Associate Director, Data Engineering, Measurement

Attention Arc; Village of Irvington (NY); On-site; USD 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Attention Arc in Irvington, NY is seeking an Associate Director of Data Engineering, Measurement. You will shape data collection, governance, and activation across the agency, building scalable data systems that power measurement, attribution, reporting, and informed decision-making.

You will lead data platform architecture, oversee pipelines, and mentor engineers, collaborating with Analytics, Data Science, Media, Product, Engineering, and Technology leaders to ensure reliable, secure data that

Qualifications

• 8–12+ years of professional experience in data engineering/leadership.
• Experience designing, developing, and governing modern cloud-based data platforms.
• Deep expertise with cloud data warehouses: Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, or Azure Synapse.
• Experience with data lakes/lakehouse architectures (S3, ADLS, Delta Lake, Iceberg).
• Advanced SQL and Python proficiency for large datasets.
• Experience with dbt and orchestration tools (Airflow, Dagster).
• Experience integrating data from APIs, event streams, and external platforms.
• Data quality, governance, security, and incident management expertise.

Responsibilities

• Define long-term data platform architecture and technical direction.
• Oversee modern data platforms, data lakes, ingestion, and transformation frameworks.
• Set standards for data modeling, schema design, governance, and access controls.
• Lead data pipelines for measurement, attribution, and reporting.
• Mentor engineers and guide architectural decisions across teams.
• Partner with Analytics, Data Science, Media, Product, Engineering, IT to align data strategy.
• Ensure data security, privacy, and compliance in all pipelines.
• Drive data quality, observability, and reliability across the stack.

Skills

Senior leadership

Data engineering

Cloud data platforms

SQL

Python

Tools

Snowflake

BigQuery

Amazon Redshift

Azure Synapse

S3

Delta Lake

Apache Iceberg

dbt

Apache Airflow

Dagster

Fivetran

Stitch

Job description

Associate Director, Data Engineering, Measurement

Irvington, NY

Technology & Analytics | The Builders and Translators

We are a 1,000-piece puzzle. Each of us is essential, interconnected, and intentionally designed. Together, we create something powerful: media that matters, growth that lasts, and a culture we are proud to build.

As part of our Technology & Analytics team, you are one of the Builders and Translators, turning complex data, emerging technologies, and innovative ideas into practical solutions that help our entire agency work smarter. You connect human expertise with the power of technology, building the data foundations that power measurement, attribution, reporting, and more intentional decision‑making.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

At Attention Arc, we believe technology should amplify human expertise, not replace it. And when it comes to media measurement, that starts with data people can trust.

As anAssociate Director, Data Engineering, Measurement, you'll help shape how data is collected, connected, structured, governed, and activated across the agency. You'll bring the technical expertise and architectural judgment needed to build reliable, scalable data systems that support accurate measurement, meaningful insights, and better business decisions.

You’ll work at the intersection of data engineering, measurement technology, and business strategy, partnering with Analytics, Data Science, Media, Product, Engineering, and Technology leaders to ensure our data infrastructure supports how we plan, activate, optimize, and measure media.

This is a senior technical leadership role for someone who thinks beyond individual pipelines or platforms. You’ll help define the architecture, standards, and technical direction of our data ecosystem, ensuring information moves reliably between systems and can be confidently used for attribution, reporting, optimization, and decision‑making.

You’ll guide the development of scalable data models, oversee data integrations, strengthen governance and quality standards, and help the agency navigate the growing complexity of modern measurement. From cloud data warehouses and data pipelines to conversion APIs and evolving attribution requirements, you’ll ensure our technology is built around how data is actually used.

You’ll also mentor engineers, guide technical decisions, and help teams balance immediate business needs with long‑term platform reliability and scalability.

Your impact will be measured by the trust our people place in our data, the strength and scalability of our measurement infrastructure, and the clarity our systems bring to increasingly complex media decisions.

Key Responsibilities

Data Platform Architecture & Technical Leadership

Help define and guide the long‑term architecture, technical direction, and evolution of Attention Arc's data engineering and measurement infrastructure.

Oversee the design and integration of modern data platforms, including cloud data warehouses, data lakes, ingestion tools, and transformation frameworks.

Establish and maintain technical standards for data modeling, schema design, pipeline development, access controls, and platform governance.

Guide architectural decisions that balance scalability, reliability, performance, cost, and maintainability.

Evaluate existing data infrastructure and identify opportunities to simplify architecture, reduce technical debt, and improve operational efficiency.

Ensure data platforms can support evolving business needs, measurement methodologies, and increasing data complexity.

Partner with Technology and Infrastructure teams to maintain appropriate security, privacy, and access management practices.

Provide hands‑on technical guidance and contribute directly to complex engineering challenges when needed.

Measurement Data Engineering & Attribution Infrastructure

Guide the development and maintenance of data pipelines and integrations that support media measurement, attribution, conversion tracking, and performance reporting.

Oversee the collection, transformation, and organization of measurement data from advertising platforms, analytics tools, customer systems, and other relevant sources.

Support the design and implementation of conversion APIs (CAPI), server‑side data integrations, and other measurement connectivity solutions.

Partner with Analytics, Data Science, and Media teams to understand attribution requirements and translate them into reliable data engineering solutions.

