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.

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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

Regions: Europe South America
Countries: Brazil Portugal

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