Lead Data Engineer; T2

CAA is seeking a Lead Data Engineer with deep expertise in data engineering, data architecture, database development, and data modelling to provide technical leadership within the Product Development data engineering team. The role drives the design, development, and evolution of scalable data solutions that support CAA's enterprise applications. The Product Development team designs and builds software experiences that support CAA's diverse, global, and high-energy entertainment industry culture of agents, executives, artists, and business partners.

• Lead the data engineering team across multiple application development initiatives, ensuring data models, database objects, integrations, and pipelines align with enterprise architecture and application standards.
• Manage, mentor, and provide technical leadership to the Data Engineering team, supporting workload planning, career development, and engineering excellence.
• Lead the design, development, and maintenance of SQL Server databases, including schema design, indexing strategies, query optimisation, and stored procedure development.
• Establish and enforce database development standards, naming conventions, coding guidelines, performance standards, and best practices.
• Lead document schema design while ensuring appropriate integration patterns between relational and No
  
  SQL data stores.
• Partner closely with Software Engineering, Architecture, Product Management, QA, and Dev Ops teams to ensure data solutions support application scalability, maintainability, and performance.
• Work with leadership to prioritise work, estimate effort, identify technical risks, and ensure successful delivery of data engineering initiatives.
• Lead database code and schema reviews, ensuring high standards for data quality, performance, security, and maintainability across the team.

• Expert-level experience with production Microsoft SQL Server, including data modelling, schema design, stored procedure development, query optimisation, indexing strategies, execution plan analysis, and performance tuning.
• Strong hands-on experience with MongoDB, including document modelling and integration with relational systems.
• Strong experience designing scalable database architectures for enterprise applications.
• Experience designing data services and working with JSON data structures.
• Experience implementing automated database deployments and schema migration processes within CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong understanding of Agile software development methodologies and Continuous Delivery practices.
• Experience implementing automated testing, database monitoring, and deployment practices.
• Experience managing projects using a distributed version control system such as Git and Git Hub.
• Experience collaborating across cross-functional engineering teams in large-scale enterprise software environments.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 6-8 years working in Data Engineering with a strong focus on SQL Server.
• Minimum 3+ years leading a technical team.
• Passion and experience in shipping and maintaining production software products.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Interest in working in an environment where attention to detail, problem solving, simplicity, quality, and agility are highly prized.

• Hybrid role based in the Nashville office, with two days per week working in the office and three days working remotely.

• Eligible for a discretionary bonus.
• Wages may vary based upon factors including relevant experience, time in role, business sector, and geographic location, among other criteria.

• Competitive compensation and…