Lead Data Engineer

📊 Lead Data Engineer

Location: Belgrade, Serbia
Job Type: Full-Time | Hybrid | Senior-Level
Company: Endava

🌍 About Endava

At Endava, we blend cutting-edge technology with human-centered design. With over 20 years of engineering excellence, we’ve partnered with global industry leaders to build digital platforms and smart systems that enable real business transformation.

We’re on a mission to turn prototypes into impact—and you could be part of the story.

🧠 Role Overview

We’re seeking a Lead Data Engineer to join our growing data team. In this leadership role, you’ll design and build scalable, high-performance data pipelines and architectures. Your mission: translate raw data into actionable insights while enforcing data governance and driving collaboration with Data Scientists, Architects, and Analysts.

You won’t just move data—you’ll move the business forward.

🔧 Core Responsibilities

🔁 Data Pipeline Development

• Architect real-time and batch pipelines for large-scale datasets
• Automate data ingestion, transformation, and delivery using Apache Spark, Airflow, Databricks, etc.

🔗 Data Integration & Transformation

• Translate source-to-target mappings into ETL/ELT pipelines
• Apply data validation, cleansing, and quality checks

⚙️ Automation & Optimization

• Automate metadata management, data reconciliation, and exception handling
• Continuously improve pipeline speed, reliability, and cost-efficiency

🤝 Collaboration & Leadership

• Align with stakeholders across analytics, engineering, and architecture
• Mentor junior engineers and enforce engineering best practices (e.g., version control, CI/CD)

🔐 Governance & Compliance

• Implement RBAC, encryption, and ensure compliance with GDPR or other standards
• Document data lineage and promote data stewardship initiatives

📚 Skills & Qualifications

🛠 Technical Skills

• Languages: Python, SQL, Scala, Java
• Big Data: Apache Spark, Hadoop, Dask, Databricks
• Cloud: AWS (Glue, Redshift), Azure (Data Factory, Synapse), GCP (BigQuery, Dataflow)
• Storage & Modeling: PostgreSQL, SQL Server, MongoDB, Cassandra, Dimensional Modeling
• DevOps: Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD pipelines for data workflows

🏗 Architectural Competence

• Data modeling across relational, dimensional, and hierarchical designs
• Expertise in building scalable, fault-tolerant data architectures
• Advanced data security, RBAC, and audit log implementation

🧠 Soft Skills

• Strong debugging and troubleshooting of complex data systems
• Excellent cross-functional collaboration and communication
• Proven leadership and mentorship capabilities within data engineering teams

🎁 What We Offer

💼 Compensation & Recognition

• Competitive salary and bonus structure
• Employee share plans and referral incentives
• Value-based recognition awards

🚀 Career Growth

• Career coaching and internal mobility programs
• Technical and leadership development paths
• Global project opportunities

🎓 Continuous Learning

• Access to Udemy, Pluralsight, O’Reilly & more
• Global and local bootcamps, certifications, workshops, and internal tech events

🧘 Wellness & Flexibility

• Flexible working hours and hybrid arrangements
• Employee assistance and wellness programs

🌐 Culture & Community

• Inclusive environment with global tech communities
• DEI initiatives, interest groups, hobby clubs, and celebratory events

🛡️ Equal Opportunity Employer

We believe diversity powers innovation. At Endava, we’re committed to a culture of inclusion, equity, and respect. We welcome applicants from all walks of life and base all hiring decisions on merit, skill, and potential.