Director, Data Engineering

ABOUT TRIBUTE TECHNOLOGY:

At Tribute Technology, we make end-of-life celebrations memorable, meaningful, and effortless through thoughtful and innovative technology solutions. Our mission is to help communities around the world celebrate life and pay tribute to those we love. Our comprehensive platform brings together software and technology to provide a fully integrated experience for all users, whether that is a family, a funeral home, or an online publisher. We are the market leader in the US and Canada, with global expansion plans and a growing international team of more than 400 individuals in the US, Canada, Philippines, Ukraine and India.

ABOUT YOU:

Tribute Technology is actively seeking a motivated an experienced Director, Data Engineering with expertise in AWS and GCP to join our Data & Analytics team. Our Data & Analytics team drives innovation and excellence by harnessing data to deliver actionable insights across the organization. 
 
As Director, you will play a crucial role in leading and enhancing our data pipelines, processes and visualizations as well as selecting fit for purpose tools to support our growing business needs. This is an exciting opportunity for a data enthusiast with a strong record of success in managing complex data initiatives. If you have a strong understanding of AWS and GCP and a passion for leading and developing a team, we want to hear from you. Join us and be a part of our innovative and collaborative environment where your contributions will have a significant impact.  

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Lead and manage a team of data engineers to ensure timely delivery of data solutions. 
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into data engineering solutions. 
• Design and implement data pipelines and processes to integrate data from various sources into our data ecosystem. 
• Improve data observability and ensure the team follows best practices. 
• Ensure timely resolution for data pipeline issues implementing a monitoring and incident response strategy. 
• Implement best practices for data governance, ensuring high data quality, consistency, and security across the data pipelines. 
• Foster a collaborative environment, ensuring the team works cross-functionally with business stakeholders to deliver projects effectively. 
• Collaborate with other technology leaders to ensure the data environment is reliable and resilient, adapting over time to serve as a consistent backbone for data-driven solutions to support business objectives. 
• Create documentation of the pipelines, maintain data asset documentation and data product documentation to ensure visibility and discoverability of our data products. 
• Mentor and coach team members to enhance their technical skills and promote a culture of continuous learning and development. 
• Review and weigh in on functional and technical requirements. 
• Participate in strategic planning and budgeting for data engineering activities.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE: 

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering or relevant field of study with minimum 8 years of progressively responsible technology experience with 3+ years as a data engineering lead. 
• Prior experience in an eCommerce business with high volume data (~1B sessions annually) and integrating data across multiple business units.
• Strong knowledge of data engineering technologies such as Python, SQL, Spark, real time streaming pipelines, and data warehouse solutions. 
• Proven data engineering experience in cloud environments. 
• Proven experience leading teams, fostering a high-performance culture, and managing distributed teams is preferred. 
• Strong people management skills, including recruitment, performance management, and fostering growth and innovation within the team. 
• Experience in creating data products and/or data product environment. 

BENEFITS:

• Competitive salary
• Fully remote across India
• An outstanding collaborative work environment

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position

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