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Director, Data Engineering - AssetMark
Software Engineer
Lead the design and execution of a modern data platform, driving ingestion, governance, and transformation of enterprise data using Big Data, Spark, and AWS services to empower financial advisors with actionable insights.
About the role
Key Responsibilities
- Architect and oversee a scalable data lake and warehouse solution on AWS, ensuring high availability and performance for analytics workloads.
- Lead the development of robust ETL pipelines using Apache Spark and Python, automating data ingestion from diverse sources.
- Implement data governance frameworks, including metadata management, data quality checks, and security controls.
- Collaborate with data scientists, product managers, and business stakeholders to define data requirements and deliver actionable insights.
- Mentor and grow a high‑performing data engineering team, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in data engineering, with 3+ years in a leadership role.
- Deep expertise in Big Data technologies (Spark, Hadoop, Kafka) and cloud platforms (AWS).
- Proven track record of building end‑to‑end data pipelines and data lake architectures.
- Strong knowledge of data governance, security, and compliance best practices.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to translate technical concepts to non‑technical stakeholders.
Skills
apache sparkpythonsqlaws