We are seeking an experienced and visionary Lead Data Integration Engineer to join our growing data solutions team. In this pivotal technical leadership role, you will act as a Tech Lead / Team Lead responsible for architecting, designing, and maintaining complex, enterprise-grade data pipelines.
You will lead a high-performing engineering team (5+ engineers), shaping cloud-native and hybrid data solution architectures while establishing best practices. Leveraging your extensive expertise in cloud infrastructure, database modeling, orchestration, and data security, you will transform raw data environments into robust, high-performance, and scalable analytical assets.
Experience the freedom of remote work from anywhere in Georgia, whether from the comfort of your home, our modern offices in Tbilisi and Batumi or a coworking space in Kutaisi.
Responsibilities
- Mentor & Lead: Guide a team of data integration and ETL engineers, fostering a collaborative, innovation-driven culture. Manage sprint planning, resource allocation, and risk management
- Code Review & Quality Assurance: Conduct regular code reviews and set up testing frameworks to ensure compliant, highly performant, and secure database code (SQL, Python, Scala)
- Culture of Excellence: Act as a role model, championing modern software development practices (CI/CD, version control via Git, modular code design, automated alerting, and monitoring)
- Modern ETL/ELT Design: Architect end-to-end data pipeline solutions using serverless frameworks or hybrid setups
- Orchestration & Automation: Establish robust pipeline scheduling and workflow orchestration using tools like Apache Airflow (Astronomer) or cloud-native schedulers to achieve high pipeline reliability (>99.5%) and minimize troubleshooting times
- Data Modeling & Warehousing: Design, model, and maintain scalable corporate data systems (OLAP, OLTP, Star/Snowflake schemas, Data Lakes, Lakehouses, and Data Meshes)
- Change Data Capture (CDC): Implement modern ingestion patterns, CDC methods, micro-batching, delta extracts, and routine partition maintenance
- Bridge Business & Tech: Collaborate with product owners, enterprise architects, and business stakeholders to translate complex requirements into detailed technical specifications and data-flow diagrams
- Present Solutions: Confidently present advanced technical architectures to C-level client executives, showcasing ROI, architectural benefits, and performance gains
Requirements
- Experience: 5+ years of proven experience in data management, database design, migration, storage, and advanced data modeling
- Leadership: Demonstrated experience leading, mentoring, and developing teams of data engineers (experience managing teams of 4–7 engineers is highly preferred)
- Data Integration & ETL Tools: Deep hands-on experience with major ETL tools such as Talend, AWS Glue, Azure Data Factory, GCP Dataflow, or Apache NiFi
- Orchestration Mastery: Strong working experience with orchestration and scheduling engines, particularly Apache Airflow (Astronomer)
- Programming & Scripting: Strong production coding skills in SQL, Python (PySpark, Pandas), Scala, SparkSQL, or Bash
- Cloud Platforms: Extensive knowledge of at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, GCP) with emphasis on big data warehousing engines (such as Redshift, Snowflake, Google BigQuery, or Azure Synapse)
- Infrastructure & Security: Proven understanding of cloud security structures (identity and access management, data masking, and RLS) and compliance standards (GDPR, HIPAA, PI)
- Documentation: Ability to write high-quality technical design specifications, mapping documentation, and data lineage reports
- Communication & English: Excellent verbal and written English communication (B2+/C1 level), capable of directly managing international clients and conducting presentations
Nice to have
- Serverless Engineering: Experience architecting fully serverless cloud data pipelines (e.g., combining AWS S3, Athena, and AWS Lambda)
- AI/ML Integration: Exposure to integrating machine learning models, computer vision, or generative AI workflows into data pipeline ingestion processes
- Advanced Certifications: Professional certifications in Cloud Architecture (AWS, Azure, GCP), Talend, or Airflow
We offer/Benefits
We connect like-minded people
- Delivering innovative solutions to industry leaders, making a global impact
- Enjoyable working environment, whether it is the vibrant office or the comfort of your own home
- Opportunity to work abroad for up to two months per year
- Relocation opportunities within our offices in 55+ countries
- Corporate and social events
We invest in your growth
- Leadership development, career advising, soft skills and well-being programs
- Certifications, including GCP, Azure and AWS
- Unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning and Udemy
- Free English classes with certified teachers
We cover it all
- Participation in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Monetary bonuses for engaging in the referral program
- Comprehensive medical & family care package
- Five trust days per year (sick leave without a medical certificate)
- Benefits package (sports activities, a variety of stores and services)
EPAM Georgia is a team of innovators united by a passion for technology. The dynamic and inclusive culture we embrace helps positively impact our communities, clients, and employees. Here you will collaborate with multi-national teams, contribute to numerous cutting-edge projects, deliver the most creative solutions, and have an opportunity to learn. Our people are at the heart of our success, and we are proud to provide talents with a solid ground to develop and grow.
Why Choose Us
2024Best Place to Work 20242024Sitecore’s Partner Experience Awards
Read Full Description