Denodo Tech Lead

Job Title: Denodo Tech Lead

Location: Newark, NJ

Work Arrangement: Hybrid

Employment Type: Contract

Duration: 12 months

Domain: Financial Services

Pay Rate: $66.00/hr W2 | $81.00/hr C2C

Application Deadline: September 20, 2026

SKILLS REQUIRED

Primary (Must-Have):

• Denodo Data Virtualization | Semantic Modeling

• AWS Services | API Design & Integration

Secondary (Good to Have):

• Generative AI & Agentic AI Frameworks | LLMOps

• Data Governance & Ontologies

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Denodo Tech Lead sits within the enterprise data architecture department, reports directly to the Director of Data Engineering, and solves critical data unification challenges by leading the architecture and development of enterprise semantic layers and virtualized data products for Prudential Financial.

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead architecture and development of enterprise data products using Denodo virtualization, defining canonical business models, ontologies, and business glossaries.

• Design and implement virtualized data products involving complex joins, unions, aggregations, and business transformations across multiple source systems.

• Establish architecture standards, naming conventions, governance frameworks, and development best practices while providing technical leadership to Data and AI Engineers.

• Design API-first data product architectures to integrate Denodo with AWS services, analytics platforms, data catalogs, and AI ecosystems.

• Optimize Denodo performance through caching, query pushdown, aggregation strategies, and virtualization best practices to support reporting, analytics, APIs, and AI agents.

BENEFITS

Medical | Dental | Vision | 401(k)

EEOC Compliance:

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.

DISCLAIMER

AI Usage Policy: Pacer Group uses AI to assist in screening applications. Final hiring decisions are made by human recruiters based on qualifications and experience.