Lead Curriculum Lab Developer

About This Role

This role involves shaping global technical curriculum by testing, deploying, and publishing hands-on labs for various learning courses. You will set technical direction, establish best practices for lab development, mentor other lab developers, and drive high-quality, scalable solutions. Beyond technical leadership, you will ensure effective planning, coordination, and on-time delivery of labs that directly impact learners worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Play a key part in shaping global technical curriculum by testing, deploying, and publishing hands-on labs across instructor-led, self-paced, and blended learning courses
• Set the technical direction and establish best practices for lab development
• Mentor and guide other lab developers
• Drive high-quality, scalable solutions
• Ensure effective planning, coordination, and on-time delivery of labs
• Collaborate closely with curriculum developers, subject matter experts, and platform engineers
• Serve as the go-to technical mentor for the lab development team

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience working with Apache Spark, cloud-native data solutions, and major public cloud platforms
• Strong experience with cloud services such as Azure Data Lake, Blob Storage, Synapse, or equivalent services on AWS/GCP
• Strong understanding of scalable cloud-based data and computing environments
• Proficiency in Python, PySpark, Spark SQL, and SQL, including complex queries and performance tuning
• Experience with APIs, SDKs, and integrations required for developing and delivering hands-on technical labs
• Strong understanding of data engineering concepts and scalable data processing
• Exposure to Machine Learning, Generative AI, and AI-driven data workflows
• Ability to develop or support hands-on learning experiences involving modern AI and data technologies
• Proven ability to design, build, and optimize robust pipelines for batch and streaming data
• Strong understanding of data extraction, transformation, cleansing, integration, and management
• Experience troubleshooting and optimizing data pipelines for reliability and performance
• Experience with modern orchestration, CI/CD, and version-control tools
• Strong experience with Git, workflow orchestration, automation, and deployment pipelines
• Ability to build repeatable, scalable, and maintainable lab environments
• Strong problem-solving and technical leadership skills
• Ability to establish technical direction and development best practices
• Strong planning, coordination, and program management capabilities
• Experience working cross-functionally with curriculum developers, engineers, SMEs, and other stakeholders