Director, Data Engineering and Platform
Core
Lead data engineering and platform teams to build scalable, real-time data foundations, frameworks, and cloud solutions enabling business operations, sales strategy, and logistics.
Role type
Senior Director, Data Engineering and Platform
Builds
Enterprise data platforms (EDL/EDW), cloud infrastructure, DevOps pipelines, ML Ops solutions, and automated QA systems.
Domain
Retail / Automotive / Cloud Data Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Strategic planning, team leadership (FTEs and contractors), cloud architecture, data engineering, database performance optimization, CI/CD, financial acumen, stakeholder management, 24x7 operations management
Preferred skills
Experience with AWS, Azure, GCP, Snowflake, Databricks, Agile/Scrum methodologies
Technologies
Azure, AWS, GCP, Snowflake, Databricks, CI/CD, DevOps, ML Ops, ETL, Big Data
Responsibilities
Define data engineering strategy and roadmap, manage cloud/Azure spending and optimization, ensure 24x7 operations and SLA compliance, lead talent development and succession planning, partner with third-party vendors for data agreements, present vision to senior leadership
Seniority
Director, strategic leadership with hands-on technical direction
