Head of Data Platform Engineering

Dynata; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

The Director, Platform Engineering at Dynata leads the architecture, delivery, operations, reliability, and scalability of the enterprise Data Lakehouse platform. This role partners with Product, Data Analytics, Security, and Infrastructure leaders to drive modernization and platform adoption.

Responsibilities include building and growing cross-functional teams, owning platform SLAs and cost, and ensuring governance, privacy, and regulatory compliance across AWS/Azure/GCP environments.

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

Education

MBA or advanced degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

AWS/Azure/GCP Data Architect

Databricks Platform Architect

Job description

The Director, Platform Engineering at Dynata leads the architecture, delivery, operations, reliability, and scalability of the enterprise Data Lakehouse platform. This role partners with Product, Data Analytics, Security, and Infrastructure leaders to drive modernization and platform adoption.

Responsibilities include building and growing cross-functional teams, owning platform SLAs and cost, and ensuring governance, privacy, and regulatory compliance across AWS/Azure/GCP environments.