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As the Innovation and Automation Data Engineer Lead, you will be a hands-on leader of a specialized team that serves as the engineering backbone for our entire data organization. You will combine deep expertise in data engineering with a passion for automation to build the foundational frameworks that our Data Engineering and Data Product teams use every day. Your primary mission is to design, create, and manage reusable data pipeline templates, automated deployment patterns, and data quality frameworks. This is a "player-coach" role where you will set the technical vision for data engineering automation while mentoring a team and contributing directly to its most complex challenges.

Responsibilities:

Lead and mentor a team of automation-focused data engineers responsible for building and maintaining core data infrastructure frameworks
Design and develop standardized, reusable ETL/ELT data pipeline templates for ingestion, transformation, and data product creation
Architect and implement the CI/CD for Data (DataOps) strategy, enabling automated testing, validation, and deployment of data pipelines
Integrate and manage automated data quality, testing, and monitoring tools (e.g., Great Expectations) directly into the core pipeline templates
Develop and maintain a library of Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) modules (e.g., Terraform) for provisioning common data engineering resources
Collaborate with platform and data engineering teams to identify complex problems, troubleshoot bottlenecks, and engineer automated solutions
Drive innovation by researching, prototyping, and implementing new technologies and patterns to improve the efficiency and reliability of our data engineering processes
Document data workflows and automation processes to ensure they are understood and adopted across the organization

Must haves:

3+ years of experience in data engineering or data science
Expert-level skills in Python and SQL
Proven experience building and optimizing data pipelines on platforms like Databricks or Snowflake
Deep understanding of data architecture, data modeling, or modern data warehousing concepts

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with data orchestration tools like Airflow
Hands-on expertise with Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform) and CI/CD tools (e.g., GitLab CI, Jenkins)
Familiarity with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
Strong project management skills with experience in cross-functional initiatives

Security Clearance:

Active TS or TS/SCI clearance

As required by local law, Accenture Federal Services provides reasonable ranges of compensation for hired roles based on labor costs in the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Washington, Vermont, the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland. The base pay range for this position in these locations is shown below. Compensation for roles at Accenture Federal Services varies depending on a wide array of factors, including but not limited to office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits. You can find more information on benefits here. We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.

The pay range for the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Washington, Vermont, the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland is:

$108,400—$203,400 USD

What We Believe

As a company wholly dedicated to serving the US federal government, we bring together the best talent to help reinvent how federal agencies operate and deliver greater value for their mission and the American people. We have an unwavering commitment to creating a culture in which all our people are respected, feel a sense of belonging, and have equal opportunity. As a business imperative, every person at Accenture Federal Services has the responsibility to create and sustain a culture where everyone feels welcomed and included. This is grounded in our core values and our experience that hiring and developing great people who reflect different perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds is key to driving innovation and delivering the results that our clients and the country count on.

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