Jason King
@jasonking2
Lead/Principal Data Engineer driving cloud-native, real-time analytics at scale.
What I'm looking for
I am a Lead / Principal Data Engineer with 12+ years of hands-on experience designing, modernizing, and scaling enterprise data ecosystems across manufacturing, retail, and technology sectors. I specialize in building cloud-native data platforms, orchestrating migrations to Snowflake and AWS, and developing real-time analytics pipelines that support large-scale operations.
I have led enterprise-wide modernization efforts, consolidated ERP systems post‑M&A, and engineered streaming solutions that yielded measurable cost savings and latency reductions. My work includes designing dbt, Snowflake, Airflow, Kafka, and Lambda-based pipelines, implementing CI/CD and IaC practices, and establishing governance and security controls to achieve high data accuracy and compliance.
I am a hands-on leader who mentors and scales engineering teams, aligns data architecture with business strategy, and delivers business-ready data products and self-service analytics. I focus on reproducibility, observability, and measurable business impact, enabling faster decision-making and predictable delivery.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Principal Data Engineer
Norfolk Iron & Metal
Jan 2020 - Oct 2024 (4 years 9 months)
Led enterprise data architecture modernization and migration to AWS and Snowflake, scaling analytics across 4→18 sites to support $1.3B revenue and reducing data latency by 70%.
IT Director
Norfolk Iron & Metal
Jan 2010 - Jan 2020 (10 years)
Directed BI platform modernization and ETL consolidation across multiple ERPs, saving ~$150K annually and reducing hardware spend by $1M while standardizing KPI frameworks.
Data Engineer / Software Developer
Norfolk Iron & Metal
Jan 2002 - Jan 2010 (8 years)
Built and automated ETL/ELT pipelines and SQL-driven reporting, reducing manual workloads and runtime by up to 50%, and delivering faster financial and operational reports.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Northeast Community College
Associate of Applied Science, Computer Programming
Completed an Associate of Applied Science in Computer Programming focusing on practical programming and applied software development skills.
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