Lead Data Engineer
Protective Services
United States · $110k–$168k a year · Posted November 2, 2026
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This listing pays about $138,665 a year. Across 25 open lead data engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $145,000 to $166,000 and the median is $150,000. That is 8% below the median, below the middle half of those listings.
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About the job
...you'll be helping provide protection and peace of mind when our customers need it most.
Protective is looking for a Lead Data Engineer to set the technical direction for a delivery pod building data products on Voyager, our Databricks lakehouse on Azure. You will...