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Jason King

@jasonking2

Lead/Principal Data Engineer driving cloud-native, real-time analytics at scale.

United States
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What I'm looking for

I seek senior data engineering roles where I can lead cloud-native platform modernization, mentor teams, implement governance, and deliver real-time, business-ready analytics within growth-minded companies.

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

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Current

Lead Data Engineer

Surround Technologies

Jan 2025 - Present (9 months)

Designed and optimized complex SQL programs to replace legacy reporting systems, cutting reporting latency by 40% and improving accuracy across enterprise analytics.

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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%.

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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 logoNC

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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