Head of Data Platform Engineering

Dynata, LLC (Connecticut); Westport (CT); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Accommodations available

Equal Opportunity Employer

Job summary

Dynata, LLC (Connecticut) seeks a Director, Platform Engineering to lead the architecture, delivery, operations, reliability, and scalability of the enterprise Data Lakehouse platform. This role guides platform engineering and technical operations to enable analytics, reporting, AI/ML, and data-driven capabilities.

Collaborate with Product, Data Analytics, Security, and Infrastructure leaders to provide technical leadership and drive modernization, platform adoption, and cost-effective operation

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

Leadership

Executive communication

Data platform leadership

Cloud infrastructure

Budget & P&L management

Education

MBA or advanced degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Databricks

Snowflake

Delta Lake

Apache Iceberg

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Dynata, LLC (Connecticut) seeks a Director, Platform Engineering to lead the architecture, delivery, operations, reliability, and scalability of the enterprise Data Lakehouse platform. This role guides platform engineering and technical operations to enable analytics, reporting, AI/ML, and data-driven capabilities.

Collaborate with Product, Data Analytics, Security, and Infrastructure leaders to provide technical leadership and drive modernization, platform adoption, and cost-effective operation