Principal Data Engineer

CIR

Principal Data Engineer leading scalable data solutions for enterprise analytics at Cambridge. Responsible for designing and optimizing modern data platforms with Azure and Snowflake.

Posted 6/27/2026full-timePhoenix • Arizona, Iowa • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AzureCloudETLPythonSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as a hands-on technical leader responsible for designing, building, and optimizing Cambridge's modern data platform.
Help define data architecture standards, lead engineering efforts, mentor team members, and drive scalable data solutions.
Design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines supporting enterprise reporting, analytics, and business applications.
Build and optimize ETL/ELT solutions using modern cloud-based technologies.
Design and implement data integration solutions utilizing Azure Data Factory (ADF), Azure Functions, and other Azure services.
Develop and maintain datasets within Snowflake and Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS) environments.
Lead data platform architecture initiatives, including data modeling, ingestion, transformation, storage, and consumption patterns.
Drive performance tuning and cost optimization efforts across cloud data platforms and processing workloads.
Design secure, reliable data movement solutions using batch and streaming integration patterns.
Establish engineering best practices, code reviews, and architectural standards.
Mentor data engineers and provide technical leadership across projects.
Partner with analytics, product, and business stakeholders to deliver scalable, high-quality data solutions.

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of experience in data engineering, data architecture, or related technical roles.
Strong hands-on experience with:
Snowflake (SQL)
Azure Data Factory (ADF)
Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS)
Azure Functions
Data Pipeline Development
ETL / ELT Design and Implementation
Performance Tuning
Cloud Cost Optimization
Python
Strong SQL development and data modeling expertise.
Experience designing scalable data integration and analytics solutions in Azure.
Knowledge of modern data architecture patterns and best practices.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Premium benefit package including medical, vision, dental, life and long-term disability insurance
Vacation/sick time
401K retirement plan with company matching program
Eleven paid holidays

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Hard Skills & Tools

data engineeringdata architectureSnowflakeAzure Data FactoryAzure Data Lake StorageAzure FunctionsETLELTPythonSQL

Soft Skills

technical leadershipmentoringcollaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingperformance tuningcost optimizationengineering best practices