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Principal Data Engineer Des Moines, IA
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Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, 50301, USA
Listed on 2026-07-20
Listing for:
Robert Half
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-07-20
Job specializations:
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IT/Tech
Data Engineering, Data Warehousing
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Principal Data Engineer
Build the data foundation that powers analytics, AI, and enterprise decision-making. We're hiring a Principal Data Engineer to design and deliver a modern, scalable data platform from the ground up. This is a high-impact, hands-on role where you'll lead architecture decisions, build production-grade pipelines, and enable secure, multi-tenant data capabilities that support everything from reporting to advanced AI use cases.
What You'll Own:
- Design and build a modern data platform across ingestion, transformation, storage, and consumption
- Develop scalable batch and real-time pipelines across diverse data sources (relational, event, document)
- Establish data architecture standards, modeling practices, and engineering frameworks
- Create secure, multi-tenant data environments with strong governance and access controls
- Build data models and serving layers for reporting, self-service analytics, and AI workloads
- Evaluate and implement cloud data technologies for performance, cost, and scalability
- Partner with engineering and business leaders to align data strategy with company priorities
- Guide vendors and external partners while enforcing internal data standards and quality
What You Bring:
- 10+ years of experience in data engineering, including large-scale architecture ownership
- Strong programming skills in Python and experience with tools like Spark, Kafka, or similar
- Expertise building batch and streaming pipelines in cloud environments (AWS preferred)
- Deep knowledge of data modeling for both transactional and analytical systems
- Hands-on experience with Snowflake, Redshift, or modern data platforms
- Strong understanding of data governance, privacy, and secure data design
- Experience with ETL frameworks, testing, and CI/CD-driven data workflows
- Ability to clearly communicate technical strategy and tradeoffs to senior stakeholders
Why This Role:
- Architect and build a next-generation data platform from foundational level
- Direct impact on analytics, product insights, and AI capabilities
- High ownership, visibility, and influence across engineering and leadership
- Opportunity to define standards, tooling, and long-term data strategy
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