Qualcomm · 2 weeks ago
IT Technical Lead, Principal
San Diego, California, United States of America
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$177K/yr - $265K/yr
14+ years expQualcomm Incorporated is a leading technology company, and they are seeking a visionary IT Technical Lead to shape the future of their data capabilities. This role involves leading the development of a modern enterprise-wide data architecture to support self-service capabilities across Data & Analytics solutions.
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Responsibilities
Define and lead the vision, strategy, roadmap for data platforms (data lakes, warehouses, governance, data quality, observability etc.), aligning with business objectives and technological advancements to enable data platforms as the strategic enabler for AI
Monitor and tune compute resources, implementing strategies like Z-ordering, partitioning, and autoscaling to balance high performance with cost-efficiency
Enforce data governance policies, access controls, and compliance using tools like Unity Catalog or AWS Lake Formation
Mentor engineering teams, conduct code reviews, and drive engineering excellence through CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
Serve as the primary liaison between business units and technical teams to translate business requirements into technical roadmaps
Qualification
Required
7+ years of IT-related work experience with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems or a related field. OR 9+ years of IT-related work experience without a Bachelor's degree
5+ years of work experience with programming (e.g., Java, Python)
3+ years of work experience with SQL or NoSQL Databases
3+ years of work experience with Data Structures and algorithms
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Technology, or a related field
12+ years of experience in data management, data engineering, or data science roles, with at least 7 years in building enterprise level data models as part of data modernization and DW migration efforts
Strong understanding and hands-on experience with Lakehouse medallion data architecture and governance
Proven implementation experience with migrating legacy DW data models to 3-layer medallion architecture
Strong passion in exploring GenAI based solutions for documenting the existing DW footprint and build out strategic data model for Databricks platform
Excellent leadership, communication, and collaboration skills in a global hybrid delivery model
Strong problem-solving skills with strategic thought process and self-initiative and proactive soft skills
Preferred
14+ years of IT-related work experience in Data and Analytics domain with a Bachelor's degree
7+ years of enterprise data modelling experience
3+ years of work experience in a role requiring interaction with senior leadership, leading modernization of Data platforms
Strong functional knowledge across Sales, Marketing, Customer Support, Supply Chain, Finance and other corporate functions
Deep hands-on technical understanding in building complex data models for supporting various analytics needs
Comfortable in working with cross-functional teams such as Data Engineering, Analytics, SMEs and Business stakeholders - Passion to understand complex existing footprint of data solutions and build out the strategy for migrating to Databricks medallion architecture
Accountability and Ownership of the delivery in driving the projects to completion
Experience with machine learning, artificial intelligence, and predictive analytics is a plus
Benefits
Competitive annual discretionary bonus program
Opportunity for annual RSU grants
Highly competitive benefits package designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play
Company
Qualcomm
Qualcomm designs wireless technologies and semiconductors that power connectivity, communication, and smart devices.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
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$3.5M1991-12-20IPO
1988-01-01Undisclosed· $3.5M
Leadership Team
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President & CEO
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CEO
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