Lead Data Engineer
Company: Cox Automotive
Location: Avondale Estates
Posted on: January 1, 2026
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Job Description:
The Lead Data Engineer is responsible for processing structured
and unstructured data, validating data quality, and developing and
supporting data products. The Senior Data Engineer also plays a
role in Agile planning, providing advice and guidance, and
monitoring emerging technologies. WHAT YOU'LL DO KEY
RESPONSIBILITIES: Process Structured and Unstructured Data Gathers
and processes raw, structured, semi-structured, and unstructured
data using batch and real-time data processing frameworks.
Understands and enforces appropriate data master management
techniques. Data Validation and Quality Ensures data quality and
implements tools and frameworks for automating the identification
of data quality issues. Work with internal and external data
providers on data validation providing feedback and making
customized changes to data feeds and data mappings. Agile Planning
Understands the challenges that the analytics organization faces in
their day-to-day work and partner with them to design viable data
solutions. Recommends improvements to processes, technology, and
interfaces that improve the effectiveness of the team and reduce
technical debt. Product Development Implements and optimizes data
solutions in enterprise data warehouses and big data repositories.
Installs, maintains, monitors, and supports business intelligence,
distributed computation, and big data analytics tools. Application
Support Provides ongoing support, monitoring, and maintenance of
deployed products. Advice and Guidance Actively works with less
experienced data engineers providing technical guidance and
oversight. Emerging Technology Monitoring Actively participates in
the engineering community, staying up to date on new data
technologies and best practices and shares insights with others in
the organization. WHO YOU ARE QUALIFICATIONS: Must live within a
commutable distance to Atlanta GA or be willing to relocate
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field and 6 years
related experience OR Masters Degree w/ 4 years experience OR 18
years experience of equivalent combination of industry related
professional experience and education. Working experience with
batch and real-time data processing frameworks Strong working
experience with data modelling, data access, schemas, and data
storage techniques within Snowflake Working experience in design,
development, and implementation of highly scalable, high-volume
software systems and components, client-facing web applications,
and major Internet-oriented applications and systems Working
experience working with relational databases such as SQL, MySQL,
Postgres/PostgreSQL Working experience with business intelligence
tools and platforms Working experience with data quality tools
Working experience with application lifecycle methodologies (e.g.
waterfall, agile, iterative) Experience with ETL processes and
tools Experience working with Git Experience or exposure to DBT
Experience working with AI related tools such as co-pilot
Experience implementing new tools into environments PREFERRED
QUALIFICATIONS: Scrum Developer Certification or equivalent Working
experience with Sisense platform Working experience with SQL Server
Integration Services Working experience with AWS data tools
(Database Migration Service) Working experience with Python
Experience working with Jira, Rally or similar tools USD 108,800.00
- 181,400.00 per year Compensation: Compensation includes a base
salary of $108,800.00 - $181,400.00. The base salary may vary
within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the
ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate's
knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for
additional compensation that may include an incentive program.
Benefits: The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to
take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their
duties, the company's needs, and its obligations; seven paid
holidays throughout the calendar year; and up to 160 hours of paid
wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members.
Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the
form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave,
volunteer time off, military leave, and parental leave.
Keywords: Cox Automotive, Chattanooga , Lead Data Engineer, IT / Software / Systems , Avondale Estates, Tennessee
