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Core Specialty

Director, Data Engineering

Dallas, TX · On-site

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Madison, WI · On-site

As the Director, Data Engineering , you'll serve as Cancer Diagnostics' senior data executive ... Work with executives across all functions to establish the vision for managing data as a business ...

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Madison, WI

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Amerilife Group, LLC

Director, Data Engineering

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EAB

Director, Data Engineering

Washington, DC · On-site +1

Director, Data Engineering The Director of Data Engineering for Navigate360 leads the team ... Experience working directly with external partners and executive stakeholders to solve problems ...

Amerilife Group, LLC

Director, Data Engineering

OR · On-site +1

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EAB

Director, Data Engineering

Washington, DC · On-site +1

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Lisle, IL · On-site

The Director, Data Engineering will own and operate Covista's enterprise data platform - the cloud data lakehouse, integration and ingestion pipelines, data contracts, the Knowledge Catalog ...

EAB

Director, Data Engineering

Washington, DC · On-site +1

Director, Data Engineering The Director of Data Engineering for Navigate360 leads the team ... Experience working directly with external partners and executive stakeholders to solve problems ...

Covista

Director- Data Engineering

Lisle, IL · Hybrid

The Director, Data Engineering will own and operate Covista's enterprise data platform -- the cloud data lakehouse, integration and ingestion pipelines, data contracts, the Knowledge Catalog ...

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Director- Data Engineering

Lisle, IL · Hybrid

The Director, Data Engineering will own and operate Covista's enterprise data platform - the cloud data lakehouse, integration and ingestion pipelines, data contracts, the Knowledge Catalog ...

JLL

Sr. Director, Data Engineering

Chicago, IL

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As of Sep 9, 2026, the average yearly pay for executive director data engineering in the United States is $194,709.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $141,500.00 and $253,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the difference between Executive Director Data Engineering vs Data Engineering Manager?

AspectExecutive Director Data EngineeringData Engineering Manager
Required CredentialsBachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, Data Science, or related fields; extensive experience in data engineeringBachelor's or Master's in relevant fields; experience in data engineering and team leadership
Work EnvironmentStrategic leadership, cross-departmental collaboration, executive-level decision makingTeam management, project oversight, technical problem-solving
Employer & Industry UsageUsed in large corporations, tech companies, and organizations with complex data needsCommon in mid to large-sized companies managing data teams and projects

The Executive Director Data Engineering focuses on strategic leadership and organizational oversight of data engineering initiatives, often at an executive level. In contrast, the Data Engineering Manager handles day-to-day team management and project execution. Both roles require strong technical backgrounds, but the Executive Director emphasizes strategic planning and cross-functional collaboration.

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Director, Data Engineering

Cincinnati, OH • On-site

Core Specialty
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Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement

Re-posted 3 days ago

Key responsibilities

  • Own the technical evolution of the existing large-scale data platform, identifying and driving improvements to architecture, performance, and scalability.

  • Act as the lead solution architect for data engineering initiatives, designing, prototyping, and developing frameworks and critical platform components.

  • Partner with leadership to define and execute the roadmap for a scalable, AI/ML-ready data platform, and manage, mentor, and develop data engineering team members.

Job description

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We are looking for a Director, Data Engineering, to lead the continued optimization and maturation of our existing large-scale data platform. This is hands-on technical leadership role: roughly 60% of your time will be spent as a working solution architect - improving, rearchitecting, and scaling data pipelines, infrastructure, and models that power the business. The remaining 40% will be focused on strategic alignment, technical direction, and resource management for the Data Engineering team. A key part of the mandate is ensuring the platform remains AI/ML ready as it scales - well modeled and well governed so that advanced analytics teams can reliably and efficiently access high-quality data.

Reporting to the VP-Data Engineering, AI & ML, you will lead a team of Data Engineers - setting the technical execution direction while staying close enough to the architecture and code to guide hard decision, unblock the team, and ensure the platform continues to scale reliably and security as usage and AI/ML initiatives grow.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over work authorization sponsorship now or in the future for this position.

Key Accountabilities/Deliverables:

Solution Architecture & Hands-On Delivery

  • Own the technical evolution of our existing large-scale data platform, identifying and riving improvements to architecture, performance and scalability data volume and complexity use cases grow

  • Act as the lead solution architect for data engineering initiatives

  • Personally design, prototype, and development of frameworks and critical platform components - especially for high-risk/high complexity initiatives

  • Have a forward-thinking posture as it comes to creating an AI/ML ready data platform

  • Participate in the evaluation, selection and implementation of data platform tooling (i.e. - storage, orchestration, compute, streaming)

  • Reinforce existing data observability solutions/standards across pipelines and the platform

  • Diagnose and resolve complex production issues/technical debt across the data platform - partnering directly with other engineers to resolve.

Strategy, Technical Direction & Resource Management

  • Partner with VP-Data Engineering, AI & ML to define and execute the roadmap for a fully optimized and scalable data platform - ensuring alignment to broader company and data strategies including AI/ML readiness assessments

  • Set technical direction and architectural standards for the team by working closely with Enterprise Architecture

  • Manage, mentor, and develop data engineers

  • Participate in resource planning and prioritization across the team's product roadmap - balancing business requests with platform-based initiatives

  • Represent Data Engineering planning, budgeting, and resource management discussions as needed

  • Stay current with emerging trends in data engineering and data platform architecture - brining innovations into continued data maturity for the organization.


Technical Knowledge and Understanding:

Technical Knowledge

  • Deep expertise in data pipeline design, optimization, and distributed data processing architectures with experience identifying and resolving performance and scalability bottlenecks

  • Platforms: Hands on experience with Snowflake or Databricks (experience in an architecture role with these platforms is a plus), Azure Synapse Analytics/MS Fabric

  • Strong knowledge of cloud data platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and modern data warehouse/Lakehouse architectures (Delta Lake, Iceberg)

  • Working familiarity with AI/ML data requirements and tooling to support AI/ML enablement

  • Strong working proficiency with at least two programming languages (Python, Scala, SQL)

  • Solid understanding of data governance, security, and compliance practices in a regulated or enterprise environment

  • Experience with IAC and CI/CD practices for data systems (i.e. Terraform, GitHub Actions)

Leadership & Soft Skills

  • Proven ability to set technical direction while remaining hands-on and credible at the architecture and code level

  • Strong stakeholder management skills - the ability to translate between technical and non-technical audiences

  • Excellent prioritization and resource management skills across competing technical and business demands

  • A coaching mindset with genuine investment in growing the technical and soft skills of direct reports


Requirements:

  • Bachelor Degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent work experience.

  • 10+ years experience in data engineering with significant experience in optimizing, scaling, and evolving large-scale mature data platforms

  • 3+ years in an architect role (Solution, Enterprise, Data, Platform) with direct ownership of solution designs

  • 3+ years in a leadership role managing data engineering teams - including direct people management responsibilities

  • Working knowledge of how data platforms enable AI/ML solutions

  • Track record of balancing hands-on technical delivery with people leadership and strategic planning

Nice to Have

  • Experience designing or implementing Agentic workflows for data engineering

  • Experience working with Property & Casualty insurance carriers

  • Experience with Data Vault 2.0 or Ensemble data modeling techniques


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At Core Specialty, you will receive a competitive salary and opportunities for professional development and advancement. We offer medical, dental, vision, and life insurances; short and long-term disability; a Company-match of 100% of a 6% contribution 401(k) plan; an Employee Assistance Plan; Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account, Health Reimbursement Account, and a wellness program

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