Lead Data Engineer
Avance Consulting
Atlanta, GA · Posted November 4, 2026
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Where Atlanta, GA ranks
Where Atlanta, GA placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Best cities for education jobs491 openings · of 47
- #1Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in the Southeast528 jobs · of 72
- #1Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the Southeast973 openings · of 65
- #2Best all-round cities for remote workers in the Southeast87 / 100 · of 33
- #3Best cities for finance jobs641 openings · of 78
- #3Best cities for clinical jobs152 openings · of 22
Rankings about data & analytics jobs
- Best cities for data and analytics jobs #1 New York (1,713 openings)
- Best cities for data and analytics pay after cost of living #1 Foster ($232k)
- Most requested AI skills in data and analytics jobs #1 Machine learning engineering (17.1%)
- AI tools named most often in data and analytics jobs #1 Databricks (7.6%)
- Employers with the most data and analytics jobs #1 Amazon (711 roles)
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Pay compared with the market
This listing does not state pay. 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.
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How AI is used in this kind of work
Among database architects, AI is already used for a large share of the tasks. Measured exposure for database architects: 58% (high).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
About the job
...Lead Data EngineerWorks with business partners as the primary interface between Information Technology and specific business areas... ...Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: 7+ years of experience in data engineering, including design, application development, testing, and operational...