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Oddball believes that the best products are built when companies understand and value the things they are working on. We value learning and growth and the ability to make a big impact at a small company. We believe that we can make big changes happen and improve the daily lives of millions of people by bringing quality software to the federal space.
This position is contingent upon contract award.
We’re looking for a Lead Data Engineer to join our VA team, setting the technical approach for moving legacy data warehouse data and pipelines onto an Azure and Databricks lakehouse.
What you'll be doing:
Set the technical approach for migrating data and pipelines onto the lakehouse
Guide migration teams on patterns, reconciliation, and quality gates
Design reusable migration pipelines using Azure Data Factory and Azure Databricks
Define how source and target data are reconciled to confirm accuracy
Resolve the hardest pipeline and performance problems
Mentor data engineers and review their work
Partner with product, QA, and platform teams
What you’ll bring:
Data engineering leadership on large migration or modernization programs
Deep experience with Databricks or Spark and Azure Data Factory
Strong SQL and Python skills
Experience moving legacy ETL and data warehouse workloads to the cloud
Understanding of lakehouse and medallion architecture, including Delta
Experience in federal or regulated data environments is a plus
Thrives in a remote, collaborative Agile environment and genuinely enjoys leading and mentoring engineers
Communicates clearly and openly, whether setting technical direction or aligning with the customer
Perform other related duties as assigned
Requirements:
Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. In alignment with federal contract requirements, certain roles may also require U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a federal background investigation and/or a security clearance.
Education:
Bachelor's Degree
Benefits:
Fully remote
Tech & Education Stipend
Comprehensive Benefits Package
Company Match 401(k) plan
Flexible PTO, Paid Holidays
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities:
Oddball is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants based on race, religion, color, disability, medical condition, legally protected genetic information, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), age, veteran status or other legally protected characteristics. Any applicant with a mental or physical disability who requires an accommodation during the application process should contact an Oddball HR representative to request such an accommodation by emailing
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
At Oddball , we may use AI-assisted tools as part of our recruitment process to help review applications, verify applicant information, and identify potentially fraudulent submissions. These tools support our recruiting team in maintaining a fair and secure hiring process. AI-generated findings are reviewed by our recruiting team and are not used as the sole basis for hiring decisions.
Compensation:
At Oddball , it’s important each employee is compensated competitively and fairly. In alignment with state legal requirements. A range for the included position is listed below. Be advised, actual offer details are determined by job category, job location, and candidate skill level.
