Sr. Lead Data Engineer
Cox AutomotiveBase Salary
$205k - $205k/yr
Responsibilities
- Oversee the design, deployment, and operation of architecture, solutions, and software for capturing, managing, storing, and using structured and unstructured data.
- Define data architecture, infrastructure roadmaps, architectural standards, tools, and methodologies for scalable and reliable data platforms.
- Lead the design and development of automated extraction, transformation, and loading pipelines, data acquisition systems, aggregation infrastructure, and warehousing infrastructure.
- Provide senior technical guidance to engineering teams and lead team capability development through coaching and mentorship.
- Collaborate with senior management, Product Management, and engineers to design and develop data products.
- Monitor database and infrastructure metrics, identify performance issues, and develop resolution strategies.
- Oversee scalable data schemas and models and research, analyze, and recommend database and pipeline solutions based on costs, benefits, and end use.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Management Information Systems, or a related field, plus 8 years of relevant experience; alternatively, a master's degree plus 6 years or a Ph.D. plus 3 years may qualify.
- Eight years of experience defining data architecture and infrastructure roadmaps for scalable, secure, and reliable data platforms supporting analytics, AI, or Business Intelligence.
- Eight years of experience with relational and NoSQL databases, including Amazon RDS SQL Server, Azure SQL Instances, or Amazon DynamoDB.
- Eight years of experience using application lifecycle methodologies and business intelligence tools and platforms.
- Eight years of experience implementing and maintaining data cataloging platforms, including AWS Glue or Collibra.
- Three years of experience using database systems, ETL processes, or cloud platforms, including AWS Database Migration Service, Amazon RDS SQL Server, AWS Data Pipeline, AWS Transfer for SFTP, or Simple Storage Service.
- Three years of experience building and maintaining software running in a CI/CD pipeline, including GitLab CI/CD or AWS CodePipeline.
- Experience may be acquired concurrently.
Benefits
- Base salary is $205,323, with possible additional incentive compensation.
- Flexible paid vacation based on duties, company needs, and obligations.
- Seven paid holidays annually.
- Up to 160 hours of paid wellness time annually for the employee or family members.
- Additional paid leave may include bereavement, voting, jury duty, volunteer, military, and parental leave.
- Atlanta, Georgia office location with telecommuting permitted under company policy; employees must live within commuting distance of the office.
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About Cox Automotive
Cox Automotive is the world’s largest automotive services and technology provider. Fueled by the largest breadth of first- and third-party data fed by 2.3 billion online interactions a year, Cox Automotive tailors leading solutions for car shoppers, auto manufacturers, dealers, lenders and fleets. The company has 29,000+ employees on four continents and a portfolio of industry-leading brands that include Autotrader®, Kelley Blue Book®, Manheim®, vAuto®, Dealertrack®, NextGear Capital™, CentralDispatch® and Cox Fleet®. Cox Automotive is a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises Inc., a privately owned, Atlanta-based company with $23 billion in annual revenue. Cox Automotive has been included on Glassdoor’s Best Companies in Tech & AI 2026 and Best Place to Work in 2026 lists.