Senior Data Engineer, (Senior Consultant, Data & Analytics) at Fearless
United States
$120.588k - $195.955k
<strong>Job Requirements </strong><br><p><strong style="color: rgb(238, 83, 64);">Senior Data Engineer </strong><strong style="color: rgb(238, 83, 64); background-color: transparent;">(Consultant, Data & Analytics)</strong></p><br/><p>We are seeking a Senior Data Engineer as part of our Senior Consultant, Data and Analytics career path to design and build cloud-native data pipelines and analytics solutions supporting federal and state customers. As a Senior Data Engineer, you will serve as a technical leader responsible for architecting modern data platforms, guiding engineering decisions, and delivering scalable, secure, mission-critical solutions across a variety of customer environments. You will partner with engineers, architects, product teams, and customer stakeholders to modernize enterprise data ecosystems, design high-performance analytics platforms, and develop innovative data solutions that enable informed, data-driven decision-making. You will help establish engineering best practices, mentor fellow engineers, and in<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">fl</span>uence the technical direction of enterprise data platforms supporting public sector missions across healthcare, <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">fi</span>nancial services, and other regulated industries. This is a fully remote role. </p><p> </p><p><strong style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent;">At Fearless</strong><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent;">, the Senior Consultant is an expert in data analysis, engineering, and science. </span><strong style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent;">This role will possess the necessary skills at an advanced level of proficiency to drive organizational transformation by architecting scalable data platforms, building advanced machine learning solutions, and mentoring customers and teams to become data-driven organizations. </strong><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent;">The role involves working with executives, project teams, and internal leaders across departments to identify opportunities where data can accelerate missions, create efficiencies, and deliver technical excellence.</span></p><p> </p><p><strong style="color: rgb(92, 57, 119); background-color: transparent;">Your Responsibilities in this Role: </strong></p><p>● Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of enterprise-scale cloud-native data platforms supporting mission-critical workloads. </p><p>● Design and develop scalable data pipelines supporting structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data ingestion, transformation, and delivery. </p><p>● Architect modern lakehouse and data platform solutions using Databricks, Delta Lake, AWS, and open data technologies. </p><p>● Partner with customer stakeholders to understand business objectives and translate them into scalable technical solutions. </p><p>● Drive architectural decisions around data modeling, governance, security, observability, scalability, and cost optimization. </p><p>● Design and implement robust ETL/ELT frameworks supporting enterprise analytics and operational reporting. </p><p>● Develop high-performance data processing solutions using Python, SQL, Spark, and distributed computing technologies. </p><p>● Build reusable data engineering frameworks, standards, and accelerators that can be leveraged across multiple customer engagements. </p><p>● Implement metadata management, data lineage, cataloging, and data quality controls to support trusted enterprise data platforms. </p><p>● Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and CI/CD pipelines to automate deployment, testing, and operational management of cloud data solutions. </p><p><span style="font-size: 10px;">● </span>Optimize data platforms for reliability, scalability, performance, and cloud cost ef<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10px;">fi</span>ciency. </p><p>● Collaborate with solution architects, software engineers, DevOps engineers, and security teams to deliver integrated cloud-native solutions. </p><p>● Lead technical design sessions, architecture reviews, and code reviews while promoting engineering excellence across delivery teams. </p><p>● Mentor and coach data engineers by providing technical guidance, best practices, and career development support. </p><p>● Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend innovative approaches that improve platform capabilities and customer outcomes. </p><p>● Support Agile delivery teams while helping shape engineering processes and technical standards across multiple programs. </p><p> </p><p><strong style="color: rgb(92, 57, 119); background-color: transparent;">The Impact You Will Create in this Role: </strong></p><p><strong style="color: rgb(238, 83, 64); background-color: transparent;">Fearless Impact:</strong></p><ul><li><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent;">Fosters collaboration with cross functional teams </span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent;">Coach, mentor, and develop peers in data literacy, strengthening organizational decision making</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent;">Earn the trust of your customer and teammates by delivering world class services.