Director, Data Engineering
- Ford
- 15 - 20 years
- Kolkata
- 2 months ago
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Job Description
We are seeking an experienced Director to lead a team responsible for the development and maintenance of our Connected Vehicle Data. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background in data and/or software engineering, along with proven leadership and management skills. This role requires the ability to design and code streaming solutions, prioritize team tasks, make timely decisions, and guide the team to deliver high-quality results. The leader must be knowledgeable in data governance, customer consent, and security standards.
Qualifications Required:
- Minimum - Bachelor s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, or Data Analytics. Preferred - Master s Degree in highly technical field - computer science, mathematics, physics.
- 15+ years of experience in data engineering, cloud platforms, or enterprise-scale data management, with a minimum of 5 years in connected/streaming vehicle platforms.
- 5+ years experience leading a software/data engineering team.
- Expertise in one of the following public cloud environments: Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, or Microsoft Azure.
- Expert knowledge and hands on experience in DevOps and SDLC.
- Monitor and optimize cost and compute for processes in GCP technologies (e.g., BigQuery, Dataflow, Cloud Run, DataProc).
- Manage and scale serverless applications and clusters, optimizing resource utilization, and implementing monitoring and logging strategies.
- Expertise in streaming technologies (Kafka, Pub/Sub) and OpenShift, managing high-throughput topics, message ordering, and ensuring data consistency and durability.
Why Join Ford
- Be at the forefront of Ford s data and AI transformation , influencing how data drives business decisions.
- Work in a fast-paced, innovation-driven environment with cutting-edge technology and industry-leading experts .
- Enjoy a culture that values collaboration, inclusion, and career development .
- Competitive compensation, benefits, and opportunities for professional growth.
Join Us in Shaping the Future of Data at Ford!
Responsibilities:
- Lead and mentor a high-performing team of local and remote data engineers.
- Prioritize team workload, allocate tasks effectively, and ensure team members have the resources to succeed.
- Provide technical expertise and guidance to the team. Evaluate and mentor adherence to coding standards, best practices, and architectural guidelines.
- Oversee the design, development, maintenance, scalability, reliability, and performance of the connected vehicle data platform pipelines and architecture. Contribute to the long-term strategic direction of the Connected Vehicle Data Platform with a focus on enterprise use.
- Enforce and ensure data quality, data governance, and security standards.
- Collaborate with Data Program Management to prioritize and implement various business customers requests and logic into data assets with optimized design and code development.
- Collaborate to identify and consolidate common tasks across teams to improve efficiency and reduce redundancy.
- Communicate decisions effectively and transparently to internal and external customers.
- Stay updated on industry trends and emerging technologies to inform technical decisions.
Job Classification
Industry: AutomobileFunctional Area / Department: Engineering - Software & QARole Category: Software DevelopmentRole: Data EngineerEmployement Type: Full timeContact Details:
Company: FordLocation(s): Kolkata+ View Contact
Keyskills: Computer science Career development Data management Architecture Coding GCP data governance Data quality Information technology SDLC
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