Data Engineer and Analytics Platform Manager - Assistant Director

EY; Louisville (KY); Presencial; USD 124.000 - 233.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Medical and dental coverage

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Descripción de la vacante

EY is seeking an Assistant Director – Data Engineering & Analytics Platforms to shape enterprise data, analytics and AI capabilities. You will partner with business leaders, architects and engineering teams to set technical direction, deliver modern data platforms and build AI-powered solutions.

You will lead advanced data/AI initiatives using Microsoft Fabric, Azure Databricks and cloud platforms, mentoring teams, guiding architecture decisions and removing delivery barriers for secure,

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related technology discipline.
• 8–12 years of progressive experience in data engineering or analytics.
• Experience providing technical leadership to development teams.
• Hands-on design/development of enterprise data/analytics solutions on Azure Databricks or Microsoft Fabric.
• Strong knowledge of data pipelines, modelling, testing and monitoring.
• Ability to manage risks, governance and delivery timelines.
• Experience leading cross-functional workstreams and stakeholder communication.
• Experience with onshore/offshore delivery models and knowledge transfer.

Responsabilidades

• Provide technical leadership for data, analytics and AI platform initiatives.
• Guide architecture and solution design to meet security, scalability and reliability needs.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams through design, development, testing and deployment.
• Review designs, pipelines and integrations for performance and maintainability.
• Manage risks, dependencies and delivery timelines with governance.
• Identify and remove technical barriers to delivery.
• Coach and mentor team members and promote engineering best practices.
• Communicate risks and recommendations clearly to stakeholders.
• Lead onshore and offshore transitions including knowledge transfer and handoffs.

Conocimientos

Technical leadership

Data engineering

Cloud platforms

Azure Databricks

Microsoft Fabric

Stakeholder management

Architecture review

Mentoring teams

Educación

Bachelor's degree in CS or related tech

Herramientas

Azure Databricks

Microsoft Fabric

Databricks Genie

Descripción del empleo

Location: Dallas, Akron, Alpharetta, Arlington, Atlanta, Baltimore, Boca Raton, Boston, Buffalo, Charleston, Charlotte, Chattanooga, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Grandview Heights, Greenville, Hartford, Hoboken, Indianapolis, Iselin, Jacksonville, Jericho, Louisville, Manayunk, McLean, Miami, New York, Orlando, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Providence, Raleigh, Richmond, Rochester, Stamford, Tallahassee, Tampa, Toledo, Washington, Austin, Baton Rouge, Birmingham, Chicago, Des Moines, Fort Worth, Houston, Huntsville, Jackson, Kansas City, Memphis, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Nashville, New Orleans, Oklahoma City, Rogers, San Antonio, St. Louis, Tulsa, Wichita
At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence.
We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go. Join EY and help to build a better working world.

The opportunity

As an Assistant Director – Data Engineering & Analytics Platforms, you’ll play a role in shaping enterprise data, analytics and AI capabilities. You’ll partner with business leaders, architects and engineering teams to establish technical direction, deliver modern data platforms and develop solutions that create measurable business value.

You’ll help lead the design and delivery of advanced data and AI solutions using Microsoft Fabric, Azure Databricks, cloud platforms and emerging AI technologies. You’ll guide architecture decisions, mentor engineering teams, remove delivery barriers and establish practices that support secure, scalable and high-performing solutions.

You’ll also help advance the organization’s adoption of generative AI, intelligent agents and AI-powered analytics. Working with stakeholders, delivery teams and technical leaders, you’ll influence the evolution of AI agent architecture, enterprise data platforms and next-generation analytics capabilities.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for enterprise data, analytics and AI platform initiatives, from requirements and solution design through deployment and production support.
• Guide architecture and solution-design decisions to ensure solutions meet business, security, scalability, quality and operational requirements.
• Lead technical workstreams and multidisciplinary teams through design, development, testing, deployment and ongoing support.
• Review technical designs, data pipelines, platform integrations and analytics solutions for reliability, scalability, maintainability and performance.
• Manage technical risks, dependencies, competing priorities and delivery timelines while maintaining appropriate governance and quality controls.
• Identify and remove technical and delivery barriers, helping teams resolve complex issues.
• Coach and mentor team members, strengthen technical capabilities and promote knowledge sharing and consistent engineering practices.
• Communicate technical risks, options and recommendations clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Lead or support onshore and offshore transitions, including readiness assessments, knowledge transfer, documentation, handoffs and post-transition stabilization.
• Establish clear ownership, communication channels, escalation processes and quality expectations across geographically distributed teams.

Skills And Attributes For Success

• Strong technical leadership skills, with the ability to influence direction and drive delivery across multiple teams.
• Deep understanding of modern data engineering, analytics and cloud-platform concepts.
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with practical, hands-on technical leadership.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills in complex technical environments.
• Ability to review technical solutions, identify risks and recommend practical improvements.
• Proven ability to coach and mentor technical professionals.
• Strong stakeholder-management and communication skills.
• Ability to manage ambiguity, competing priorities and organizational change.
• Collaborative approach with the ability to work effectively across functions, business areas, geographies and time zones.

To qualify for the role, you must have

• A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technology discipline, such as Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, Data Engineering, Data Science or Information Technology.
• 8 to 12 years of progressive professional experience in data engineering, data platforms, analytics engineering or a related technology-delivery field.
• Demonstrated experience providing technical leadership to development teams and guiding architecture and solution-design decisions.
• Hands‑on experience designing, developing or delivering enterprise data and analytics solutions using Azure Databricks or Microsoft Fabric. Experience with at least one of these platforms is required.
• Strong knowledge of data ingestion, transformation, orchestration, integration, modelling, testing, monitoring and production support.
• Experience reviewing technical designs, platform integrations, data pipelines and analytics solutions.
• Experience managing technical risks, dependencies, governance requirements, competing priorities and delivery timelines.
• Experience leading technical workstreams or multidisciplinary teams through requirements, design, development, testing, deployment and production support.
• Experience communicating technical concepts, risks and recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience leading or supporting onshore and offshore delivery models, knowledge-transfer activities and operational handoffs.

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Experience with Azure AI Foundry.
• Experience designing, developing or supporting AI and data agents using Databricks Genie, Microsoft Fabric Data Agents or comparable agent-based technologies.
• Experience delivering generative AI, conversational analytics, natural-language data experiences or AI-enabled business insights in an enterprise environment.
• Relevant Microsoft Azure, Databricks or Microsoft Fabric certifications.

What We Offer You

• We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to the business. The base salary range for this job is:
  • New York City, Boston, and Washington DC Metro Areas, Washington State, and Southern California offices – $149,300 to $253,900
  • Bay Area California offices – $155,600 to $264,400
  • All other offices locations in the US, including Sacramento – $124,400 to $232,700
• Individual salaries within these ranges are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills and geography. In addition, our Total Rewards package includes medical and dental coverage, pension and 401(k) plans, and a wide range of paid time off options.
• Under our flexible vacation policy, you’ll decide how much vacation time you need based on your own personal circumstances. You’ll also be granted time off for designated EY Paid Holidays, Winter/Summer breaks, Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.

EY | Building a better working world

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Enabled by data, AI and advanced technology, EY teams help clients shape the future with confidence and develop answers for the most pressing issues of today and tomorrow.
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All in to shape the future with confidence.
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