Hybrid Cloud Data Platform Lead — Databricks/AWS

Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC); Miami, Northern (FL, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

ITTConnect is seeking a Data Intelligence Platform Lead for a hybrid, Miami-based role directing a 10-person team to modernize and govern a cloud-native data platform on Databricks and AWS. You will architect end-to-end data products, ensure data quality and security, and drive AI-enabled initiatives across on-prem and cloud environments.

The ideal candidate has 15+ years in IT with strong leadership of data platforms, deep experience with Databricks and AWS, and a track record of delivering

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in IT.
• Strong experience leading data platform, data engineering, analytics engineering, or data architecture initiatives in complex enterprise environments.
• Practical understanding of Databricks, AWS data services, SQL Server, Airflow, dbt, data ingestion patterns, orchestration, monitoring, and platform operations.
• Demonstrated ability to translate governance, quality, metadata, lineage, access control, and observability requirements into practical engineering standards.
• Experience coordinating platform migrations from on-premises to cloud-based architectures.
• Familiarity with banking/regulatory/security expectations and AI governance practices.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the structuring of the Databricks environment on AWS, including pipelines, governance, data quality monitoring, and observability.
• Define target-state ingestion, orchestration, processing, monitoring, security, and lifecycle management in Databricks ecosystem.
• Lead migration of on-prem data pipelines to Databricks as reusable, scalable data products with governance.
• Partner with technology, security, infrastructure, compliance, and business stakeholders to meet banking-grade requirements.
• Define and document data governance, metadata, lineage, access controls, and observability for data products.
• Review and strengthen governance in the current data warehouse, including access workflows and development standards.
• Coordinate AI governance principles, controls, and risk considerations for enterprise data platforms.

Skills

Data platform leadership

Enterprise data strategy

Governance & quality

Observability

AI governance

Leadership & delivery

Databricks

AWS data services

SQL Server

Airflow

dbt

Data ingestion patterns

Orchestration

Security & compliance

Tools

Databricks

AWS

SQL Server

Airflow

dbt

Unity Catalog

S3

IAM

Job description

ITTConnect is seeking a Data Intelligence Platform Lead for a hybrid, Miami-based role directing a 10-person team to modernize and govern a cloud-native data platform on Databricks and AWS. You will architect end-to-end data products, ensure data quality and security, and drive AI-enabled initiatives across on-prem and cloud environments.

The ideal candidate has 15+ years in IT with strong leadership of data platforms, deep experience with Databricks and AWS, and a track record of delivering