</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent;">Drive accountability and delivery by ensuring project objectives are not only met on time but aligned with client priorities and Fearless standards of excellence. Anticipate risks and implement proactive solutions to keep initiatives on track.</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent;">Take ownership of risk management by monitoring deliverables across the team, identifying issues early, and coaching teammates on mitigation strategies while keeping leadership informed.</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent;">Shape client engagement and intelligence-gathering efforts by actively cultivating relationships with stakeholders, synthesizing insights across the client organization and partner ecosystem, and providing Fearless leaders with actionable recommendations that inform strategy and strengthen delivery outcomes.</span></li></ul><p><strong style="color: rgb(238, 83, 64); background-color: transparent;">Fearless Customer Impact:</strong></p><ul><li><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent;">Deliver expected outcomes relative to data that enable smarter, faster, and more informed customer decisions</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent;">Offer and implement innovative solutions that introduce advanced analytics, machine learning, and emerging technologies for greater data accuracy and insight</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent;">Lead and align stakeholders with product and project goals that build trust and confidence in data as a strategic asset that drives customer value and Fearless success</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent;">Serve as a trusted advisor in your area of expertise</span></li></ul><br><br><strong>Work Experience </strong><br><p><strong style="color: rgb(92, 57, 119);">PROJECT SKILL AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS</strong></p><p>● Minimum of 7 years of experience in data engineering or related roles. </p><p><span style="font-size: 10px;">● </span>Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, or related <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10px;">fi</span>eld, or equivalent work experience. </p><p>● Demonstrated experience architecting cloud-native data platforms in AWS environments. </p><p><span style="font-size: 10px;">● </span>Expert-level pro<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10px;">fi</span>ciency with Python, SQL, Apache Spark, and distributed data processing frameworks. </p><p>● Experience designing and implementing modern data lake, lakehouse, and enterprise data platform architectures. </p><p>● Experience building scalable ETL/ELT frameworks supporting large, complex datasets. </p><p>● Experience implementing data governance, metadata management, data lineage, and data quality solutions. </p><p>● Experience designing secure, highly available, and scalable cloud-native architectures. </p><p>● Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code using tools such as Terraform or AWS CDK. </p><p>● Strong understanding of cloud networking, security, IAM, and data platform best practices. </p><p><span style="font-size: 10px;">● </span>Demonstrated ability to lead technical initiatives and in<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10px;">fl</span>uence architecture decisions across engineering teams. </p><p>● Experience partnering directly with technical and non-technical stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions. </p><p>● Excellent communication skills with the ability to present complex technical concepts to diverse audiences. </p><br/><p><strong>Preferred Experience </strong></p><p>● Hands-on experience with Databricks, Unity Catalog, Delta Lake, or similar modern lakehouse technologies. </p><p><span style="font-size: 10px;">● </span>Experience with Apache Air<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10px;">fl</span>ow, dbt, Kafka, Snow<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10px;">fl</span>ake, Redshift, Iceberg, or comparable modern data platforms. </p><p>● Experience implementing streaming and event-driven data architectures. </p><p>● Experience designing Data Mesh, Data Fabric, or domain-oriented data architectures. </p><p>● Experience with graph databases, vector databases, semantic search, or AI/ML data platforms. </p><p>● Experience supporting analytics, machine learning, or Generative AI workloads. </p><p>● Experience building data observability, monitoring, and operational excellence capabilities. </p><p>● Experience supporting cloud modernization initiatives within federal or state government agencies. </p><p>● Experience working in highly regulated environments requiring secure, compliant cloud architectures. </p><p><span style="font-size: 10px;">● </span>AWS Certi<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10px;">fi</span>ed Data Analytics – Specialty, AWS Solutions Architect, Databricks Data Engineer Professional, or equivalent cloud certi<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10px;">fi</span>cations. </p><p> </p><p><strong style="color: rgb(92, 57, 119); background-color: transparent;">Fearless Skills and Competencies</strong></p><ul><li><span style="color: rgb(238, 83, 64); background-color: transparent;">Analytical Thinking: </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent;">The ability to observe and interpret information, break down complex problems into parts, identify patterns/relationships and draw logical conclusions to develop effective solutions.