P5P5 — Expert Professional
Data Engineering Senior
Senior data engineers design the architecture of data platforms and ensure scalability.
What this level means
Expert in field; key problem solver and project leader, authority in multiple areas
- Scope
- Multiple systems or a technical domain
- Autonomy
- Sets direction within the domain
- Complexity
- Novel, high-ambiguity problems; establishes the approach
- Impact
- Org / multi-team outcomes
- Decision rights
- Authority over a technical domain
- Leadership
- Leads cross-team technical initiatives
- Typical experience
- 8–12 yrs
What you'd do
- Ensure pipeline reliability
- Design scalable systems
- Deliver data assets
- Lead data architecture design
- Mentor junior data engineers
- Optimize data storage solutions
- Implement data security measures
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams
- Design and implement scalable data architectures
- Ensure data security and compliance
- Mentor and guide junior engineers
Skills, knowledge & tools
- Advanced ETL process design
- Data architecture design
- Cloud platform expertise
- Big data technologies
- Data security implementation
- Project management
- Mentoring
- Advanced SQL and programming skills
- Data architecture principles
- Scalable system design
- Data security best practices
- Cloud computing
- Big data frameworks
- Data governance
- Advanced data warehousing
- Industry trends in data engineering
- Pipeline reliability
- System scalability
- Data availability
- Leadership
- Strategic Thinking
- Innovation
- Technical expertise
- Cross-functional collaboration
What good looks like
- Extensive experience in data engineering
- Experience in data architecture design
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field
- 5+ years of experience in data engineering
- Proven track record in designing scalable systems
Common titles
Data Engineering VData Engineering 5Staff Data EngineeringLead Data EngineeringExpert Data EngineeringData Engineer VData Engineer 5Staff Data EngineerLead Data EngineerExpert Data EngineerData Engineering SeniorP5–P6
Where it sits & what it pays
O*NET / SOC: 15-0000 — Computer & Mathematical Occupations(inferred · under review)
Market-pay benchmarks for this family × level are coming — JobFrame anchors pay to the family/level structure rather than the raw title.