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👑Data Leadership

Lead Data Engineer

Encora · Costa Rica
// classified as
Data Leadership (Heads of data, directors, managers.)
posted
2d ago
location
Costa Rica
languages
sql
tools
aws, azure, databricks
> stack
sqlawsazuredatabricksdbtdeltakafkasnowflaketerraformdbt
> description
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Qualifications</h3> <ul data-start="1137" data-end="2241"> <li data-section-id="1k1ce5y" data-start="1137" data-end="1268">Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Data Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.</li> <li data-section-id="1fsyxia" data-start="1269" data-end="1374">8+ years of experience in Data Engineering, including 2–3 years in a leadership or technical lead role.</li> <li data-section-id="nmu7xp" data-start="1375" data-end="1484">Proven experience leading data engineering teams and delivering enterprise-scale data platform initiatives.</li> <li data-section-id="1jxbb8o" data-start="1485" data-end="1555">Strong hands-on expertise with Snowflake, Azure Databricks, and DBT.</li> <li data-section-id="1hcixid" data-start="1556" data-end="1654">Deep experience with cloud infrastructure, Terraform, and infrastructure-as-code best practices.</li> <li data-section-id="159nkfi" data-start="1655" data-end="1754">Strong experience delivering cloud migration projects, preferably from AWS to Azure environments.</li> <li data-section-id="1mmzgkd" data-start="1755" data-end="1855">Advanced SQL proficiency with strong expertise in data modeling and ETL/ELT architecture patterns.</li> <li data-section-id="1xkabm8" data-start="1856" data-end="1960">Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git-based version control, and modern software engineering workflows.</li> <li data-section-id="101ld3p" data-start="1961" data-end="2078">Strong understanding of scalable data architecture, performance optimization, governance, and platform reliability.</li> <li data-section-id="1pwvwiz" data-start="2079" data-end="2241">Mandatory experience in the insurance industry, including familiarity with insurance data domains such as policies, claims, underwriting, and related processes.</li> </ul> <h3 data-section-id="jk54m3" data-start="2243" data-end="2264">Preferred Skills:</h3> <ul data-start="2266" data-end="2698"> <li data-section-id="1eni8c3" data-start="2266" data-end="2382">Experience with data governance frameworks including data lineage, cataloging, observability, and quality tooling.</li> <li data-section-id="1qmkz9o" data-start="2383" data-end="2498">Familiarity with streaming and real-time processing technologies such as Kafka, Event Hubs, or Delta Live Tables.</li> <li data-section-id="tl85zs" data-start="2499" data-end="2592">Experience designing lakehouse architectures and implementing cost optimization strategies.</li> <li data-section-id="1do8tcj" data-start="2593" data-end="2698">Exposure to multi-cloud environments, security/compliance standards, and advanced automation practices.</li> </ul> <p data-start="2700" data-end="2725"><strong data-start="2700" data-end="2714">Posted On:</strong> 14-05-2026</p> <p data-start="2727" data-end="2915" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node="">At Coforge, we hire professionals based solely on their skills and do not discriminate based on age, disability, religion, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, or nationality.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mt-3 w-full empty:hidden">&nbsp;</div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div>