</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(238, 83, 64); background-color: transparent;">Synthetic Thinking:</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent;"> The ability to combine different ideas, information, or concepts to create a new, complex understanding or solution by integrating disparate elements into a new, meaningful whole.</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(238, 83, 64); background-color: transparent;">Adaptability:</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent;"> Comfort with change, flexibility in the face of shifting demands and resilience to setbacks.</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(238, 83, 64); background-color: transparent;">Ownership & Accountability:</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent;"> Committed to taking responsibility for outcomes, ensuring that all commitments are met with a focus on enhancing service delivery.</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(238, 83, 64); background-color: transparent;">Consultative Advising:</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent;"> Identifies and articulates client challenges, scopes projects and aligns recommendations to business goals and client expectations.</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(238, 83, 64); background-color: transparent;">Communicating with Influence:</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent;"> Capable of crafting and delivering clear, persuasive messages that integrate data insights and structured narratives, tailored to the strategic needs of diverse audiences to drive effective decision-making.</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(238, 83, 64); background-color: transparent;">Managing Priorities & Client Alignment:</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent;"> Skillfully negotiates and manages conflicting priorities to strategically align decisions, enhancing service delivery and client satisfaction.</span></li></ul><p><strong style="color: rgb(92, 57, 119); background-color: transparent;">Required Level of Proficiency:</strong></p><ul><li><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent;">Advanced Application: You can perform the actions associated with a skill without assistance. You are recognized within your immediate organization as "a person to ask" when difficult questions regarding required skills arise.</span></li></ul><p><strong style="color: rgb(92, 57, 119);">Physical Requirements:</strong></p><ul><li><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent;">Ability to sit for extended periods while working on a computer or during meetings.</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent;">Must be able to travel occasionally to client sites or company meetings, which may involve driving or flying.</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent;">Ability to communicate effectively via phone, email, and in-person, requiring clear speech, listening, and written communication skills.</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent;">Ability to move within an office environment, including reaching for files, using office equipment, and occasional light lifting (up to 10 pounds).</span></li></ul><br><br><strong>Benefits </strong><br><p><strong style="color: rgb(92, 57, 119);">Life at Fearless</strong></p><p>We’re a digital integration consultancy on a mission to build a better tomorrow. At Fearless, we combine technology, people, and organizational development to solve meaningful problems. Through iterative development, we deliver smart, user-friendly solutions that make tech work better—for everyone.</p><p>But great tech is just part of the story. What really makes us <strong>Fearless</strong> is our <strong>Purple Culture</strong>.</p><p> </p><p><strong style="color: rgb(92, 57, 119);">What Makes Us Purple?</strong></p><p>Being Purple means you:</p><ul><li>Are valued as a whole person—not just a job title</li><li>Get matched with work that plays to your strengths and passions</li><li>Are supported by coaches, not micromanagers</li><li>Have the autonomy and clarity to make decisions and drive impact</li><li>Join a community that celebrates equity, curiosity, and innovation</li><li>Do work that matters—every day</li></ul><p>We believe in flexibility, growth, and balance. Our benefits and culture are designed to support you in doing your best work—while making space for what matters to you outside of it.</p><p> </p><p>We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer. At Fearless, we’re building a workplace that welcomes and respects everyone—across race, gender, age, religion, identity, background, and ability. <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent;">All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.