Director - Data Engineering

DMI is seeking a full-time Director of Data Engineering to support our manufacturing clients' large-scale digital transformation. The Director of Data Engineering is responsible for ensuring the day-to-day leadership and guidance of the local, India-based data team. This role will be the primary interface with the client's US-based management team and will work cross-functionally with various IT functions to streamline project delivery. Duties and Responsibilities : - Work with a distributed team with a primary focus on the management of resources, team assignments, and fostering career growth - Input into the hiring of team members for the locally-based team - Support compliance with best practices related to data availability and security procedures - Apply proven communication and problem-solving skills to resolve support data issues as they arise - Demonstrate skills in abstract development frameworks - Demonstrate accountability to assigned work & timelines - Demonstrated leadership skills. - Demonstrated technical competence for the role. - Demonstrated timely delivery of assigned tasks and effective communication on project status and escalation when needed. Education and Experience : - 8 years of experience in management roles dealing with resourcing. Experience with defining employee career growth, mentorship, and all HR responsibilities. - 20 years or equivalent degree experience Required Skills/Certifications : - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills - Ability to determine data patterns and perform root cause analysis to resolve production reporting bugs - Familiarity with the data, analytics, and BI space and knowledge of Power BI - Experience working with Microsoft data integration platforms such as Azure Data Factory, SSIS, Synapse - Experience with SQL (Python experience a plus) - Familiarity with Azure DevOps for source code management a plus - Understanding of data management (e. g. permissions, security, and monitoring) - Experience working with and building strong relationships with customers and external partners - Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including logical structuring and delivering presentations - Knowledge of working with helpdesk tools or platforms like ServiceNow is a plus - Experience with cloud services (Azure) is a plus - Experience in working with an onshore client is desirable - Eagerness to learn and think critically to design improved processes Preferred Experience with : - Estimating and Planning - Work breakdown for the team - Data pipelines - Data Transformations - Code/Unit Test - PR & Code Reviews - Performance & Load Testing - Functional & Regression Testing - Tier 2 support/consulting - Production Support - Functional ask to Technical design - Data Engineering - Agile Methodologies - CI/CD - Metadata driven frameworks. - Technical documentation - Azure Synapse Spark - Python - Complex SQL - Parquet & Delta file processing - ETL Optimizations - Azure DevOps (ref:hirist.tech)

Location: noida, IN

Posted Date: 11/23/2024