Director of Data & Intelligence Engineering

Description & Requirements

The Director of Data & Intelligence serves as a senior leader within the Analytics and Applied Intelligence (AAI) practice and is accountable for the Data Foundation layer (Layer 1) of the firm's agentic intelligence framework, including the semantic fabric, vector stores, knowledge graphs, MCP connectors, and Zero-ETL pipelines that power autonomous systems and Client Zero solutions.

• Lead the Data & Intelligence Engineering discipline across the AAI practice - setting technical direction, quality standards, and delivery patterns for the Layer 1 Data Foundation that supports delivery.
• Provide coaching, career development, and performance feedback to Data & Intelligence Engineers.
• Partner with peer leaders of the AI Solutions Architects and Intelligence Designers to define solution architecture, hand-offs across the three logic layers (Data, Reasoning, Validation), and shared standards for MCP, evals, and HITL.
• Contribute to the AAI Center of Excellence (Hub) - selecting frontier tooling, codifying standards (Zero-ETL, vector DBs, knowledge graphs, MCP), and ensuring cross-team knowledge sharing.
• Represent the practice on AI Ethics, model governance, data sovereignty, and responsible AI guardrails, in alignment with the AAI Steering Committee and Client Zero principles.
• Architect and oversee the Data Foundation layer of agentic systems: vector stores (Pinecone, Weaviate, Milvus), knowledge graphs (Neo4j), semantic layers, and Zero-ETL / real-time streaming pipelines.
• Thorough understanding of data modeling, relational, and non-relational principles; expert level SQL Expertise in Python data engineering packages and patterns, including Python and PySpark.
• Familiarity and experience with the different data engineering platforms commonly used such as Fabric, Databricks, Snowflake, Synapse Solid.
• Leadership-level fluency with cloud fundamentals (Azure preferred, GCP, AWS) and modern data architecture (lakehouse, data contracts, governance, lineage).

Due to project requirements, all professionals serving in this role must reside and perform all work within the United States. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States now and in the future. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire, and visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

About

Forvis Mazars, LLP is an independent member of Forvis Mazars Global, a leading global professional services network. Ranked among the largest public accounting firms in the United States, our 7,000+ team members deliver assurance, tax, and consulting services to clients in all 50 states and internationally. With a legacy spanning more than 100 years, we're building something different. We are guided by a shared promise: Together, we create extraordinary experiences. That means delivering an Unmatched Client Experience® while creating a workplace where relationships matter, learning fuels growth, and every person feels valued and supported to thrive.

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