Boston Consulting Group (BCG) · 2 weeks ago
Global IT Data Engineer Expert Director
Boston, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$180K/yr - $219K/yr
10+ years expBoston Consulting Group (BCG) partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges. As a Global IT Data Engineer Expert Director, you will lead the vision for enterprise data architecture and governance while ensuring high-quality data for analytics and reporting, bridging strategy and execution.
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Responsibilities
Architect and build enterprise-grade data pipelines and models enabling downstream analytics, reporting, and GenAI-driven insights
Actively contribute to the development of scalable data solutions using dbt, Apache Airflow, FiveTran/AWS Glue and Snowflake, optimizing for reliability, observability, and performance
Champion data quality by ensuring completeness, accuracy, timeliness, and lineage across ingestion, transformation, and delivery
Partner with analytics, AI, and business teams to deliver high-value data assets that power BI dashboards, predictive models, and generative AI applications
Lead cross-functional collaboration with product owners, architects, and governance teams to define and evolve data standards and architectures
Drive experimentation, developing proofs of concept and minimum viable products to evaluate new technologies and patterns
Establish and enforce data performance, quality, and security policies aligned with enterprise governance and regulatory frameworks
Serve as a player-coach—mentoring engineers while contributing directly to complex design and code reviews
Lead resolution of critical production issues, triaging technical challenges that demand immediate action
Qualification
Required
Over ten years of experience in data engineering, architecture, or platform leadership, including at least three years leading technical teams
Proven experience as a hands-on data engineer or architect capable of designing, coding, and reviewing complex data solutions
Expertise in modern data stacks including Snowflake, dbt, Airflow, AWS, GCP, or Azure, and integration tools such as FiveTran or Glue
Strong track record in data modeling, ETL or ELT orchestration, and implementation of data governance frameworks
Demonstrated ability to design secure, compliant, and high-performing data architectures
Deep understanding of data observability, monitoring, and lineage tools
Familiarity with APIs, event-driven architectures, and near real-time data pipelines
Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to translate technical solutions into strategic business value
Expert in data modeling, warehousing, and pipeline orchestration, with proven ability to design and implement production-grade data systems
Hands-on experience developing and optimizing ETL/ELT pipelines with SQL, Python, dbt, Airflow, FiveTran, AWS Glue, and Snowflake
Skilled at analyzing and resolving performance bottlenecks in complex data flows, transformations, and reporting layers
Deep understanding of data quality frameworks such as SCD, CDC, and DQ or DV, with a focus on automated validation and observability
Comfortable working with structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data for analytics and GenAI consumption
Experienced in integrating pipelines with AI, ML, and GenAI workflows, ensuring models are powered by high-fidelity, explainable data
Collaborative and pragmatic—able to dive into the codebase when needed while guiding architectural direction for scalability and reliability
Strong advocate for Agile principles, iterative improvement, and an engineering culture rooted in accountability, innovation, and mentorship
Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
Preferred
Bachelor's degree in information science, data management, computer science or related field preferred
Benefits
Zero dollar ($0) health insurance premiums for BCG employees, spouses, and children
Low $10 (USD) copays for trips to the doctor, urgent care visits and prescriptions for generic drugs
Dental coverage, including up to $5,000 in orthodontia benefits
Vision insurance with coverage for both glasses and contact lenses annually
Reimbursement for gym memberships and other fitness activities
Fully vested Profit Sharing Retirement Fund contributions made annually, whether you contribute or not, plus the option for employees to make personal contributions to a 401(k) plan
Paid Parental Leave and other family benefits such as elective egg freezing, surrogacy, and adoption reimbursement
Generous paid time off including 12 holidays per year, an annual office closure between Christmas and New Years, and 15 vacation days per year (earned at 1.25 days per month)
Paid sick time on an as needed basis
Company
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities.
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