Director, Platform Engineering & Data Platform

Dynata; United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Dynata seeks a visionary Director of Platform Engineering to lead the architecture, delivery, operations, reliability, and scalability of the company's enterprise Data Lakehouse platform. You will guide teams across platform engineering and technical operations to enable analytics, reporting, AI/ML, and data-driven business capabilities.

In collaboration with Product, Data Analytics, Security, and Infrastructure, you will drive modernization, platform adoption, and executive-aligned execution of

Qualifications

• 12+ years in data engineering, architecture, or platform leadership roles.
• 5+ years in a director or senior leadership position managing large technical teams.
• Proven experience delivering enterprise-scale data platforms (Databricks, Snowflake, Delta Lake, Apache Iceberg).
• Strong knowledge of cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and modern data stack.
• Experience with data governance frameworks, data mesh, and data product thinking.
• Executive communication skills with the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders.
• MBA or advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field preferred
• Experience with budget management and P&L ownership

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a cross-functional team of engineers, architects, and data professionals.
• Partner with business units to identify data platform requirements and translate into platform capabilities.
• Own platform SLAs, uptime, cost management, and quality standards.
• Drive adoption of platform best practices across data engineering, governance, and DevOps.
• Oversee vendor relationships, licensing, and cloud provider partnerships (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Ensure platform compliance with data privacy, security, and regulatory requirements (GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA).
• Champion a culture of data democratization and self-service analytics

Skills

AI/ML platform enablement

MLOps

Education

MBA or advanced degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

AWS/Azure/GCP Data Architect certification

Databricks Platform Architect certification

Job description

Dynata seeks a visionary Director of Platform Engineering to lead the architecture, delivery, operations, reliability, and scalability of the company's enterprise Data Lakehouse platform. You will guide teams across platform engineering and technical operations to enable analytics, reporting, AI/ML, and data-driven business capabilities.

In collaboration with Product, Data Analytics, Security, and Infrastructure, you will drive modernization, platform adoption, and executive-aligned execution of