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Lead Data Engineer

CitiusTechChicago, IL🇺🇸United StatesPosted Oct 20, 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

Take your career to the next level as a Lead Data Engineer at CitiusTech, where you will shape the future of AI-augmented development and lead high-impact architectural initiatives. This role is perfect for a visionary technical leader who thrives in collaborative, hybrid environments and is eager to mentor teams in modernizing data systems through cutting-edge agentic workflows. Apply today to join a forward-thinking team and accelerate your growth at the forefront of cloud data innovation.

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
Chicago, IL, United States
Posted
21 hours ago
SQLApache SparkAWSETLDatabricksGoogle CloudPythonAzureCI/CD

Job Description

Mandatory skills

• 10+ years of Data Engineering experience with strong focus on modern cloud data platforms. Hands-on experience with Databricks, PySpark, SQL, and Python.

• Strong understanding of ETL/ELT design patterns, data integration, and data warehousing concepts. Experience with relational databases, data modeling, partitioning, indexing, and query optimization.

• Expertise in building and maintaining large-scale data pipelines and batch processing solutions. Experience working with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform. Strong problem-solving, debugging, and analytical skills. Proven experience architecting and delivering systems using agentic IDEs

• Ability to: Define architectural intent that agents can follow • Break features into agent executable tasks • Govern AI autonomy (guardrails, permissions, reviews) • Integrate agentic workflows into CI/CD pipelines

• Experience supervising AI agents across: Multi service systems • Legacy modernization • Large codebases / monorepos

• Strong understanding of: Security implications of autonomous code execution • Compliance, auditability, and traceability • AI assisted SDLC operating models

• Core Responsibility: • Guide effective use of agentic IDEs for complex, multi-module or cross-service changes • Establish review practices and quality checks for AI-generated code • Mentor team members on balancing autonomy, correctness, and maintainability in AI-assisted development

• Design system architectures that support AI-augmented and agentic development workflows • Define guardrails, standards, and governance for the use of autonomous coding agents • Evaluate impact of agentic IDEs on SDLC, CI/CD pipelines, security posture, and technical debt.

• We are currently looking for candidates who are authorized to work in the United States without requiring current or future visa sponsorship.

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