Director, Staff Data Engineer

Mediasal

New York, United States
$113,000 - $160,000 py
On-site
Databricks, pyspark, azure cloud
Enterprise lakehouse architecture
Data governance frameworks
Architect and build complex components of dentsu’s enterprise data platform across Azure, Databricks, PySpark, Lakeflow, and Power BI

Job Summary

  • Architect and build complex components of dentsu’s enterprise data platform across Azure, Databricks, PySpark, Lakeflow, and Power BI.
  • Lead technical hiring assessments and onboarding for new Data Engineering talent, and mentor engineers across onshore and offshore teams.
  • Manage technical debt, platform migrations, and modernization efforts across client environments, serving as the first escalation point for complex data engineering challenges.

Matching Summary

Architect and build complex components of dentsu’s enterprise data platform across Azure, Databricks, PySpark, Lakeflow, and Power BI.

Salary

$113,000 - $160,000

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Databricks, PySpark, Azure cloud
  • Enterprise lakehouse architecture
  • Data governance frameworks
  • Technical leadership experience
  • Large-scale data transformation pipelines

Nice-to-have

  • Media, advertising, or marketing technology background
  • Scaling single-client to multi-client deployment
  • Mentoring offshore engineering teams
  • Power BI management at scale

Key Requirements

  • 8+ years data engineering experience
  • 2+ years technical leadership/staff role
  • Expert Databricks (Unity Catalog, Lakeflow)
  • Strong Azure cloud infrastructure experience
  • Advanced PySpark and Lakeflow skills
  • Strong data architecture knowledge
  • Experience defining engineering standards
  • Experience with data governance and security
  • Strong communication skills

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