# Data Lakes

Skill · Data Science, Analytics and AI/ML

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/data-lakes

A data lake is a centralized storage repository that holds vast amounts of raw data in its native format, including structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data. Data engineers and analysts use data lakes (often built on platforms like Amazon S3, Azure Data Lake, or Hadoop) to store data cheaply at scale before it is transformed or analyzed. Unlike traditional data warehouses, data lakes allow flexible, schema-on-read access, making them popular for big data and machine learning workflows.

## Data Lakes in the job market

- Open roles: 5
- Employers hiring: 4
- Last checked: September 13, 2026

## Asked for alongside Data Lakes

Measured from the 5 open roles that name Data Lakes, not from a curated list.

- [Amazon Web Services (AWS)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/amazon-web-services-aws) — 4 roles (80.0%)
- [Microsoft Azure](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/microsoft-azure) — 4 roles (80.0%)
- [Databricks](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/databricks) — 3 roles (60.0%)

## Roles that use Data Lakes

- [Data Consultant](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/data-consultant) — 1
- [Data Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/data-engineer) — 1
- [Product Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/product-manager) — 1

Related skills: [Data Warehousing](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/data-warehousing), [Apache Spark](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/apache-spark), [Cloudera](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/cloudera), [Amazon S3](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/amazon-s3), [Big Data](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/big-data), [Data Infrastructure](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/data-infrastructure), [Google Cloud Storage](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/google-cloud-storage), [Data Storage Technologies](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/data-storage-technologies)

## Open roles requiring Data Lakes (5)

- [Data Engineering Lead](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/01dfca3e-ae70-42a4-bfc6-fdd7eb0d75c8/data-engineering-lead-at-dxc-technology) at [DXC Technology](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/dxc-technology) — Charleston, SC
- [Director, R&D Information Systems](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/801e5c9c-3204-4353-aa9c-b5b7586850a4/director-r-d-information-systems-at-gilead-sciences) at [Gilead Sciences](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/gilead-sciences) — Full-time, United States - California - Foster City, $210,375 – $272,250
- [Banking Data Consultant](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/a46d561a-ab02-457a-81a4-b71f3263d52a/banking-data-consultant-at-accenture) at [Accenture](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/accenture)
- [Principal Product Manager – Asset Platform (Hybrid)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/552266df-cd16-47df-9d4f-ccdef8dfdd85/principal-product-manager-asset-platform-hybrid-at-crowdstrike) at [CrowdStrike](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/crowdstrike) — Full-time, $160,000 – $250,000
- [Databricks Data Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/97d35527-30bc-4923-b9a8-c672bbb64e47/databricks-data-engineer-at-accenture) at [Accenture](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/accenture)