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Breakthru Beverage Group · 1 day ago

Director, Data Engineering & Architecture

Tampa, Florida

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

$168K/yr - $200K/yr

10+ years exp

Breakthru Beverage Group (BBG) is undergoing a significant enterprise transformation aimed at modernizing its data foundations and enhancing AI-driven decision-making. The Director of Data Engineering & Architecture will lead the development of a scalable Snowflake data platform on AWS, defining data architecture standards and overseeing the engineering team responsible for its implementation.

Wine And Spirits

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Build, hire, and lead a high-performing team of data engineers and architects, setting clear expectations, standards, and accountability

Coach, mentor, and develop team members through hands-on technical leadership, fostering a culture of excellence, ownership, and continuous improvement

Build, lead, and mature BBG’s Data Engineering function responsible for the Snowflake data platform, ingestion pipelines, data transformations, and reusable enterprise data assets

Develop and enforce modern engineering standards - CI/CD, dbt, Terraform, orchestration, testing, observability - to drive reliability, automation, and consistency

Engineer the platform for AI readiness and developer productivity, designing scalable, AI-ready data foundations while leveraging AI-assisted development to accelerate delivery, improve code quality, and enhance the day-to-day engineer experience across the Data & AI organization

Define the enterprise data architecture roadmap across ingestion patterns, canonical modeling, data products, MDM alignment, semantic layers, and AI-ready structures

Establish standards for data modeling, metadata, lineage, data contracts, data quality, and architectural governance across the organization

Own enterprise data architecture decisions and tooling strategy, leading evaluation, selection, and governance of data platforms and tools to ensure they align with BBG’s target architecture, security standards, scalability requirements, and long-term roadmap

Act as a hands-on technical leader, setting the engineering bar through direct involvement in complex technical challenges and critical architectural decisions

Write, review, and approve production-grade code (SQL, Python, dbt, Terraform), ensuring high standards for quality, performance, security, and maintainability

Lead code reviews and design reviews, providing constructive feedback, enforcing best practices, and ensuring alignment with BBG’s architectural standards

Work closely with BBG’s business functions to translate their needs into scalable data architecture and engineering deliverables

Collaborate with SAP, AWS, and Snowflake partners to ensure alignment with BBG’s modernization and investment roadmap

Communicate architectural decisions clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, influencing direction and securing alignment

Other duties, as assigned by the jobholder’s supervisor, may also be required

Qualification

SnowflakeAWSData ArchitectureSQLPythonData ModelingELT PipelinesDevOps ToolingCommunication SkillsStrategic ThinkingProblem-Solving

Required

10+ years of experience in data engineering, data architecture, or software engineering, with 4+ years in an engineering or architecture leadership role

Deep experience architecting and operating modern cloud data platforms - ideally Snowflake on AWS - including storage design, compute optimization, performance tuning, and cost governance

Hands-on expertise with SQL, Python, data modeling, ELT pipelines, dbt, orchestration frameworks (Airflow/MWAA), and DevOps tooling such as GitLab CI/CD

Strong experience designing enterprise-wide data architecture, including canonical models, domain-driven data products, semantic layers, and MDM integrations

Demonstrated ability to define architectural standards, influence engineering teams, and drive alignment across IT, business partners, and external vendors

Experience enabling AI/ML use cases through well-designed data pipelines, feature stores, vector-enabled data sets, or integration with AWS (SageMaker, Bedrock) or Snowflake (Cortex) AI services

A strong mix of strategic thinking and hands-on execution - able to see the big picture, define the long-term architecture, and also dive into code when necessary

Excellent communication skills with the ability to guide decisions, simplify complexity, and represent data engineering and architecture at all levels of the organization

Preferred

Familiarity with SAP ECC/S/4 data structures and integration approaches (ODP, IDocs, APIs) is a plus

Benefits

This position is eligible to participate in a bonus program.

This position is eligible for health care benefits

Life insurance

Time off benefits

Participation in the Company’s 401(k) plan

Company

Breakthru Beverage Group

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Breakthru Beverage Group is a groundbreaking, family-owned beverage distributor delivering the world’s most distinctive beer, wine.

Founded in 1922

Cicero, Illinois, USA

5001-10000 employees

http://www.breakthrubev.com/

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