Senior Lead Data Engineer (R4680)

📋 Description

• • Join Shield AI, a pioneering venture-backed deep-tech company, as a Senior Lead Data Engineer and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our financial enterprise reporting and analytics platform. Founded in 2015, Shield AI is dedicated to protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems, developing cutting-edge products like the V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, Hivemind Enterprise, and Hivemind Vision product lines. With a global presence and operations spanning the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific, our technology is actively supporting critical missions worldwide. This is an exceptional opportunity to contribute to a rapidly growing, mission-driven organization that is at the forefront of AI and defense technology.
• • In this critical role, you will be instrumental in architecting and implementing robust, secure, scalable, and cost-efficient data systems within the Microsoft Fabric ecosystem. Your primary focus will be to empower our Finance, FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis), Accounting, Program Management, and Executive reporting functions with reliable and insightful data. This is not merely an ETL development position; you will be a key driver of our data strategy, owning significant cloud architecture decisions and establishing best practices for data modeling.
• • You will be responsible for embedding advanced analytics readiness into the core of our platform, ensuring that our data infrastructure is not only functional but also future-proofed for sophisticated analytical applications. A strong emphasis will be placed on building systems that meet stringent requirements for auditability, data governance, and enterprise-wide scalability. As part of a lean and agile team, you will have the unique opportunity to operate across multiple domains, collaborating closely with engineering, analytics, and applied data science teams.
• • The backbone you will design will be for a mission-critical analytics platform that is essential for executive decision-making, enhancing forecast accuracy, ensuring compliance with regulatory reporting, and enabling the scalable adoption of Artificial Intelligence across the organization. Your contributions will have a direct and tangible impact on key business outcomes, including cost control, strategic capital allocation, and the generation of actionable operational insights that drive the entire enterprise forward.
• • This role demands a proactive and strategic mindset, where you will lead initiatives from conception through to implementation. You will be expected to mentor junior engineers, champion data quality initiatives, and foster a culture of data-driven decision-making throughout the organization. Your expertise will be crucial in navigating the complexities of a multi-billion-dollar, R&D-intensive organization, ensuring that our data infrastructure can support its ambitious growth and operational demands.
• • Key responsibilities will include designing and implementing data pipelines, optimizing data storage and retrieval mechanisms, developing and maintaining data warehouses and data lakes, and ensuring the security and integrity of sensitive financial and operational data. You will work with stakeholders across various departments to understand their data needs and translate them into technical solutions. Furthermore, you will evaluate and integrate new technologies and tools to enhance our data platform's capabilities and efficiency.
• • This is a high-impact position for a seasoned data engineering leader who is passionate about building foundational data systems that drive business value. If you are looking to make a significant contribution to a company at the cutting edge of technology and defense, and thrive in an environment where innovation and impact are paramount, we encourage you to apply.