Lead Data Engineer

Lead Data Engineer

Choosing Capgemini means choosing a company where you will be empowered to shape your career in the way you'd like, where you'll be supported and inspired by a collaborative community of colleagues around the world, and where you'll be able to reimagine what's possible. Join us and help the world's leading organizations unlock the value of technology and build a more sustainable, more inclusive world. Job Location - Whippany NJ (Day One Onsite - Hybrid)

Key Responsibilities

• Data Engineering & Architecture Design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines and ETL/ELT frameworks.
• Architect and implement modern data platforms, data lakes, and cloud-based data warehouses.
• Build robust batch and real-time data processing solutions.
• Define and implement data modeling standards, including dimensional and semantic models.
• Ensure high availability, performance, scalability, and security of data infrastructure.
• Technical Leadership Lead a team of data engineers by providing technical guidance, code reviews, and mentoring.
• Establish engineering standards, best practices, and development frameworks.
• Drive technical design discussions and architecture reviews.
• Translate business requirements into scalable and maintainable technical solutions.
• Collaborate with enterprise architects and solution teams to align data strategies with organizational goals.
• Data Quality & Governance Implement data quality checks, validation frameworks, and monitoring mechanisms.
• Ensure adherence to data governance, privacy, security, and compliance standards.
• Develop metadata management, lineage, and cataloging solutions.
• Partner with governance and compliance teams to implement data stewardship practices.
• Cloud & Platform Engineering Design and manage cloud-native data solutions using Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud.
• Optimize performance and cost efficiency of data platforms.
• Automate deployment processes using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and CI/CD pipelines.
• Monitor system health, troubleshoot issues, and improve platform reliability.
• Collaboration & Stakeholder Management Partner with business leaders, analytics teams, and product owners to prioritize data initiatives.
• Support data scientists and analysts with curated, trusted datasets.
• Present architecture recommendations and project updates to senior leadership.
• Drive cross-functional alignment on enterprise data strategy

Life At Capgemini Capgemini supports all aspects of your well-being throughout the changing stages of your life and career. For eligible employees, we offer:

• Flexible work
• Healthcare including dental, vision, mental health, and well-being programs
• Financial well-being programs such as 401(k) and Employee Share Ownership Plan
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Paid parental leave
• Family building benefits like adoption assistance, surrogacy, and cryopreservation
• Social well-being benefits like subsidized back-up child/elder care and tutoring
• Mentoring, coaching and learning programs
• Employee Resource Groups

Disclaimer Capgemini is an Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, gender identity/expression, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, genetics, veteran status, marital status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Salary Transparency Capgemini discloses salary range information in compliance with state and local pay transparency obligations. The disclosed range represents the lowest to highest salary we, in good faith, believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting, although we may ultimately pay more or less than the disclosed range, and the range may be modified in the future. The disclosed range takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, geographic location, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, performance, sales or revenue-based metrics, and business or organizational needs. At Capgemini, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role. The base salary range for the tagged location is $110841 to $145000 /yearly. This role may be eligible for other compensation including variable compensation, bonus, or commission.

Important Notice: Compensation (including bonuses, commissions, or other forms of incentive pay) is not considered earned, vested, or payable until it becomes due under the terms of applicable plans or agreements and is subject to Capgemini's discretion, consistent with applicable laws. The Company reserves the right to amend or withdraw compensation programs at any time, within the limits of applicable legislation.

Disclaimers Capgemini is an Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging inclusion in the workplace. Capgemini also participates in the Partnership Accreditation in Indigenous Relations (PAIR) program which supports meaningful engagement with Indigenous communities across Canada by promoting fairness, accessibility, inclusion and respect. We value the rich cultural heritage and contributions of Indigenous Peoples and actively work to create a welcoming and respectful environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, gender identity/expression, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, genetics, veteran status, marital status or any other characteristic protected by law.