Director of Data Engineering & Platform Excellence

Laudio; Leawood (KS); Hybrid; USD 179,000 - 256,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Ascend Learning, LLC is seeking a Director of Data Engineering to lead teams and shape scalable data infrastructure across the enterprise. You’ll drive architecture, governance and partnerships with BI to enable data-driven decisions that create competitive advantage.

Hybrid work from Leawood, KS or Burlington, MA with remote possibilities within the United States. The role requires 7–10 years in data engineering/architecture, strong leadership, cloud expertise, and proficiency in tools like

Qualifications

• Experience leading data engineering teams and projects.
• Strong data architecture, modeling and data integration skills.
• Proven ability to align data initiatives with business goals.
• Experience with enterprise data platforms and governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor data engineering teams across projects.
• Drive technical strategy, architecture and data quality standards.
• Manage end-to-end data engineering initiatives within budget and timelines.
• Collaborate with BI, governance and business leadership for decisions.

Skills

Data architecture

Leadership

Data engineering

Cloud computing

BI & analytics

Agile/Scrum

Communication

Strategic thinking

AI/ML familiarity

DevOps/Automation

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/DE/IS/SE

Tools

Azure Data Factory

Coalesce

Snowpipe

GitLab

Tableau

Python

R

Terraform

ARM

Azure ML

Job description

Ascend Learning, LLC is seeking a Director of Data Engineering to lead teams and shape scalable data infrastructure across the enterprise. You’ll drive architecture, governance and partnerships with BI to enable data-driven decisions that create competitive advantage.

Hybrid work from Leawood, KS or Burlington, MA with remote possibilities within the United States. The role requires 7–10 years in data engineering/architecture, strong leadership, cloud expertise, and proficiency in tools like