IDR is seeking a Director of Data Engineering to join one of our top clients. This is a 100% remote position that will require up to 20% of travel. If you are looking for a position where you can lead the development of scalable data solutions within a large organization, please apply today!

Position Overview / Day to Day Responsibilities:

• Lead and drive the development of data engineering technology and platforms for the company's data needs, ensuring their reliability, performance, and flexibility.
• Manage and grow a high-quality data engineering team
• Partner closely with leaders in various business units to deeply understand their data needs and jointly develop technical solutions that serve these needs effectively.
• Drive technical and process innovation to increase the maturity and capability of data engineering team and practices.
• Drive the design, building, and launching of new data models and data pipelines in production.
• Manage the delivery of technology products using Portfolio Management and Agile best practices.
• Create, prioritize, communicate, manage, and execute roadmaps, project plans, and commitments.
• Create, manage, and measure KPI’s such as velocity, estimation accuracy and defect percentages.

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in data engineering, dataOps for a large-scale data platform serving multiple business lines and products, including hands-on design and implementation experience
• 5+ years of experience in a leadership role, managing and scaling engineering teams.
• Experience leading in a highly cross-functional environment
• Deep knowledge and rich experience in data ingestions, including streaming technology and systems.
• Strong expertise in designing and building scalable data pipelines, ETL processes, and analytics solutions
• Communication and leadership experience, with experience initiating and driving large scale strategic initiatives.
• Data architecture experience.
• Experience in SQL or similar languages.

Nice to Have:

• Strong leadership, professional attitude, enthusiastic, collaborative, and approachable.
• Excellent project management and creative problem-solving skills; motivated and driven to find ways to improve solutions, systems, and processes.
• Credible, confident, and articulate with excellent communication skills
• Execution focused - self-starter with a track record of achievement who will roll up his/her sleeves.
• Experience with large volume data sets and data visualization tools
• Working experience with several of the following technologies: Azure SQL, Azure AI, SQL Server, T-SQL, SSRS, JIRA, Confluence, Bitbucket.

What’s in it for You?

• Join an growing organization
• Competitive pay and benefits
• Opportunity to expand skillset

Why IDR?

• 20+ Years of Proven Industry Experience in 4 major markets
• Employee Stock Ownership Program
• Dedicated Engagement Manager who is committed to you and your success
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• ClearlyRated’s Best of Staffing® Client and Talent Award winner 10 years in a row