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Principal Data Engineer

Abbott · Posted Nov 11, 2026

Madison, United States
On-site
Full-time · Principal
$129K–$259K per year

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The Principal Data Engineer (IC) is a senior individual contributor and the accountable technical leader for assigned cross-domain initiatives and enterprise data engineering capabilities.

Compensation

The base pay for this position is $129,300.00 – $258,700.00

Responsibilities

Own the technical outcome of assigned cross-domain initiatives from initial ambiguity through production and lifecycle support
Convert enterprise needs into integrated architecture and executable technical plans, decomposing complex work into deliverable increments across domains
Coordinate technical execution across domain Staff Engineers and partner teams, identifying dependencies and architectural risks, and escalating decisions requiring business or delivery authority
Remain hands-on through prototypes, reference implementations, critical-path development, technical validation, and production problem solving
Define, steward, and evolve enterprise data engineering standards, patterns, and reference architectures, and drive convergence where inconsistent or duplicative implementations create enterprise cost, risk, or operational burden

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Data Science
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems
Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Principal Data Engineer

Principal Data Engineer

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Principal Data Engineer

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