_{15th August, 2025}

Data Engineer Principal #1034152
Description:
At us, we build, serve and protect people and communities around the world by designing and manufacturing some of the toughest specialty trucks and access equipment. We employ over 18,000 team members all united by a common purpose. Our engineering and product innovation help keep soldiers and firefighters safe, is critical in building and keeping communities clean and helps people do their jobs every day.
 
The Principal Data Engineer will play a pivotal role in shaping our data strategy and infrastructure. The focus of this role is on technology advancement within the data and analytics space and ensuring systems and data solutions are designed and delivered in a manner that is secure, scalable and sustainable. The Principal Data Engineer will serve both as an internal subject matter expert, and as a liaison between various technology departments to develop data models, data ingestion and orchestration patterns, and advise on technology implementation and delivery.
 
The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with cloud-based data engineering and a deep understanding of data modeling and data warehousing. This role involves coordinating with enterprise and domain engineers to establish and implement cloud service patterns, designing robust OLTP and OLAP data models, and ensuring all solutions adhere to internal cybersecurity guidelines.
 
YOUR IMPACT:

• Coach, mentor and train engineers in industry best practices as well as efficient and secure data solutions design patterns.
• Works in a collaborative effort with others to design, deliver and support data and cloud-based solutions.
• Create value for internal business teams through connecting their strategic needs to a well curated and quality-assured layer of data solutions.
• Hands on approach to designing and implementing data solutions
• Develops measurement criteria to evaluate programs and projects, reviews estimate on technical aspect of projects.
• Participate in the planning, designing, and implementing of a data strategy as well as related implementation approach.
• Drives direction for the long-term scalability, efficiency and sustainability of data platforms and generates buy in from stakeholders.
• Other duties as assigned.

 
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Collaborate with enterprise and domain engineers and architects to establish standardized patterns for cloud services within Microsoft Azure.
• Utilize infrastructure-as-code tools, such as Terraform, to design, deploy, and manage scalable cloud infrastructure.
• Develop and maintain reusable cloud service patterns that are accessible and user-friendly for internal teams focusing on delivering machine learning and AI-based analytics products.
• Design logical and physical data models for OLTP and OLAP systems using ER Studio and/or other data modeling tools.
• Assist in defining and enforcing data architecture standards, guidelines, and best practices across the organization.
• Ensure data models support business requirements, performance objectives, and scalability needs.
• Oversee the integration of new data technologies and tools into existing systems.
• Ensure all data solutions and cloud service patterns comply with internal cybersecurity policies and standards.
• Collaborate on security assessments and audits and implement recommendations to mitigate risks.

 
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelors degree with ten (10) or more years of experience in the field or in a related area
• Experience providing technical leadership/guidance and influencing other technology teams
• 4+ years of experience with Python in an analytics / data science environment, including source control systems (Git, SVN, or others).

 
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Experience with CDC-based data ingestion solutions (Qilk Replicate, Striim, Debeezium, etc..)
• Familiarity with open-source data transformation tools such as dbt.
• Proven professional experience in data architecture and cloud data engineering.
• Deep understanding of Microsoft Azure services and cloud architecture.
• Experience with the Microsoft Azure Gov Cloud (GCC High) stack
• Experience with Databricks and Data Lake Architecture, as well as working with delta format and the Hive metastore.
• Experience with orchestration platforms such as Airlfow, Dagster, Luigi and others, as well as shell scripting for automation and process observability.
• Familiarity with data governance, data quality, and data security best practices.
• Master's degree in Analytics, Computer Science, Engineering or MBA
• Prior technology leadership experience

 
Additional Info:
At FastTek Global, Our Purpose is Our People and Our Planet. We come to work each day and are reminded we are helping people find their success stories. Also, Doing the right thing is our mantra.  We act responsibly, give back to the communities we serve and have a little fun along the way.
We have been doing this with pride, dedication and plain, old-fashioned hard work for 24 years!
FastTek Global is financially strong, privately held company that is 100% consultant and client focused.
We've differentiated ourselves by being fast, flexible, creative and honest. Throw out everything you've heard, seen, or felt about every other IT Consulting company. We do unique things and we do them for Fortune 10, Fortune 500, and technology start-up companies.
Our benefits are second to none and thanks to our flexible benefit options you can choose the benefits you need or want, options include:
 

• Medical and Dental (FastTek pays majority of the medical program)
• Vision
• Personal Time Off (PTO) Program
• Long Term Disability (100% paid)
• Life Insurance (100% paid)
• 401(k) with immediate vesting and 3% (of salary) dollar-for-dollar match

 
Plus, we have a lucrative employee referral program and an employee recognition culture.
FastTek Global was named one of the Top Work Places in Michigan by the Detroit Free Press in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022!
To view all of our open positions go to: https://www.fasttek.com/fastswitch/findwork
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