Our vision for the future is based on the idea that transforming financial lives starts by giving our people the freedom to transform their own. We have a flexible work environment, and fluid career paths. We not only encourage but celebrate internal mobility. We also recognize the importance of purpose, well-being, and work-life balance. Within Empower and our communities, we work hard to create a welcoming and inclusive environment, and our associates dedicate thousands of hours to volunteering for causes that matter most to them.

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***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, including CPT/OPT.***

The Director of Data Engineering will lead a team responsible for transforming data from disparate systems to deliver insights and analytics for business stakeholders. This role will shape data strategy, platforms, and transformation processes that support analytics, machine learning, and visualization, while creating technical roadmaps and recommending strategies for data pipelines and integration. You will work in a collaborative, cross-functional environment and communicate effectively with technical and business partners across the organization.

What you will do:

• Lead a team of data engineers transforming data from disparate systems to enable insights and analytics for business stakeholders.
• Create technical roadmaps and recommend strategies for data pipelines and integration.
• Leverage cloud-based infrastructure to implement scalable, resilient, and efficient data engineering solutions.
• Collaborate with data analysts, data scientists, database administrators, cross-functional teams, and business stakeholders to solve problems.
• Influence architectural decisions and design patterns across the data platform.
• Provide technical leadership across the software development lifecycle, from design to deployment, including hands-on contribution.
• Develop project plans, facilitate prioritization timelines, allocate resources, and take ownership of assigned technical projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Perform code reviews and ensure data engineers follow best-practice coding standards.
• Define and validate test cases to ensure data quality, reliability, and a high level of confidence.
• Continuously improve quality, efficiency, and scalability of data pipelines, reducing gaps and inconsistencies.

What you will bring

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or equivalent.
• 7+ years of post-degree professional experience.
• 4+ years building and maintaining ETL pipelines in a data warehouse environment.
• 5+ years of Python development experience.
• Experience hiring and leading a team of 3+ data engineers, including supervision, goal-setting, and supporting professional growth.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to initiate and drive projects.
• Experience with AWS integrations such as Kinesis, Firehose, Aurora Unload, Redshift, Spectrum, Elastic Mapreduce, SageMaker, and Lambda.
• Experience provisioning data sets for analytics tools such as Tableau, Quicksight, or similar, and knowledge of analytic tools such as R, Tableau, Plotly, and Python Pandas.
• Expert SQL skills (including performance tuning, indexes, and materialized views) and proficiency designing and executing NoSQL databases to optimize big data storage and retrieval.
• Experience with API integrations with external vendors to push/pull data between organizations, and familiarity with data orchestration pipelines using Argo or Airflow.

What will set you apart:

• Redshift experience.
• Financial services industry experience.

What we offer you

We offer an array of diverse and inclusive benefits regardless of where you are in your career. We believe that providing our employees with the means to lead healthy balanced lives results in the best possible work performance.

• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
• Retirement savings – 401(k) plan with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%), financial advisory services, potential company discretionary contribution, and a broad investment lineup
• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
• Business-casual environment that includes the option to wear jeans
• Generous paid time off upon hire – including a paid time off program plus ten paid company holidays and three floating holidays each calendar year
• Paid volunteer time — 16 hours per calendar year
• Leave of absence programs – including paid parental leave, paid short- and long-term disability, and Family and Medical Leave (FMLA)
• Business Resource Groups (BRGs) –  BRGs facilitate inclusion and collaboration across our business internally and throughout the communities where we live, work and play. BRGs are open to all.

Base Salary Range

The salary range above shows the typical minimum to maximum base salary range for this position in the location listed. Non-sales positions have the opportunity to participate in a bonus program. Sales positions are eligible for sales incentives, and in some instances a bonus plan, whereby total compensation may far exceed base salary depending on individual performance. Actual compensation offered may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer.

Equal opportunity employer •  Drug-free workplace

We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity.  All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age (40 and over), race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, religion, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable state or local law. 

***For remote and hybrid positions you will be required to provide reliable high-speed internet with a wired connection as well as a place in your home to work with limited disruption. You must have reliable connectivity from an internet service provider that is fiber, cable or DSL internet. Other necessary computer equipment, will be provided. You may be required to work in the office if you do not have an adequate home work environment and the required internet connection.***

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