Tredence

Tredence

Senior Director - Data Engineering

San Jose, Santa Clara County · Director

Sponsorship not specified$12k-$18kDetected 30 days ago
BigQuerySnowflakeRedshiftDatabricksAWSGCPAzureCloud PlatformsKafkaMachine LearningSparkAirflowdbtData EngineeringData ScienceMLOpsLeadershipPublic Speaking

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odds of building a lasting career here

42Risky
Cap-exempt (no lottery)0
Sponsors this role100
Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds (Level I)39
Fits your clock70

Thin sponsorship signal and lottery-bound (~15% per draw). A low-probability bet with your clock running. Prioritize cap-exempt roles and proven entry-level sponsors first.

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H-1B wage level

the lottery is wage-weighted — each level is one more entry

Level I · 1×
Level I$125,4861 entry
Level II$168,9172 entries
Level III$212,3263 entries
Level IV$255,7574 entries

The bottom of this range ($12,000) is below the Level I prevailing wage of $125,486. An H-1B cannot be filed below the prevailing wage, so an offer at the floor of this band could not be sponsored as posted.

DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Data Scientists (15-2051) · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.

Employer immigration record

from this employer's Department of Labor filings

Green-card filing pattern in this occupation

Context, not a finding about this posting: of this employer's 8 green-card filings in this occupation, 100% were for a worker who already held the job.

Third-party placement is common here

67% of this employer's visa filings place the worker at a client company rather than at the employer itself, across 39 clients. Your visa, salary band and layoff exposure would follow the employer of record, not the client.Most common: Walmart · Marriott International · H-E-B Grocery Company, LPFiles as an H-1B dependent employer.

Green-card follow-through: 63%

Of 8 labor certifications old enough to have been used, 3 expired without the employer filing the next step. Median time from filing to decision: 465 days.100% of their filings were for a worker who already held the job.Only certifications past the 180-day window are counted — recent ones cannot have expired yet.

DOL often reclassifies their job titles

The Department of Labor assigned a different occupation than this employer requested on 50% of its 24 wage determinations — against a 18% norm. The occupation sets the prevailing wage floor.Reclassification is routine and can reflect genuinely hybrid roles; it is not by itself evidence of underpayment.

Files H-1B transfers

24 transfer filings in the last year, covering 24 workers. Median labor-condition decision: 7 days. An employer that already files transfers is one that can take over an existing H-1B.

Sourced from Department of Labor LCA, PERM and prevailing-wage disclosure data. Employer matching is by name, so figures may be split across an employer's legal entities. Absence of a filing means none appears in our copy of the data, not that none exists.

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About the role

  • The Director / Senior Director of Data Engineering is a dual-mandate role: you are both a hands-on technical leader and a trusted client advisor.
  • This role is ideal for someone who thrives in front of clients, speaks the language of both business and data infrastructure, and can turn ambiguous client problems into crisp, winning solution narratives.

Responsibilities

  • Lead technical discovery sessions and workshops with C-suite and VP-level client stakeholders to understand their data engineering challenges, priorities, and maturity
  • Design and articulate end-to-end data engineering solutions (architecture, platform, team model, roadmap) tailored to client context
  • Own the technical sections of RFP/RFI responses, proposals, and SOWs; ensure solutions are differentiated, commercially viable, and deliverable
  • Build and present compelling demos, PoCs, and reference architectures that accelerate deal closure
  • Collaborate with Account Executives and Practice leadership to qualify opportunities, shape pursuit strategies, and support pricing
  • Lead delivery governance for marquee data engineering engagements, ensuring quality, timeliness, and client satisfaction
  • Partner with horizontal practices (Data Science, AI/ML, Analytics) to design integrated solutions
  • Develop POVs, whitepapers, and solution frameworks that position Tredence as a leader in data engineering

Requirements

  • 12-18 years of overall experience in data engineering, data architecture, or data platform roles, with at least 3-5 years in a client-facing, pre-sales, or solutions consulting capacity
  • Proven ability to engage and influence senior client stakeholders (CTO, CDO, VP Engineering) - translating technical concepts into business outcomes
  • Experience owning or co-owning proposal responses, architecture blueprints, and executive presentations
  • Strong understanding of data governance, data quality, and DataOps practices
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

Nice to have

  • Experience in Retail, CPG, or Technology verticals (aligned to Tredence's core industries)
  • Familiarity with AI/ML platform integration and MLOps in the context of data engineering
  • Cloud certifications (AWS Solutions Architect, GCP Professional Data Engineer, Azure Data Engineer, Databricks or Snowflake certifications)
  • MBA or equivalent business acumen developed through client advisory roles
  • Prior experience at a top-tier analytics/data consulting firm or Big 4
  • What Success Looks Like in Year One
  • Actively contributed to 3-5 new logo or expansion pursuits, with at least 2 wins
  • Established as a trusted technical advisor with 2-3 strategic client accounts

Compensation

  • $12k-$18k
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