Director, Staff Data Engineer

Job description

The purpose of this role is to provide technical guidance and suggest improvements in data analytics and governance processes. It is responsible for overseeing data engineering activities and aiding in building the business’ data collection systems and processing pipelines; building and maintaining optimised and highly available data pipelines that facilitate deeper analysis and reporting. Job Description: Role Summary We are seeking a Director, Staff Data Engineer to serve as the senior hands‑on engineer within the Data Architecture & Solutions pillar. In this role, you will translate the VP’s architecture strategy into working, scalable infrastructure. You will design systems, write production‑ready code, review architecture, and uphold engineering standards across onshore and offshore teams. You will take ownership of the most complex builds, solve deep technical challenges, and set the code quality bar for the team. Reports To: VP, Data Architecture & Solutions Key Responsibilities: - Architect and build complex components of dentsu’s enterprise data platform across Azure, Databricks, PySpark, Lakeflow, and Power BI. - Lead the development of multi‑client Databricks environment...