Gafsgi
Director, Data Architecture and Engineering
Parsippany, NJ · Director · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$160k-$220kDetected 1 day ago
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About the role
- The Director for Data Architecture and Engineering is a high-impact leadership role responsible for bridging the gap between enterprise data foundations and advanced AI execution.
Responsibilities
- Own and manage the entire data artifacts checklist, ensuring consistency, reusability, non-proliferation, cataloging, governance, compliance, and operational readiness of all data assets.
- Create and maintain comprehensive documentation, including data flow diagrams and conceptual/logical data models at various levels of detail.
- Work on products/programs by functional areas to provide development & support.
- Basic skills in software design & development using RDBMS.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience designing and engineering technical cloud based data and analytics solutions to meet business outcomes and non-functional requirements.
- 5+ years of deep experience in data architecture with conceptual, logical and physical data modeling for large cloud data platforms.
- Experience in large-scale manufacturing organizations.
- Experience in a large organization, with high-performance, large transaction volume database systems
- Experience in all phases of SDLC (system development lifecycle) and information lifecycle.
- Experience in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and GCP Ingestion tools, including Pub/Sub, Dataflow, Cloud Data Fusion, Cloud Composer, Cloud Functions, BigQuery, GCS, etc.
- Expertise in data modeling methodologies (e.g., Dimensional, 3NF, Data Vault) and designing optimized data forms (schemas) for analytical platforms like BigQuery.
- If applying for positions in the U.S., must be eligible to work in the U.S. without need for employer sponsored visa (work permit).
Nice to have
- AI-Ready Data Foundation (Project Nexus)
- Define the semantic layer strategy to prevent definition drift across business teams, Tableau experiences, and future AI agents.
- Technical Leadership & Operating Model
- Act as a critical bridge between technical engineering teams and non-technical business stakeholders to translate complex requirements into actionable roadmaps.
- Review procedures, programs and scripts to extract/integrate/share data from enterprise applications (internal and external).
- Analyze, Research, Review, and Interpret data consumption and usage requirements.
- Bachelor's Degree required
Skills
- Establish automated frameworks for data trust, including observability, lineage, proactive alerts, and data contracts.
- Mentor and provide technical guidance to data engineers and architects on cloud data platforms and engineering best practices.
- Update the established frameworks with existing and emerging technologies.
Compensation
- $160,000-$220,000
- We offer competitive salary, benefits, 401k, and vacation packages for all full time permanent positions.
Benefits
- We offer a wide range of health insurance options that include medical, dental, and vision for you and your family.
- Our Family-Building benefits support the many different journeys to fertility and parenthood.
- We offer internal training programs and courses, as well as a generous tuition reimbursement program.
- We offer many opportunities for employees to connect with one another, including through our Employee Resource Groups who focus on education and allyship for all of our employees.
- GAF complies with federal, state, and local disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities.
Company info
- We're committed to fostering a culture that reflects our values to connect, empower, evolve, and inspire.
Equal opportunity
- We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.
- If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.
Visa & Work Authorization
- If applying for positions in the U.S., must be eligible to work in the U.S. without need for employer sponsored visa (work permit).
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