Korn Ferry
Lead Data Engineer
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This role is for a Lead Data Engineer in Wilmington, DE, with a contract length of unspecified duration and a pay rate of "unknown." Key skills include PySpark, Java, ETL, AWS services, and 10+ years of experience in software engineering.
🌎 - Country
United States
💱 - Currency
$ USD
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💰 - Day rate
624
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🗓️ - Date
October 2, 2025
🕒 - Duration
Unknown
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🏝️ - Location
On-site
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📄 - Contract
Unknown
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🔒 - Security
Unknown
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📍 - Location detailed
Wilmington, DE
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🧠 - Skills detailed
#Unix #Python #Lambda (AWS Lambda) #Data Engineering #AWS (Amazon Web Services) #PySpark #Azure #Programming #Spark (Apache Spark) #Shell Scripting #S3 (Amazon Simple Storage Service) #Java #Computer Science #Scripting #RDS (Amazon Relational Database Service) #SQS (Simple Queue Service) #"ETL (Extract #Transform #Load)" #Mathematics #Terraform
Role description
We have partnered with our client in their search for a Lead Data Engineer in Wilmington, DE.
Responsibilities:
• Regularly provides technical guidance and direction to support the business and its technical teams, contractors, and vendors
• Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
• Drives decisions that influence the product design, application functionality, and technical operations and processes
• Serves as a function-wide subject matter expert in one or more areas of focus
• Actively contributes to the engineering community as an advocate of firmwide frameworks, tools, and practices of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Influences peers and project decision-makers to consider the use and application of leading-edge technologies
• Adds to the team culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect
Skills Required:
• Extensive hands-on experience with PySpark/ Java/Spark and ETL/Streaming Pipelines.
• Experience with AWS services such as SQS, Lambda, S3, and RDS.
• Advanced proficiency in one or more programming languages, such as Python or Java.
Nice to have -
• Experience with Shell scripting and Unix systems.
• Proficiency in using Terraform for infrastructure management.
• Familiarity with modern LLM techniques and practical LLM use case development experience using OpenAI Azure.
Education & Work Experience:
• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts with over 10+ years of applied experience.
• Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field
Title: Lead Data Engineer
Location: Wilmington, DE
Client Industry: Fintech
Reference ID:
Compensation :
About Korn Ferry
Korn Ferry unleashes potential in people, teams, and organizations. We work with our clients to design optimal organization structures, roles, and responsibilities. We help them hire the right people and advise them on how to reward and motivate their workforce while developing professionals as they navigate and advance their careers. To learn more, please visit Korn Ferry at www.Kornferry.com
We have partnered with our client in their search for a Lead Data Engineer in Wilmington, DE.
Responsibilities:
• Regularly provides technical guidance and direction to support the business and its technical teams, contractors, and vendors
• Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
• Drives decisions that influence the product design, application functionality, and technical operations and processes
• Serves as a function-wide subject matter expert in one or more areas of focus
• Actively contributes to the engineering community as an advocate of firmwide frameworks, tools, and practices of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Influences peers and project decision-makers to consider the use and application of leading-edge technologies
• Adds to the team culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect
Skills Required:
• Extensive hands-on experience with PySpark/ Java/Spark and ETL/Streaming Pipelines.
• Experience with AWS services such as SQS, Lambda, S3, and RDS.
• Advanced proficiency in one or more programming languages, such as Python or Java.
Nice to have -
• Experience with Shell scripting and Unix systems.
• Proficiency in using Terraform for infrastructure management.
• Familiarity with modern LLM techniques and practical LLM use case development experience using OpenAI Azure.
Education & Work Experience:
• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts with over 10+ years of applied experience.
• Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field
Title: Lead Data Engineer
Location: Wilmington, DE
Client Industry: Fintech
Reference ID:
Compensation :
About Korn Ferry
Korn Ferry unleashes potential in people, teams, and organizations. We work with our clients to design optimal organization structures, roles, and responsibilities. We help them hire the right people and advise them on how to reward and motivate their workforce while developing professionals as they navigate and advance their careers. To learn more, please visit Korn Ferry at www.Kornferry.com
