Vertex Education · 7 hours ago
Director of Data Engineering
Chandler, AZ
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/ExecutiveVertex Education is a purpose-led education services provider focused on changing lives through education. As the Director of Data Engineering, you will lead the development of scalable data platforms and innovative products to empower educators and school leaders, while mentoring a high-performing team to transform complex information into actionable insights.
Continuing EducationEducationManagement Information Systems
Hiring Manager
John Shreve
Responsibilities
Design and maintain intuitive, reliable data models using dbt to support self-service analytics
Build and operate data ingestion pipelines using Fivetran and Azure Data Factory for internal and external sources
Administer and optimize the Snowflake data warehouse and Tableau platform for performance, availability, and cost-efficiency
Create training materials, host office hours, and promote data literacy to increase analytics adoption across the organization
Partner with business development and service leaders to scope and design revenue-generating data products for external clients
Lead end-to-end product development, from prototype to production deployment and ongoing support
Build data integration solutions that unify legacy student information systems while ensuring interoperability and scalability
Translate data capabilities into clear value propositions and documentation for sales and client teams
Provide direct technical coaching and mentorship to data engineers, accelerating skill development and impact
Establish foundational engineering practices including version control, code reviews, and CI/CD pipelines
Lead backlog grooming and sprint planning to prioritize and deliver high-impact work quickly and consistently
Define team roles, manage hiring processes, and onboard new team members to strengthen engineering capacity
Collaborate with executive stakeholders to maintain a prioritized, cross-divisional data roadmap
Lead the Data Governance Council to standardize metrics, improve data quality, and manage access policies
Ensure compliance with data privacy laws (e.g., FERPA) through strong encryption, access controls, and audits
Manage the data platform budget, including cloud infrastructure and vendor contracts, to control cost of ownership
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field
Proven experience leading, mentoring, and hiring a data engineering team in a player-coach capacity
Hands-on expertise with modern data stacks, including Snowflake, dbt, Fivetran, and Azure Data Factory
Demonstrated success in building data models and platforms that enable self-service analytics
Experience managing competing priorities and maintaining a data roadmap across cross-functional stakeholders
Strong background in data governance, metric standardization, and data quality frameworks
Proficiency managing the full software development lifecycle (SDLC) within an agile environment
Experience managing operational budgets for cloud infrastructure and vendor tools
Knowledge of and experience with data privacy regulations, such as FERPA, in an educational data context
Preferred
Experience developing and launching data products or services for external clients
Familiarity with integrating legacy systems and disparate data sources into unified pipelines
Proficiency with Tableau and other business intelligence/visualization tools
Ability to communicate complex technical strategies clearly to non-technical executives
Experience working within or providing services to the education sector
Hands-on experience with vector databases and embedding pipelines for AI/ML workloads
Knowledge of semantic layers and knowledge graphs to support machine-readable business logic
Benefits
Comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits
401(k) plans with a 6% employer match on your contributions
Unlimited flexible paid time-off for performance
Mentoring and money to take training classes
Company
Vertex Education
Vertex Education is an education management company that provides academic,business and development services.
Founded in 2007
201-500 employees
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President & CEO
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Chief Financial Officer
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