This role provides technical leadership to set the long-term architectural direction for how data is managed, governed, and observed across Target
Job Summary
This role provides technical leadership to set the long-term architectural direction for how data is managed, governed, and observed across Target.
You will influence platform strategy across multiple teams by setting standards for data management, governance, metadata, lineage, data quality, and observability.
The position requires a deep understanding of distributed systems and the ability to evaluate trade-offs holistically across scalability, reliability, and operational excellence.
Matching Summary
This role provides technical leadership to set the long-term architectural direction for how data is managed, governed, and observed across Target.
Salary
Not specified; Not specified; Not specified
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
large-scale data platform design
data governance and metadata management
influence without direct authority
distributed systems expertise
cross-team architectural leadership
Nice-to-have
mentoring senior engineers
systems thinking capabilities
articulating complex concepts
anticipating future platform needs
Key Requirements
Deep experience designing large-scale data platforms
Strong expertise in data management and governance concepts
Proven ability to influence technical direction without authority