefits
- This role may be eligible to participate in the Company’s short-term incentive plan, the details of which will be provided to the applicant upon hire.
- Flexibility to work remote, with access to our iconic Willis Tower headquarters
- Opportunities to grow and shape a modern enterprise data and AI platform.
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