Director, Enterprise Data Platform

Ankura; Municipio de Rincón de los Sauces; Presencial; ARS 2.100.000 - 3.500.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Ankura is seeking a Director to lead the design and delivery of cloud-based data platforms across client engagements. This role combines technical expertise with delivery ownership and architectural decision-making, and is based in Buenos Aires.

The Director will mentor data engineers, oversee ETL orchestration with Data Factory, Airflow, Databricks and Snowflake, and ensure scalable, secure platforms while supporting pre-sales activities.

Formación

• 8+ years of experience in data engineering with leadership responsibility.
• Proven experience designing and delivering enterprise-grade cloud data platforms.
• Deep expertise with ETL / orchestration tools (Data Factory, Airflow, Informatica, or similar).
• Strong experience with analytics/processing platforms such as Databricks, Snowflake, or equivalents.
• Ability to estimate, plan, and govern complex delivery programs.
• Strong understanding of data architecture, governance, and security principles.
• Excellent communication skills and senior, client-facing experience.
• Strong business acumen and results-oriented mindset.
• Preference for experience leading multi-team or multi-vendor delivery models.
• Preference for exposure to advanced analytics, ML pipelines, or real-time processing.
• Cloud or platform certifications (major provider) preferred.
• Must be fluent in English.

Responsabilidades

• Define and own the architecture of cloud-based data platforms across client engagements.
• Lead large-scale ETL implementations using Databricks, Snowflake, and similar tools.
• Establish reference architectures, standards, and engineering best practices.
• Oversee ETL orchestration strategies with Data Factory, Airflow, or enterprise ETL.
• Estimate, plan, and govern delivery across multiple projects/workstreams.
• Partner with stakeholders to align data platform design with business objectives.
• Mentor and develop data engineers and technical leads.
• Ensure platforms meet scalability, reliability, security, and cost goals.
• Support pre-sales activities with solution design and estimates.

Conocimientos

Data engineering

Leadership

Cloud data platforms

ETL orchestration

Databricks

Snowflake

Airflow

Data governance

Security principles

Client-facing

Communication skills

Business acumen

Multi-team delivery

Cloud certifications

English fluency

Herramientas

Databricks

Snowflake

Data Factory

Airflow

Informatica

Descripción del empleo

Ankura is a team of excellence founded on innovation and growth.

Practice Overview

Ankura's Digital Transformation practice helps clients modernize their organizations by leveraging data, analytics, automation, and artificial intelligence to drive measurable business outcomes. Our data engineering and data science experts design and develop enterprise data platforms that unify trusted data and provide the scalable foundation for reporting, advanced analytics, automation, and AI.

Role Overview

We are looking for a Director to help lead the design and delivery of cloud-based data platforms across multiple client engagements. This role combines deep technical expertise with delivery ownership, architectural decision-making, and team leadership. The Director will act as a trusted advisor, ensuring data platforms are scalable, reliable, and aligned with business strategy. This role is based in Buenos Aires. This position will be employed via a 3rd party payroll and will be Director level equivalent within Ankura's structure.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the architecture of cloud-based data platforms across client engagements.
• Lead large-scale ETL and data platform implementations using tools such as Databricks, Snowflake, and equivalent technologies.
• Establish reference architectures, delivery standards, and engineering best practices.
• Oversee ETL orchestration strategies using tools such as Data Factory, Airflow, or enterprise ETL platforms.
• Estimate, plan, and govern delivery across multiple projects and workstreams.
• Partner with client stakeholders to align data platform design with business objectives.
• Mentor, coach, and develop data engineers and technical leads.
• Ensure platforms meet expectations for scalability, reliability, security, and cost efficiency.
• Support pre-sales activities, including solution design and technical estimates.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in data engineering, with significant leadership responsibility.
• Proven experience designing and delivering enterprise-grade cloud data platforms.
• Deep expertise with ETL / orchestration tools (e.g., Data Factory, Airflow, Informatica, or similar).
• Strong experience with analytics and processing platforms such as Databricks, Snowflake, or equivalents.
• Demonstrated ability to estimate, plan, and govern complex delivery programs.
• Strong understanding of data architecture, governance, and security principles.
• Excellent communication skills and experience in senior, client-facing roles.
• Strong business acumen and results-oriented mindset.
• Preferred to have experience leading multi-team or multi-vendor delivery models
• Preferred to have exposure to advanced analytics, machine learning pipelines, or real-time processing.
• Cloud or platform certifications (any major provider) is preferred
• Must be fluent in English

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