Lead Data Engineer

Fiberutilities Group (FG) is building a modern data integration ecosystem, and the Lead Data Engineer role is central to how that platform evolves. This hybrid position is based in Cedar Rapids, IA (52401), with a focus on designing durable pipelines, enforcing data standards, and improving data quality across external data domains. You will have the chance to shape architecture end-to-end and apply advanced methods to make data more reliable for downstream use.

What you’ll be responsible for

• Own the end-to-end architecture and design for FG’s data integrations
• Design, implement, and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines to ingest, transform, and load external data into Azure SQL
• Define and enforce data modeling standards, including schemas and data contracts for external data domains
• Implement data quality frameworks to ensure trusted, consistent data
• Apply ML and advanced methods to improve data cleansing, matching, and enrichment
• Establish and promote best practices, coding standards, and review processes for data engineering work

What you’ll need

• 7+ years of data architecture/engineering experience
• Strong experience designing and building ETL/ELT pipelines in an Azure-centric environment
• 2+ years of senior or leadership experience
• Bachelor’s degree preferred, or equivalent experience

Tools and technologies

• Azure SQL
• ETL
• ELT
• ML

Location and commute

Cedar Rapids, IA 52401 (required). Hybrid remote in Cedar Rapids, IA 52401.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off
• 401K plan with company match (401(k) and 401(k) matching)
• Life insurance
• Eligible for annual bonus
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Retirement plan