Lead Data Engineer - Ventures
Porto Alegre, BRA-RS, Brazil
ADP
ADP offers industry-leading online payroll and HR solutions, plus tax, compliance, benefit administration and more.ADP is hiring a Lead Data Engineer – Ventures
- Are you passionate about turning raw data into actionable insights that impact millions of people every day?
- Do you thrive in a dynamic, inclusive environment where collaboration and innovation are core values?
If so, this could be the opportunity for you. Ready to design what’s next?
About the Role
As a Lead Data Engineer on our Ventures team, you will:
- Review and optimize existing database architectures for performance, scalability, and security
- Define and implement new data stores (relational, NoSQL, cloud warehouses) to meet evolving business needs
- Lead end-to-end data lifecycle management: ingestion, transformation, storage, and delivery
- Automate data flows and ETL/ELT pipelines using modern orchestration tools
- Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and application teams to translate requirements into robust data solutions
- Mentor and guide junior data engineers, championing best practices in data modeling, testing, and documentation
You’ll work in an Agile/Scrum environment, participating in daily stand-ups, sprint planning, demos, and retrospectives. Every release cycle, you’ll ensure data solutions are production-ready and performing at scale.
What You’ll Do
Data Architecture & Modeling
- Audit existing schemas and propose optimizations
- Design star-schema and normalized models to support reporting and analytics
Pipeline Development & Automation
- Build scalable ETL/ELT workflows in Python, SQL, or Scala
- Orchestrate jobs with Apache Airflow, AWS Glue, or equivalent
Cloud Data Platforms
- Implement and maintain data solutions on AWS (Redshift, S3, Lambda), Azure (Synapse, Data Factory) or GCP (BigQuery, Cloud Composer)
Performance & Reliability
- Monitor and tune query performance, storage costs, and resource usage
- Establish alerting and self-healing mechanisms for critical pipelines
Collaboration & Leadership
- Partner with stakeholders to define data deliverables and SLAs
- Lead “lunch & learn” sessions to share new tools, techniques, and patterns
- Provide on-call support for production data issues on a rotating basis
To Succeed in This Role
- 5+ years of professional experience in data engineering or a closely related field
- Deep expertise in SQL and at least one programming language (Python, Java, Scala)
- Hands-on experience with cloud data warehouses and ETL frameworks
- Strong understanding of data modeling, schema design, and normalization best practices
- Familiarity with containerization (Docker), CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
- Proven track record mentoring and leading small engineering teams
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience
Why ADP?
We are a global leader in HR technology, driving innovation with AI and machine learning-enhanced solutions. At ADP, you’ll find:
- A culture that champions diversity, equity, and inclusion
- Opportunities for continuous learning and career growth
- A pace that challenges you—and a team that makes time for fun
Like what you see? Apply now!
Learn more about ADP at tech.adp.com/careers
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Tags: Agile Airflow Architecture AWS AWS Glue Azure BigQuery CI/CD CloudFormation Computer Science Docker ELT Engineering ETL GCP Java Lambda Machine Learning NoSQL Pipelines Python Redshift Scala Scrum Security SQL Terraform Testing
Perks/benefits: Career development Lunch / meals
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