Data Platform Program Lead - Data Engineering & Analytics

Bloomberg BNA; Arlington (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Bloomberg Industry Group is seeking a Senior Data Engineering Leader in Texas to guide a team responsible for building and maintaining enterprise data platforms and pipelines. You will oversee programs aligning with business objectives and ensure reliable, high-quality data solutions for analytics and decision-making.

The role requires 5+ years in technology or data engineering, 3+ years in leadership, and strong analytical and communication skills.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in technology, data engineering, software engineering, or program management.
• 3+ years of experience leading engineering teams or managing technical programs.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Strong understanding of data engineering concepts, including: Data warehousing ETL/ELT development, Data modeling, Data governance, Batch and real-time processing, Data quality management.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of data engineers, fostering accountability and continuous improvement.
• Establish team objectives, performance expectations, and career development plans.
• Recruit, onboard, and retain top engineering talent.
• Drive engineering best practices, technical standards, and operational excellence.
• Own planning, prioritization, and execution of complex data engineering initiatives.
• Develop and maintain program roadmaps aligned with business objectives.
• Manage dependencies, risks, timelines, resources, and stakeholder communications.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and meet quality standards.
• Partner with architects to design scalable, secure data solutions.
• Guide the implementation of data platforms, ETL/ELT, data lakes, warehouses, and streaming architectures.
• Ensure data solutions follow reliability, observability, governance, and security best practices.
• Support architectural reviews and technical decision-making processes.
• Collaborate with business leaders, product managers, analytics teams, and data scientists.
• Translate business requirements into executable technical programs.
• Communicate program status, risks, and outcomes to leadership.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Analytics

Data engineering concepts

Job description

Bloomberg Industry Group is seeking a Senior Data Engineering Leader in Texas to guide a team responsible for building and maintaining enterprise data platforms and pipelines. You will oversee programs aligning with business objectives and ensure reliable, high-quality data solutions for analytics and decision-making.

The role requires 5+ years in technology or data engineering, 3+ years in leadership, and strong analytical and communication skills.