Lead Data Engineer / Data Architect
Glint Tech Solutions LLC · Charlotte, NC
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Jul 13, 2026
Charlotte, NC
Jul 20, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior data engineering and architecture role embedded in a large retail organization's eCommerce modernization program. The position centers on owning enterprise data architecture strategy, building and maintaining ETL/ELT pipelines, designing data models, and leading database and microservices migrations to cloud-native solutions on Azure. It suits an experienced data professional comfortable both hands-on with Azure tooling and leading cross-functional engineering teams.
Senior level · 8+ years · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 3 people in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (database administrators). range 1–6
Applicant volume Light — Few people clear these requirements, so an application that does clear them gets looked at. Worth applying to even if you miss a nice-to-have.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $112,092 (middle half $79,112–$138,980).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
The role is posted with three possible locations (Chicago IL, Quincy MA, Salisbury NC); Chicago is listed first and used for the metro. The role does not appear to be remote.
The title 'Lead Data Engineer / Data Architect' straddles data architecture (15-1243) and software/data engineering (15-1252); the Mandatory Skills and responsibilities lean heavily toward architecture and pipeline design, so 15-1243 is the primary classification with 15-1252 as the runner-up.
The '8+ years overall with 1+ year in an Architect-level role' requirement is captured as the overall years minimum of 8; the 1-year architect-level sub-requirement cannot be represented as a separate field.
The posting notes 'Availability until 8:00 PM CET is required' — this is an unusual constraint suggesting the client or team may have European hours, though the listed locations are all US-based.
Employment type is not stated; the role is placed by a staffing firm (Glint Tech Solutions) on behalf of a retail client, which may imply contract, but no explicit engagement type is given.
Performance tuning and pipeline optimization appear under 'Nice-to-Have Skills' in the posting, so they are treated as preferred despite being substantive capabilities; no specific named tool was listed for that item, so it was omitted from the skills list per extraction rules.
Cloud certifications (Azure, Databricks, or relevant) appear under Nice-to-Have and name no single tool distinctly enough to emit as a separate skill entry.
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