</span></p><p> </p><p><strong style="color: rgb(92, 57, 119);">Compensation at Fearless</strong></p><p>Fearless is committed to providing a competitive compensation package that will meet your current and future needs. Our philosophy is aimed at rewarding team member contributions, supporting long-term financial growth and security, and overall well-being. </p><p> </p><p>We believe in paying people fairly, so we've established a compensation model aimed to ensure everyone at Fearless — regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability, religion, age, nationality, or willingness/ability to negotiate — is consistently paid fairly based on alignment to the needs and requirements of the role. </p><p> </p><p><strong><u>The salary range for this position is:</u></strong></p><p>Minimum Salary: $120,588</p><p>Salary Midpoint: <span style="color: rgb(67, 67, 67); background-color: transparent;">$156,764</span></p><p>Maximum Salary: <span style="color: rgb(67, 67, 67); background-color: transparent;">$195,955</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Hiring Range for Role: $120,588 - $150,000</span></p><p><em>*This position is eligible for a discretionary bonus based on individual and company performance criteria.</em></p><p> </p><p><strong style="color: rgb(92, 57, 119);">Benefits at Fearless</strong></p><p>At Fearless, we take care of our team—because when you're supported, you can do your best work. We offer a flexible, family-friendly environment with benefits designed to support your health, growth, and life outside of work.</p><p> </p><p><u>For Full-Time Team Members (Starting Day One):</u></p><ul><li>Flexible, life-friendly schedules</li><li>100% coverage for our medical HSA plan + HSA contributions</li><li>Dental & vision covered 100% for you and your dependents</li><li>Competitive premiums for HMO/PPO and dependent coverage</li><li>401(k) with 4% match & immediate vesting</li><li>Paid Parental Leave and 12 weeks paid FMLA</li><li>Generous PTO, 11 Federal Holidays, a Birthday Holiday, and Sick Leave</li><li>Up to 15 days for Jury Duty and Bereavement Leave</li><li>Education, wellness, and tech allowances</li><li>Referral bonus: $6K–$12K for each successful referral</li><li>Pet insurance & discount plans</li><li>Employee Assistance Program (EAP)</li><li>Legal support, life insurance, disability coverage</li><li><strong>Performance-Based Bonuses: </strong>We believe your impact should be recognized. Our bonus program rewards both shared company success and individual contributions. Learn more about our <a href="https://jobs.fearless.com/us/en/Fearless-bonus-incentives" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>bonus incentives here</u></a>.</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong style="color: rgb(92, 57, 119);">Reasonable Accommodations</strong></p><p>Fearless is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants and candidates with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact the Human Resources Department at <a href="mailto:hr@fearless.tech" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">hr@fearless.tech</a>.</p><p> </p><p><strong style="color: rgb(92, 57, 119); background-color: transparent;">So, What’s Next?</strong></p><p>We’ve refined our hiring approach to make sure every team member is a great fit for Fearless—and that we’re a great fit for you, too. If there’s alignment, we’ll reach out to kick off the interview process. Depending on the role or project, your experience may vary slightly, but it typically includes:</p><p> </p><p><u>1. Introductory Interview</u></p><p>You'll connect with a recruiter to:</p><ul><li>Build rapport and get to know each other</li><li>Review your experience and skills</li><li>Talk through salary expectations and role details</li><li>Set expectations for the rest of the process</li></ul><p><u>2. Technical Assessment</u></p><p>We'll invite you to complete a role-specific assessment to see your skills in action. This helps us keep our hiring process fair and consistent. <a href="https://jobs.fearless.com/us/en/technical-assessment" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>You can learn more about what to expect here</u></a>.</p><p> </p><p><u>3. Skills + Business Fit Interview</u></p><p>This is where we dig deeper to:</p><ul><li>Review findings from any technical assessments</li><li>Walk through situational and values-based questions</li><li>Explore how your approach aligns with Fearless culture and project needs</li></ul><p>Some roles may also include customer interviews based on specific project requirements in addition to background check and security clearance requirements.</p><p> </p><p><strong style="color: rgb(92, 57, 119); background-color: transparent;">Where You Can Build with Fearless</strong></p><p><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent;">At Fearless, we strive to build a powerful and diverse team. We are currently licensed and set up to hire talented individuals residing in the following 16 states:</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent;">Alabama, California, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent;">#LI-Remote</span></p><br><br>
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