Ensure measurement data is structured and documented to support consistent reporting, analysis, and optimization.

Help address challenges related to data discrepancies, incomplete signals, platform limitations, and evolving measurement requirements.

Develop scalable approaches to integrating data from multiple advertising platforms, client systems, and third‑party sources.

Support the agency's ability to connect media activity with meaningful business outcomes through accurate, accessible, and well‑governed data.

Data Modeling, Quality & Governance

Oversee the design and development of scalable, well‑documented data models supporting attribution, reporting, analytics, and business intelligence.

Establish standards for data quality, validation, reconciliation, and consistency across platforms and datasets.

Guide the implementation of automated data quality checks, monitoring, alerting, and observability practices.

Ensure data pipelines are reliable, resilient, and appropriately monitored.

Develop clear expectations for incident management, troubleshooting, root‑cause analysis, and issue resolution.

Promote consistent data definitions, documentation, and lineage to strengthen trust and reduce ambiguity.

Partner with Technology and business stakeholders to ensure data governance practices support security, privacy, compliance, and responsible use.

Balance immediate delivery requirements with long‑term data integrity, maintainability, and sustainability.

Data Integration, Performance & Platform Optimization

Guide the development and optimization of data ingestion, transformation, and orchestration processes across the agency's data ecosystem.

Oversee integrations involving APIs, event streams, operational databases, advertising platforms, and external data providers.

Evaluate pipeline performance, data processing efficiency, storage strategies, and platform costs.

Identify opportunities to improve scalability, reduce latency, and optimize cloud infrastructure utilization.

Establish reusable engineering patterns and integration approaches that improve consistency across projects.

Collaborate with engineering teams to improve deployment processes, testing practices, and production reliability.

Support the evaluation and implementation of new data technologies, frameworks, and architectural approaches.

Ensure platform improvements are aligned with measurable business and operational needs.

Cross‑Functional Strategy & Business Alignment

Partner with Data Science, Analytics, Media, Product, Engineering, IT, and Infrastructure leaders to understand current and future data requirements.

Translate business objectives and measurement priorities into technical recommendations, platform enhancements, and engineering roadmaps.

Serve as a trusted technical advisor on how data should be structured, accessed, integrated, and interpreted.

Communicate technical capabilities, constraints, risks, and architectural tradeoffs clearly to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

Help prioritize engineering initiatives based on business impact, technical complexity, scalability, and available resources.

Align teams around shared data standards, definitions, and quality expectations.

Identify opportunities to improve how data moves between strategy, activation, optimization, and measurement.

Support initiatives that strengthen the agency's ability to make intentional, data‑informed decisions.

Technical Mentorship & Team Development

Provide technical guidance, coaching, and mentorship to data engineers and other technical team members.

Help strengthen engineering judgment, architectural thinking, and problem‑solving capabilities across the team.

Establish clear expectations for code quality, documentation, testing, and technical ownership.

Participate in architectural reviews, technical discussions, and solution design.

Support hiring, onboarding, and professional development of data engineering talent.

Encourage knowledge sharing, constructive feedback, and collaborative problem‑solving.

Foster a culture of accountability, curiosity, and continuous improvement.

Lead through expertise, collaboration, and influence, helping others make sound technical decisions.

Stay informed about emerging data engineering technologies, measurement capabilities, cloud architectures, and industry best practices.

Evaluate new platforms, tools, and frameworks based on their ability to solve meaningful business problems.

Anticipate future data volume, integration complexity, governance requirements, and measurement needs.

Identify opportunities to improve data reliability, performance, accessibility, and operational efficiency.

Explore how automation and AI‑assisted capabilities can strengthen data engineering workflows and platform monitoring.

Recommend thoughtful architectural improvements that support long‑term scalability without introducing unnecessary complexity.

Establish meaningful success measures for platform initiatives, including data quality, reliability, processing performance, cost efficiency, and stakeholder trust.

Help build a data ecosystem where every improvement strengthens the agency's ability to make better decisions.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

Experience & Technical Expertise

8–12+ years of professional experiencein data engineering, data platform architecture, or a closely related technical discipline, including experience providing senior‑level technical leadership.

Extensive experience designing, developing, and governing modern cloud‑based data platforms and enterprise‑scale data pipelines.

Deep expertise with cloud data warehouses such asSnowflake, BigQuery, Amazon Redshift, or Azure Synapse.

Experience working with data lakes or lakehouse architectures, including technologies such as Amazon S3, Azure Data Lake Storage, Delta Lake, or Apache Iceberg.

Advanced proficiency inSQL, including complex transformations, query optimization, data modeling, and performance tuning across large datasets.

Strong experience withPythonor comparable programming languages used in data engineering and pipeline development.

Experience using transformation frameworks such asdbtor equivalent technologies.

Experience with orchestration and ingestion tools such asApache Airflow, Dagster, Fivetran, Stitch, or custom‑built data pipelines.

Demonstrated ability to design scalable data models and establish standards for schema design, documentation, and data governance.

Experience integrating data from APIs, event streams, operational databases, and external platforms.

Experience with data quality frameworks, monitoring, observability, alerting, and production incident management.

Strong understanding of data security, privacy, access controls, and compliance requirements.

Experience working within cloud ecosystems