Technical Team Lead – Data Engineering and Analytics

Staffed4U • Annapolis Junction, MD

16h • Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking an experienced Technical Team Lead to oversee data engineering, analytics, automation, and platform operations initiatives. This role provides technical leadership for a team responsible for supporting and enhancing an enterprise business intelligence platform that enables data-driven decision-making across the organization. The successful candidate will serve as a technical leader, mentor, and facilitator, ensuring the reliability, availability, scalability, and quality of critical data platforms and services. This position requires a combination of technical expertise, stakeholder engagement, team leadership, and project coordination.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Data Science, or a related technical discipline and twelve (12) years of relevant experience; OR Four (4) additional years of directly related experience may be substituted for the degree requirement.
• Demonstrated experience leading technical teams and coordinating complex projects.
• Strong customer service orientation and commitment to stakeholder success.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Experience working with enterprise-scale software deployment and operational architectures.
• Experience with or exposure to Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles and practices.
• Experience creating and maintaining technical and operational documentation.
• Ability to balance technical leadership responsibilities with hands-on problem solving and team support.

Nice To Haves

• Experience implementing or supporting Apache NiFi data integration solutions.
• Experience working with Elasticsearch and Kibana for search, analytics, and visualization.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes and containerized application environments.
• Experience working with large-scale distributed data processing platforms, such as Hadoop or similar technologies.
• Experience supporting enterprise data analytics, business intelligence, or operational data platforms.
• Familiarity with data lifecycle management, data governance, and data integration architectures.
• Strong leadership, mentoring, and team development skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Experience managing competing priorities in a dynamic environment.
• Ability to facilitate collaboration across multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to drive projects from concept through implementation while maintaining alignment with business objectives.

Responsibilities

• Gather stakeholder requirements, evaluate available data sources, and develop solutions to deliver meaningful metrics and insights.
• Lead technical teams in the planning, execution, and delivery of data engineering, analytics, and automation projects.
• Break down complex initiatives into actionable tasks and measurable milestones.
• Identify and remove technical roadblocks to support successful project execution.
• Manage stakeholder expectations and communicate project status, risks, and dependencies.
• Define and document project scope, technical requirements, and implementation plans.
• Promote and integrate site reliability engineering (SRE) practices to improve platform stability, performance, and operational efficiency.
• Mentor and guide software engineers, data engineers, and data scientists.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, design records, meeting agendas, and project artifacts.
• Support continuous improvement efforts for platform operations, monitoring, and service delivery.
• Collaborate with technical and business stakeholders to ensure solutions align with organizational objectives.

Benefits

• Medical Employer pays 100% of the monthly premium for the employee and 80% for the employee’s dependents.
• Health Savings Account (HSA) Save for all medical, dental, vision and prescription expenses by contributing pre-tax money to an HSA account. Employer contributes 50% of the annual deductible (prorated to start date).
• Dental and Vision Employer pays 100% of the monthly premium for the employee and 80% for dependents.
• Life Insurance 100% company-paid Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) coverage offered to all full-time employees.
• Short-Term Disability 100% company-paid short-term disability. This benefit pays out 60% of earnings, with a $1,500 maximum for up to 12 weeks.
• Retirement Plan Automatic 6% of salary contributed to the company 401(k) plan, fully vested. Employee match encouraged but not required.
• Paid Time Off (PTO) & Holidays 5–6 weeks of PTO based on tenure with the company, in addition to 11 paid holidays.
• Tuition Reimbursement $5,000 annually for courses directly related to job role and responsibilities.
• Training Reimbursement Paid training, certification courses, and conferences to support employee career growth.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior