Lead Data Engineer

Lead Data Engineer

We are looking for a go-getter willing to take on any challenge as a Lead Data Engineer who also wants to help drive our continued success as an organization growing organically and through acquisitions. You will use your data engineering and analytics expertise to drive continued improvement in data sourcing, data cleansing, data normalization, and data analysis to deliver meaningful insights to the Executive Team and Board of Directors at LeadVenture.

You will thrive in this role if you have(Must Have):

• Bachelor's Degree (required)
• 8 years or more of relevant experience
• Experience in Python, AWS technologies (S3, Athena, Glue), and Git 
• Advanced Excel skills, SQL
• Ability to reason through code/business logic to reach desired analytics in reporting.
• Experience working with orchestration tools like Apache Airflow is a plus.
• Experience building or owning/evolving datalake, warehouses, or lakehouses intended for general consumption (not specific to one team's use cases).
• Awareness ingestion and query performance optimization techniques on disk, in particular storage, partitioning, and file format choices.
• Familiarity with storage class and lifecycle transition concepts.
• Ability to take on and own projects across multiple teams independently,
• Data protection / PII / GDPR / CCPA experience.

Here is more of what you'll get to do:

• Help lead the design and implementation of business data systems and pipelines to source data for critical data requirements.
• Focus on understanding core business logic and its application in transforming business data structures using SQL, Python, R to normalize for analysis.
• Make recommendations on critical data pipeline & infrastructure decisions to streamline sourcing, transformation, storage, and delivery of data to LeadVenture Executives.
• Partner cross-functionally with the Executive team and their organizations to understand and meet business needs, establishing yourself as a trusted advisor to operational and executive stakeholders.
• Streamline and refactor existing business logic to enhance code modularity and readability to ensure the most streamlined operational delivery of information to Executives.
• Adapt data pipelines and business logic to respond to evolving business contexts.
• Collaborate with IT to design and implement a data governance & security strategy.
• Support and align with financial reporting processes & cadences.
• Provide technical thought leadership in a collaborative team environment, using data and software solutions to deliver timely and relevant information for decision-making.

Does this position sound like something you would enjoy and be successful at, but you're not sure you have the exact qualifications to be considered? While our job descriptions outline the type of candidate we are looking for, they are not a checklist. We encourage you to apply!

Who we are:

LeadVenture is the market-leading SaaS provider of digital retailing, eCommerce, digital marketing and eCatalog solutions for dealerships across 12 industry verticals including powersports, marine, RV, pre-owned auto, agriculture and more.  Our family of brands includes Dealer Spike, Dealer Car Search, Frazer, Net Driven, Direct Communications, Inc. (DCi), Powersports Support, Level 5, PSM Marketing, Monroney Labels, and Interact RV. We are an international company with offices located in the United States, Mexico (Juniper Data Center), Belize (Dealer Spike Belize), India and The Netherlands. Together, we are LeadVenture.

LeadVenture provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, LeadVenture complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

LeadVenture expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of LeadVenture employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.

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