Director, Data Architecture – Engineering

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Director of Data Architecture & Engineering at Zing Health leading enterprise data platform and modernizing data management capabilities. Responsible for data governance, platform scalability, and mentoring engineering teams.

Posted 6/30/2026full-timeChicago • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $190,000 - $200,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AzureCloudETLMS SQL ServerSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the evolution of our enterprise data platform and data management capabilities.
Responsible for modernizing our data platform using Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Factory, and Azure data services.
Enabling data governance and quality standards.
Create a trusted, AI-ready single source of truth for the organization.
Partner with Analytics & Reporting to maintain the enterprise semantic layer, certified data products, and governed business definitions.
Participate in a cross-functional governance process that establishes and ratifies canonical business definitions across the organization.
Establish and maintain foundational data management capabilities, including enterprise data dictionary, business glossary, metadata catalog, data lineage, and data quality standards.
Lead data governance programs, stewardship models, and engineering best practices.
Lead the migration of legacy data integration and warehouse solutions into a modernized ecosystem.
Ensure platform scalability, reliability, and performance.
Partner closely with Analytics & Reporting, business stakeholders to define and ratify canonical business definitions, semantic models, and data quality rules.
Lead, mentor, and establish accountability metrics for distributed onshore and offshore data engineering teams.
Secure the commitments for data modernization, platform engineering, and strategic data initiatives, ensuring quality, predictability, and business value.

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years in data architecture, data engineering, or data management, with 5+ years of leadership experience managing technical teams and enterprise initiatives.
Experience in enabling Data Governance for an Enterprise is a must.
Required experience within Managed Care, Health Plans (Medicare Advantage preferred), Healthcare Technology, or Provider organizations.
Strong familiarity with healthcare data models and interoperability standards (e.g., EDI/X12, FHIR, APIs).
Strong understanding of healthcare data and data quality controls.
Proven track record designing enterprise data warehouses, dimensional and operational data models, and building ETL/ELT pipelines using Azure Data Services.
Strong experience with Microsoft SQL Server and Power BI Semantic Models.
Experience with AI design with—or a clear roadmap strategy for migrating legacy pipelines into—Microsoft Fabric is highly desirable.
Experience integrating and managing data across enterprise healthcare platforms including Salesforce, FHIR APIs, operational systems, and cloud-based data ecosystems.
Demonstrated experience leading distributed onshore/offshore teams and executing data governance/quality frameworks.
Excellent communication skills to translate technical infrastructure into business outcomes.

Benefits

Comp & perks

A competitive salary based on the market
Medical, Dental, and Vision
Employer-Paid Life Insurance
Paid Maternal Leave
Paid Paternal Leave
401(K) match up to 4%
Paid-Time-Off
Employee Assistance Programs
Several supplemental benefits are available, including, but not limited to, Spouse Insurance, Pet Insurance, Critical Illness coverage, ID Protection, etc.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Data ArchitectureData EngineeringEnterprise Data WarehousingDimensional Data ModelsData Quality ControlsData LineageMetadata CatalogData DictionaryMicrosoft SQL ServerPower BI Semantic Models

Soft Skills

Excellent CommunicationLeadershipMentoringCollaborationAccountability