Latin America Technical Lead

Cuesta Partners is a technology strategy consulting firm supporting organizations of various sizes throughout their technology journey. We help firms:

- Consider or prepare for acquisition - often by improving the company’s data posture
- Through new product development or re-invigoration, new team structures, or adopting new practices and tools - including the use of modern data technologies
- Guide leadership teams in developing vision, direction, and scalable strategies for their technology business - including implementation of comprehensive data programs

We believe in the power of technology to create sustained, differentiated advantages for our clients. We are a unique, energetic firm that believes in challenging convention, moving quickly, and seeking ongoing personal growth. Every team member has agency in helping to build the firm where they’ve always wanted to work. Sound like you?

Cuesta Partners is looking for a Technical Lead in Latin America with an interest in consulting, to work with our broad base of clients on various engagements, delivering data environments quickly using modern technologies and best practices, while mentoring others.

As a member of our data practice, you will have the unique opportunity to shape and build various green field areas, making a lasting impact on our clients’ data landscape. Collaborating closely with leadership, you will play a key role in establishing technology best practices to deliver analytical insights for customers in strategic domains. Your mission will be to deliver end-to-end data solutions, leveraging your expertise to unlock valuable insights and drive actionable decisions. As the driving force behind the acquisition and transformation of data sets, your contribution will be key to unlocking analytics insights from our client’s data. You will ensure that data models are reusable, data pipelines are scalable, and data visualizations are impactful. Your expertise in choosing, developing and optimizing data technology environments will be instrumental in driving our data-driven initiatives forward. This role ensures that development follows standards, specifications, controls, audits, and procedures to ensure data integrity, quality, accuracy, usefulness, and timeliness. While the role is remote, occasional though infrequent travel to the United States may be required for some critical sessions.

**What We're Looking For**:

- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
- Proven 8-10 years experience as a Data Engineer or similar role, with a strong
- background in designing and implementing data solutions.
- Proficiency in data modeling, ETL processes, and data integration.
- Experience with data warehousing solutions, cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure,
- GCP), and relevant tools (e.g., SQL, Python, Spark).
- Strong leadership and team management skills, with the ability to inspire and
- guide a technical team.
- Excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking abilities.
- Effective communication skills, both technical and non-technical, with the ability
- to interact with clients and stakeholders.
- Adept at balancing technical requirements with business goals and client needs.

**What You'll Do**
- hands-on support to resolve technical challenges and optimize performance.
- Lead architectural discussions, providing insights into design decisions and
- trade-offs.
- Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of client-facing and internal data
- projects, ensuring adherence to project timelines, scope, and quality standards.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Data Scientists, Analysts, and
- Business Stakeholders, to ensure seamless project execution.
- Collaborate closely with the Team Lead to define the technology strategy and roadmap for the Data Team.
- Serve as a data architect for client engagements, working closely with clients to
- understand their data requirements, design appropriate data architectures, and
- develop scalable solutions.
- Foster a collaborative and inclusive team culture, promoting knowledge sharing
- and continuous learning among team members.
- Identify opportunities to improve processes, tools, and methodologies, driving
- efficiency and innovation within the Data Team.