Data Platform & Analytics Leader (AI & Cloud)

EY; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 124,000 - 233,000; Full time

Job summary

EY in the United States is seeking an Assistant Director – Data Engineering & Analytics Platforms to shape enterprise data, analytics and AI capabilities. You will partner with leaders, architects and engineering teams to set technical direction and deliver modern data platforms that create measurable business value.

You will lead design and delivery of data and AI solutions using Azure Databricks and Microsoft Fabric, mentor teams, manage risks, and promote secure, scalable, high‑performing

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technology discipline.
• 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.
• Strong knowledge of data ingestion, transformation, orchestration, modelling, testing, monitoring and production support.

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.

Skills

Technical leadership

Cloud platforms

Stakeholder management

Data analytics

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technology discipline

Tools

Azure Databricks

Microsoft Fabric

Azure AI Foundry

Databricks Genie

Job description

EY in the United States is seeking an Assistant Director – Data Engineering & Analytics Platforms to shape enterprise data, analytics and AI capabilities. You will partner with leaders, architects and engineering teams to set technical direction and deliver modern data platforms that create measurable business value.

You will lead design and delivery of data and AI solutions using Azure Databricks and Microsoft Fabric, mentor teams, manage risks, and promote secure, scalable, high‑performing