Data Engineer IV (Remote)

*Due to NERC regulations US Citizenship, Green Card Hold, or Permanent Residency is required for this role.*

Basic Qualifications

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ROI Agency is partnered with an established client to fill a remote Data Engineer IV position on a team we have successfully supported for a few years.

This is hands-on engineering position requiring the ability evaluate execution layer code.

Position Summary

The Principal Data Engineer / Architect (Data Engineer IV) is a senior technical leader responsible for defining the enterprise-wide data architecture, platform strategy, and governance standards. This role shapes how data is collected, modeled, processed, secured, and consumed across all applications and business domains, ensuring the long-term scalability, reliability, and performance of the organization’s data ecosystem.

Principal Data Engineers drive large-scale modernization, lakehouse and warehouse architecture, MDM adoption, metadata automation, Delta Lake strategy, multi-cloud integrations, and end-to-end data platform evolution. Operating with full autonomy, this role engages with Directors, senior architects, and cross-functional leaders to guide decisions that impact enterprise systems, analytics, compliance, and technology investments.

This position is both strategic and hands-on when needed—solving the hardest technical problems, creating reusable frameworks, and mentoring senior engineers to elevate overall data engineering maturity across the enterprise.

Essential Functions