Senior Data & Analytics Platform Lead — Assistant Director

EY; Greenville (SC); On-site; USD 124,000 - 233,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

Pension and 401(k)

Paid time off

Flexible vacation policy

Job summary

EY in the United States is seeking an Assistant Director – Data Engineering & Analytics Platforms to shape enterprise data, analytics and AI capabilities. You will partner with business leaders and engineering teams to establish technical direction, deliver modern data platforms and create measurable business value.

You’ll lead design and delivery of data and AI solutions using Microsoft Fabric, Azure Databricks, cloud platforms and emerging AI technologies, guiding architecture decisions and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technology discipline.
• 8–12 years of progressive experience in data engineering, data platforms, analytics engineering or a related technology-delivery field.
• Demonstrated experience providing technical leadership to development teams and guiding architecture and solution-design decisions.
• Hands-on experience designing, developing or delivering enterprise data and analytics solutions using Azure Databricks or Microsoft Fabric. Experience with at least one of these platforms is required.
• Strong knowledge of data ingestion, transformation, orchestration, integration, modelling, testing, monitoring and production support.
• Experience reviewing technical designs, platform integrations, data pipelines and analytics solutions.
• Experience leading technical workstreams or multidisciplinary teams through requirements, design, development, testing, deployment and production support.
• Experience communicating technical concepts, risks and recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for enterprise data, analytics and AI platform initiatives, from requirements and solution design through deployment and production support.
• Guide architecture and solution-design decisions to ensure solutions meet business, security, scalability, quality and operational requirements.
• Lead technical workstreams and multidisciplinary teams through design, development, testing, deployment and ongoing support.
• Review technical designs, data pipelines, platform integrations and analytics solutions for reliability, scalability, maintainability and performance.
• Manage technical risks, dependencies, competing priorities and delivery timelines while maintaining appropriate governance and quality controls.
• Identify and remove technical and delivery barriers, helping teams resolve complex issues.
• Coach and mentor team members, strengthen technical capabilities and promote knowledge sharing and consistent engineering practices.
• Communicate technical risks, options and recommendations clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Lead or support onshore and offshore transitions, including readiness assessments, knowledge transfer, documentation, handoffs and post-transition stabilization.

Skills

Technical leadership

Data engineering

Cloud platforms

Azure Databricks

Microsoft Fabric

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Mentoring teams

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline

Tools

Azure Databricks

Microsoft Fabric

Databricks Genie

Job description

EY in the United States is seeking an Assistant Director – Data Engineering & Analytics Platforms to shape enterprise data, analytics and AI capabilities. You will partner with business leaders and engineering teams to establish technical direction, deliver modern data platforms and create measurable business value.

You’ll lead design and delivery of data and AI solutions using Microsoft Fabric, Azure Databricks, cloud platforms and emerging AI technologies, guiding architecture decisions and