Lead Data Platform Engineer
Location
Morristown, NJ
Job Type
Full-time
Category
other-general
Posted
June 08, 2026
Overview
The Lead Data Platform Engineer is the highest individual contributor engineering role on the EDAP (Enterprise Data Analytics Platform) team. You will serve as the primary technical authority for the platform, owning the end-to-end architecture and driving the largest, most complex engineering initiatives across the organization. This is not a management role — you will not carry a headcount budget or run performance reviews — but your technical leadership will shape how an entire team of engineers do their work.
You will set the architectural vision for the platform, define engineering standards, and hold functional oversight over technical decisions made across the team. You will lead multi-quarter, cross-functional programs from inception to production, partner directly with engineering leadership and senior stakeholders, and represent the platform function in organizational-level planning. Engineers at every level will look to you for guidance, direct...
The Lead Data Platform Engineer is the highest individual contributor engineering role on the EDAP (Enterprise Data Analytics Platform) team. You will serve as the primary technical authority for the platform, owning the end-to-end architecture and driving the largest, most complex engineering initiatives across the organization. This is not a management role — you will not carry a headcount budget or run performance reviews — but your technical leadership will shape how an entire team of engineers do their work.
You will set the architectural vision for the platform, define engineering standards, and hold functional oversight over technical decisions made across the team. You will lead multi-quarter, cross-functional programs from inception to production, partner directly with engineering leadership and senior stakeholders, and represent the platform function in organizational-level planning. Engineers at every level will look to you for guidance, direct...