Lead Data Engineer

Job Description : Summary Statement :

Working with a team, you will lead the technical design, engineering, and support of complex data integrations between business-critical applications and systems. You will also participate in defining and implementing data engineering and analytics strategies; and mentor other data engineers on data engineering best practices to create our next generation of innovative solutions for our customers.

What You Will Be Doing :

As a Senior Data Engineer, you will be leading the effort to develop, enhance, and support existing and new data pipelines, data ingestions, data storage, and traditional Data-warehouse / BI systems across medium and large-sized projects concurrently. You will support our software developers, database architects, data analysts, and data scientists on vital initiatives and ensure optimal data delivery architecture consistent throughout ongoing projects. You will have the opportunity to influence our data and analytics roadmap through constant interactions with various business and technology teams. You will lead the design of vital components and suggest / implement new frameworks and tools based on industry and technological trends and advances. You will also consult with process owners in reviewing, interpreting & developing systems per user requirements and ensuring code quality through proper documentation, best practices, and code reviews. Working in our collaborative environment, you will further develop your skills while also acting as a mentor and technical guide to other associate data engineers.

Penske Responsibilities :

• Be the primary contact and lead support associate for multiple critical projects / data pipelines and integrations and resolve customer issues promptly.
• Collaborate with technical / business leaders, product owners, software engineers, data architects, and data analysts to acquire and understand requirements / acceptance criteria.
• Participate in defining Data Engineering Process and Technology strategies.
• Provide day-to-day task leadership and project reviews. Communicate status and issues to team members and stakeholders.
• Produce deliverables for medium to large-sized projects with clean, well-documented, and easily maintainable code that adheres to defined coding standards.
• Design and implement internal process improvements : automating manual processes, optimizing data delivery, re-designing infrastructure for greater scalability, etc.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to build analytics tools that utilize the data pipeline to provide actionable insights into key business performance metrics.
• Participate in building data security and data governance guidelines
• Participate in Design and Deploy Tollgate reviews and gain buy-in from cross-functional teams including QA, Architect, Security, Webmaster, and Operations.
• Contribute and influence the discovery and decision-making process when changes to standards and technology are required (tools, conventions, and design patterns).
• Assign projects and review deliverables from onshore and offshore software engineers.
• Provide constructive input to department management regarding team members assigned to the project.
• Independently conduct new hire interviews.
• Design and manage data models to handle large datasets of existing structured and unstructured data.
• Research and discover new methods to acquire data, and new applications for existing data and stay up to date with the industry standards.
• Stay current with the rapidly developing Data Engineering landscape and share knowledge internally and with customers.
• Create recommendations for increasing data utilization based on an understanding of the data delivery environment.
• Other duties as assigned.

Penske Qualifications :

Physical Requirements :

Penske is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

About Penske Truck Leasing

Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P., headquartered in Reading, Pennsylvania, is a partnership of Penske Corporation, Penske Automotive Group and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. A leading global transportation services provider, Penske operates a premier fleet of vehicles and serves its customers from locations in North America, South America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. Penske's product lines include full-service truck leasing, contract maintenance, commercial and consumer truck rentals, used truck sales, transportation and warehousing management and supply chain management solutions. Visit to learn more

Job Category : Information Technology

Job Family : Analytics & Intelligence

Address : 100 Gundy Drive

Primary Location : US-PA-Reading

Employer : Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P.

Req ID : 2408279