Lead Data Engineer

MGM Resorts International

Senior Data Engineer providing technical leadership and support for enterprise data platforms at MGM Resorts. Leading design and implementation of data integration and engineering solutions.

Posted 6/11/2026full-timeLas Vegas • Florida, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $121,700 - $162,200 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AzureCloudETLSpark

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the end-to-end design, development, deployment, and support of scalable, production-grade data integration and engineering solutions
Create and maintain technical designs and documentation aligned with business requirements, data architecture, and enterprise standards
Collaborate with technology leadership to evaluate and implement new tools, technologies, and best practices that improve platform performance and user experience
Partner with Product Management and business stakeholders to deliver data solutions that meet business objectives and design requirements
Build strong cross-functional relationships, effectively communicating technical solutions and driving stakeholder alignment
Mentor junior engineers, guide architectural decisions, and balance technical tradeoffs to deliver reliable and intuitive data products
Drive operational excellence through monitoring, optimization, troubleshooting, and ongoing support of data platforms and services

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of experience delivering enterprise data integration, data engineering services, and data platform solutions that support analytics, reporting, operational, and AI-driven business initiatives
Design, develop, and support scalable data pipelines, Lakehouse architectures, and data products that enable analytics, reporting, AI, and machine learning initiatives
Build and optimize enterprise data platforms using Databricks, Spark, Delta Lake, and Azure cloud services, ensuring performance, scalability, reliability, and cost efficiency
Develop and maintain ELT/ETL frameworks, data models, and governance capabilities, including data quality, lineage, observability, security, and compliance
Support AI, machine learning, Generative AI, and RAG solutions through scalable data engineering, feature engineering, and MLOps/DataOps practices
Implement modern engineering standards, including CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), testing, monitoring, and automation
Collaborate with business and technology stakeholders to deliver data solutions aligned with enterprise objectives and strategic roadmaps
Provide technical leadership through architecture reviews, mentoring, and the promotion of engineering best practices across the organization

Benefits

Comp & perks

Wellness incentive programs to help you stay healthy physically and mentally
Access to company hotel, food and beverage, retail, and entertainment discounts as well as discounts with company partners on things like travel, electronics, online shopping, and more
Free meals in our employee dining room
Free parking
Health & Income Protection benefits (for eligible employees)
Professional and personal development through programs and networking opportunities as well as volunteer opportunities in the community

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Hard Skills & Tools

data integrationdata engineeringdata pipelinesLakehouse architectureDatabricksSparkDelta LakeAzure cloud servicesELTETL

Soft Skills

communicationmentoringcollaborationstakeholder alignmenttechnical leadershipcross-functional relationshipsoperational excellenceproblem-solvingguidancebalancing tradeoffs