Assistant Director, Data Engineering & Analytics Platform

EY; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 125,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

Pension and 401(k) plans

Paid time off

Job summary

EY is seeking an Assistant Director to lead data engineering and analytics platform initiatives, partnering with business leaders to shape enterprise data and AI capabilities. You will guide architecture, mentor engineering teams, and drive scalable, secure solutions using Azure Databricks, Microsoft Fabric and related cloud technologies.

You will advance AI adoption, manage delivery across geographies, and ensure robust data pipelines and governance while delivering measurable business value.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 8–12 years of progressive data engineering, data platforms or analytics delivery experience.
• Experience providing technical leadership to development teams and guiding architecture decisions.
• Hands-on with Azure Databricks or Microsoft Fabric in enterprise data projects.
• Strong knowledge of data ingestion, transformation, orchestration, modelling, testing and production support.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for data, analytics and AI platform initiatives from design to production.
• Guide architecture decisions to meet security, scalability and reliability needs.
• Lead multi-disciplinary teams through design, development, testing and deployment.
• Review data pipelines, integrations and analytics solutions for performance and maintainability.
• Manage risks, dependencies and delivery timelines with governance and quality controls.
• Identify and remove technical barriers and mentor team members.
• Communicate risks and options clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Support onshore and offshore transitions with knowledge transfer and handoffs.

Skills

Technical leadership

Data engineering

Cloud platforms

Stakeholder management

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentoring teams

Problem solving

Delivery leadership

Architecture decisions

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technology discipline

Tools

Azure Databricks

Microsoft Fabric

Databricks Genie

Azure AI Foundry

Job description

EY is seeking an Assistant Director to lead data engineering and analytics platform initiatives, partnering with business leaders to shape enterprise data and AI capabilities. You will guide architecture, mentor engineering teams, and drive scalable, secure solutions using Azure Databricks, Microsoft Fabric and related cloud technologies.

You will advance AI adoption, manage delivery across geographies, and ensure robust data pipelines and governance while delivering measurable business value.