Director, Data Engineering

About the role

The Director of Data Engineering will lead the design, development, and optimization of the organization’s data infrastructure. This includes overseeing data architecture, pipelines, integration, and platform management to ensure the availability, scalability, and reliability of data across the enterprise.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the development of robust, automated ETL/ELT pipelines to move and transform data from multiple sources.
• Ensure integration of data across applications, APIs, third-party systems, and databases.
• Ensure timely and accurate delivery of reports and dashboards to stakeholders.
• Collaborate with business users to define reporting requirements and KPIs.
• Design and maintain scalable, secure, and data architectures.
• Oversee implementation of data platforms such as Snowflake, Azure Data Factory, and DataBricks.
• Partner with teams to enable analytical use cases and data-driven decision-making.
• Drive operational excellence through automation, DevOps, and continuous integration/deployment.
• Monitor data processing and reporting performance.
• Use the agile methodology to manage and complete work among the team.
• Develop and execute the enterprise data engineering strategy in alignment with organization objectives.
• Participates in and lead off-hours system upgrades and implementation to minimize customer impact and promote system reliability.
• Provide technical advice to senior IT management or project management, assisting them with high-level planning and cost justifications.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in computer science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field. An associate’s degree in technology with two years of additional work experience will be given subjective weight.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in data engineering or data architecture roles.
• 3+ years of leadership experience managing data engineering.
• Proven track record implementing cloud-native data platforms and pipelines.

Pay and Benefits Summary

An excellent schedule – office closes at 1 p.m. every Friday
Annual profit sharing
401(k) with company match with discretionary contribution
Company-sponsored group medical and dental insurance
Company-paid life insurance
Company-paid long-term disability
Hybrid work environment
Paid holidays
Generous vacation time and sick leave
Paid parental leave
Casual dress year-round
Professional membership and licensing dues reimbursement

About Homesteaders

Homesteaders Life Company, a mutual company owned by its policy holders, is a national leader providing products and services to help people design a better farewell. Founded in 1906, Homesteaders is known for secure preneed funding and innovative solutions that help funeral and end-of-life professionals and consumers connect with each other. We are currently hiring in AL, FL, AR, IA, IN, KS, LA, MI, MS, MT, NC, NE, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI, WV. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.