Director, Data Engineering – Analytics

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. Lead the enterprise data architecture and delivery capabilities that power analytics, reporting, and AI-driven initiatives across the organization .

Posted 5/23/2026full-timeLexington • Kentucky • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AirflowAWSAzureCloudGoogle Cloud Platform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the enterprise data architecture and delivery capabilities that power analytics, reporting, and AI-driven initiatives across the organization
Deliver scalable, secure, and high-quality data services
Provide production-ready, governed, and scalable data pipelines and platforms
Drive best practices for solution development within Technology Services
Work with business leaders to assess corporate data management and identify improvement opportunities
Implement improvements in data management processes and integrity

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of experience in data engineering, analytics, or software engineering
5+ years of leadership experience managing technical teams
Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university required
Experience delivering enterprise-scale data platforms in complex, multi-system environments
Industry experience in construction, engineering, or project-based businesses strongly preferred
Strong knowledge of modern data architectures (data lakehouse, warehouse, distributed processing)
Experience with cloud data platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP) and modern tooling ecosystems
Experience with pipeline orchestration and transformation tools (e.g., ADF, Airflow, dbt)
Familiarity with BI/analytics platforms (e.g., Power BI) and semantic modeling concepts
Understanding of data requirements for AI/ML (feature pipelines, data quality, large-scale datasets)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) plan
Paid time off
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

data engineeringanalyticssoftware engineeringdata architecturedata managementdata pipelinesdata integritydata lakehousedata warehousedistributed processing

Soft Skills

leadershipteam managementcommunicationproblem-solvingcollaboration