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Data Platform Support Lead

Deloitte

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Compensation
$105–180K/yr
Location
Remote · US
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Data Platform Support Lead designs, builds, and improves data platforms for client initiatives. The role develops platform components and pipelines, applies engineering practices for quality and reliability, and collaborates with client and Deloitte teams across delivery. It also troubleshoots platform issues and supports junior team members. The position is described as remote for US-based workers, with an average travel expectation of 10%.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Independent WorkTeam CollaborationWritten CommunicationVerbal CommunicationAttention to DetailTask PrioritizationInterpersonal SkillsData EngineeringData Platform DevelopmentSQLPythonScalaCloud Data PlatformsAWSAzureGoogle CloudData ModelingData WarehousingDistributed Data ProcessingVersion ControlGitCode ReviewsData QualityData TestingData MonitoringData Observability

Qualifications

5+ Years Data Engineering Experience4+ Years Pipeline Experience3+ Years Cloud Platform Experience3+ Years Data Modeling Experience2+ Years Version Control Experience2+ Years Data Quality ExperienceBachelor's or Equivalent Experience

Full job description

Position Overview

Are you an experienced, passionate pioneer in technology who wants to work in a collaborative environment? As a Data Platform Support Lead, you will have the ability to share new ideas and collaborate on high-impact projects supporting mission-critical financial services initiatives-without the extensive demands of travel. If so, consider an opportunity with Deloitte under our Project Delivery Talent Model. The Project Talent Model (PTM) is a talent model tailored specifically for long-term, onsite client service delivery.

Recruiting for this role ends on 12/14/2026.

Work location: Remote - US Based

Work You'll Do / Responsibilities

As a Data Platform Engineer, you'll help design, build, and improve data platforms that enable clients to manage and use data effectively. You'll work with the client and Deloitte teams to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions, contribute across the delivery lifecycle, and support the development of junior team members.

  • Design and implement data platform components, including ingestion, transformation, storage, and access patterns.

  • Build and maintain data pipelines using cloud-based services and modern data engineering tools.

  • Apply engineering practices for data quality, testing, monitoring, security, and performance.

  • Collaborate with architects, analysts, and client stakeholders to turn requirements into technical designs and deliverables.

  • Troubleshoot platform and pipeline issues and recommend practical improvements.

  • Contribute to technical documentation, code reviews, and team knowledge sharing.

A successful candidate would possess these skills:

  • Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team

  • Effective written and verbal communication skills

  • Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product

  • Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment

  • Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor

  • Ability to meet deadlines

The Team

AI & Engineering leverages cutting-edge engineering capabilities to build, deploy, and operate integrated and verticalized sector solutions in software, data, AI, network, and hybrid cloud infrastructure. These solutions are powered by engineering for business advantage, transforming mission-critical operations. We enable clients to stay ahead with the latest advancements by transforming engineering teams and modernizing technology and data platforms. Our delivery models are tailored to meet each client's unique requirements.

Our AI & Data practice offers comprehensive solutions for designing, developing, and operating advanced Data and AI platforms, products, insights, and services. We help clients innovate, enhance, and manage their data, AI, and analytics capabilities, ensuring they can grow and scale effectively.

Qualifications

Required

  • 5+ years of experience in data engineering, data platform development, or a related field.

  • 4+ years of hands-on experience building and supporting data pipelines using SQL and a programming language such as Python or Scala.

  • 3+ years of experience with a cloud data platform or major cloud provider, such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.

  • 3+ years of experience with data modeling, data warehousing, or distributed data processing.

  • 2+ years of experience using version control and collaborative software development practices, such as Git and code reviews.

  • 2+ years of experience applying data quality, testing, monitoring, or observability practices to production data solutions.

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline, and/or equivalent professional experience.

  • Ability to travel 10%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve.

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $104700 to $179900

You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.

How this job compares

Set against the 410 open Data Platform Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$105–180K/yr
  • US median$145–239K/yr342 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $142K, is 27% below the US median midpoint ($194K) — in the lowest quarter of Data Platform Engineer salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 410 open Data Platform Engineer jobs across the US. 25% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Data Platform Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 6 years at the median (368 postings).
Education
80 of the 410 open Data Platform Engineer jobs (20%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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