Lead Data Engineer, AI & Modernization
Accenture
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Albany, NY · $94k–$294k a year · Posted November 5, 2026
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Where Albany, NY ranks
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November 2026
- #7Best cities for junior jobs in New York29% · of 11
- #9Cities where the biggest share of jobs do not need a four-year degree in the Northeast19% · of 38
- #10Cities where the biggest share of jobs do not need a four-year degree19% · of 100
- #10Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in the Northeast48 jobs · of 36
- #11Cities where the biggest share of jobs do not need a four-year degree in the Mid-Atlantic19% · of 53
- #14Best all-round cities for remote workers in the Northeast49 / 100 · of 26
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).
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About the job
...expertise across Cybersecurity, Digital Core, Finance, Industry and Enterprise, Song, Supply Chain and Engineering, and Talent, with advanced capabilities in AI and Data, Industry and Process, and Technology. We serve approximately 9,000 clients and generated...