About the Role
Lead the design and implementation of reproducible, scalable data workflows for Keystone’s data-intensive projects. Architect infrastructure, guide technical implementation, and develop reusable frameworks. This role supports cross-disciplinary teams in building robust, defensible, and automation-first data systems, serving as a senior individual contributor and mentor.
Responsibilities
- Architect and implement end-to-end data pipelines, transformations, and infrastructure across cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure, Snowflake).
- Develop reproducible workflows using Infrastructure as Code and data orchestration tools (Airflow, dbt, Spark, or equivalent).
- Design data models and storage systems optimized for performance, scalability, and defensibility in regulatory and litigation contexts.
- Build and maintain reusable templates, libraries, and automation frameworks that improve engineering efficiency across projects.
- Conduct code reviews, mentor peers, and ensure technical rigor and reproducibility in all project deliverables.
- Partner with client-facing teams, economists, and data scientists to translate analytical goals into scalable, automated data solutions.
- Collaborate with Platform and Forensic Engineering peers to develop integrated solutions across Foundry focus areas.
- Support the design and delivery of data visualization and analytic tooling (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, Streamlit) for client and internal projects.
- Contribute to documentation and internal guides that capture lessons learned, reusable modules, and technical standards.
- Mentor junior engineers and foster adoption of best practices in data architecture, version control, testing, and CI/CD.
- Participate in Scaling Days to share learnings, refine templates, and advance the firm’s reusable engineering assets.
- Identify opportunities to generalize project solutions into reusable Foundry tooling and QuickStarts.
- Contribute to research and evaluation of emerging technologies (e.g., SQLMesh, OpenLineage, LLM data evaluation pipelines).
Requirements
- 6+ years of experience in data engineering, data infrastructure, or software engineering roles.
- Proven ability to architect and optimize large-scale data systems for performance, reliability, and reproducibility.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to convey technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
- Demonstrated collaboration across disciplines and commitment to mentoring and technical excellence.
Skills
- Python
- SQL
- Airflow
- dbt
- Spark
- Snowflake
- BigQuery
- Cloud architecture
- Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar)
- Version control
- CI/CD workflows
- Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Power BI
- Tableau
- Streamlit
Location
- New York City
- Boston
- San Francisco
- Seattle
- London
- Dubai
- Washington, D.C.
Work Type
- Travel 10 – 25% depending on project assignments
Experience Level
- Senior individual contributor
Education Level
- Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
Salary/Compensations
- $123,000—$175,025 USD
Benefits
- Annual 401k contributions
- Competitive benefits package
About the Company
- Keystone is a premier economics, technology, and strategy consulting firm built to help companies lead through transformation.
- Keystone advises technology leaders, Fortune 100 companies, their legal counsel, and governments on business, economic, litigation, and regulatory strategy in relation to these innovations and competitive eco-systems.
- K.ATS Foundry is Keystone’s engineering center of excellence, embedding data, platform, and forensic expertise into the firm’s most complex and high-impact projects.
- Foundry builds secure, reusable infrastructure and scalable technical solutions that accelerate project delivery and ensure defensible, data-driven outcomes.
- Our engineers work across disciplines—from automating data pipelines and managing cloud platforms to conducting forensic code investigations—helping every engagement start faster, run smoother, and deliver greater impact.
Equal Opportunity
- At Keystone we believe diversity matters. At every level of our firm, we seek to advance and promote diversity, foster an inclusive culture, and ensure our colleagues have a deep sense of respect and belonging.
- If you are interested in growing your career with colleagues from varied backgrounds and cultures, consider Keystone.
