A Day in the Life: The Director, Data Engineer owns the strategy, reliability, and evolution of the enterprise business intelligence and analytics platform ecosystem. This role ensures BI platforms are scalable, secure, cost-efficient, and operationally excellent—enabling business analytics teams to deliver insights quickly and confidently. This leader focuses on platform engineering, operations, and enablement, and reports to the Sr Director, Data Architecture & Engineering. The starting salary for this position is $170,000, commensurate with relevant experience. What You'll Do: • Lead the strategy, roadmap, and governance of the enterprise BI and analytics platform ecosystem • Define and maintain platform architecture, standards, and integration best practices • Evaluate, implement, and optimize BI technologies to support business growth and scalability • Oversee BI platform deployment, automation, performance, reliability, and disaster recovery • Drive operational excellence through Infrastructure-as-Code, CI/CD processes, monitoring, and service management • Partner with security and governance teams to ensure appropriate access controls, compliance, and data governance standards • Enable self-service analytics by providing tooling, templates, documentation, and platform support • Manage platform licensing, vendor relationships, and cost optimization initiatives • Lead incident response, root cause analysis, and continuous platform improvement efforts • Build, develop, and mentor high-performing BI platform and technical services teams • Establish operating models, performance expectations, and career development pathways for team members • Communicate platform strategy, health, risks, and roadmap progress to executive stakeholders • Collaborate across technology, analytics, and business teams to translate platform investments into measurable business outcomes • Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, continuous improvement, and customer-focused service delivery What We're Looking For • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field required • 10+ years of leadership experience in BI, analytics, data platforms, or related technologies • Deep expertise with modern BI platforms, semantic layers, cloud technologies, and enterprise integrations • Proven success leading enterprise-scale BI environments and platform teams • Experience with AI/ML, embedded analytics, multi-platform BI ecosystems, or regulated business environments is a plus • Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across all levels of the organization • Demonstrated success building and developing high-performing teams while driving operational excellence and organizational change • Strategic, results-oriented thinker with strong problem-solving, decision-making, and execution capabilities • Adaptable and effective in fast-paced, evolving environments, with a strong sense of accountability and ownership What You’ll Get: • Paid Time Off • Medical, Dental & Vision plan options • Retirement programs, including 401(k) employer matching • Paid Parental Leave & Adoption Assistance • Employee Assistance Program for employees & family • Educational Reimbursement & Discounts • Voluntary Insurance Programs - Pet, Legal/Identity Theft, Critical Illness • Perks & Discounts –Theme Park Tickets, Gym Discounts & more