Senior Director of Data Engineering

Job Title:  Senior Director of Data Engineering 

Job Type: FT

Location: #LI- Remote, to be considered for this role, you must reside in one of the following states —AZ, CT, FL, GA, IL, KS, MA, ME, MI, MO, NC, NV, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI, WV.     

Who We Are

Benefits are complicated but by using innovative technology, paired with attentive and dedicated customer service, it doesn’t have to be! At Flores, we focus on technology and customer service, so our clients can focus on their employees. We are a leader in the field of consumer-based reimbursement plans, COBRA, and Direct Bill services. With a 97% client retention rate, we continue to grow our footprint across the US.

Please visit our website to learn more about our people, culture, and benefits! www.flores-associates.com.

Job Summary

At Flores, we are passionate about our clients having a great experience and this also applies to our team and our future team members. Building a remarkable team is a top-level company priority. The Senior Director of Data Engineering will be responsible for providing the services and technical capabilities to support broad data engineering requirements to support the business. This role will be a senior leader within the organization that must effectively work across operational, customer and vendor partners to effectively plan, execute and deliver data services across customer integrations, EDI integrations, and reporting/analytics. The Senior Director of Data Engineering reports to the CTO.

What You’ll Do

• Develop vision and execute plans to effectively move our organization from where they stand today to desired future state.
• Partner with the business and technical teams to develop a roadmap for implementing technical capabilities to service a rapidly growing business.
• Design, develop and maintain all data engineering requirements of the organization while working to continually improve on reliability, accuracy and performance of data pipelines.
• Implement technical tooling relevant to support data engineering needs, including ETL platforms, EDI capabilities and others as identified/needed.
• Perform as an individual contributor as well as a leader within the organization.
• Quickly assess, learn, and support key data processes within the organization, including but not limited to: customer integrations and reporting needs.
• Support end users / stakeholders that are data customers, reacting to urgent issues and collaborating on planned project work.
• Continuously work to update knowledge / capabilities of the team and the organization through self-learning, research and professional development.
• Responsible for welcoming and engaging new team members through direct hire and acquisitions.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Maintain quality work that exemplifies and promotes Flores’ core values.

Who You Are 

• 10+ years of overall Data Management / Engineering experience including a minimum of 6 years in leadership roles.
• 10+ Years administering SQL databases.
• 10+ Years implementing reporting / BI solutions.
• 10+ Years implementing ETL technologies and related business workflows.
• A graduate of a bachelor’s degree program preferably a degree in Computer Science, MIS or equivalent will be considered.
• A self-driven, inquisitive, and tenacious individual, capable of understanding and improving upon complex existing platforms.
• Someone who can successfully lead a team with excellent communication skills and business sense.
• An individual who has the ability to work on multiple projects in various stages simultaneously.
• An individual that understands the value of providing a high level of customer service.

Work Environment 

Flores’ standard work hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET with an hour lunch. Roles may be approved for other schedules by managers. This role operates in a professional #LI-remote office environment. To be considered for this role, you must reside in one of the following states —AZ, CT, FL, GA, IL, KS, MA, ME, MI, MO, NC, NV, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI, WV. This role is mostly sedentary and consists of prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer. This role also utilizes other tools such as a phone, copy machine, and printer. Common programs often used are Outlook, Word, and Excel. This position frequently communicates with Flores team members and candidates and must be able to exchange accurate information clearly in these situations.

How We Support Our Team

At Flores, we invest in our people, our community and our technology and strive to provide work life balance, paired with professional growth for each of our employees. We provide an innovative benefit solution for our clients but that does not apply just to our clients. They extend to our team too!

• Competitive Benefits – Flores offers competitive medical, dental, and vision benefits for employees and their families. We also provide company funded HSA’s, Pre- and Post-tax 401k’s with a company match up to 5%, and other great benefits such as Life Insurance, Accident Insurance, Pet insurance, and more!
• Work Life Balance – We want all our team members to have time to focus on themselves and their families. We offer a Monday - Friday schedule, a generous vacation policy and a Life Balance Reimbursement Plan to support this.
• Community Involvement – We love to give back to our community, and we recognize that our team does too! We have a volunteer program in place to support our team members as they help the organizations’ they are passionate about.

Our Core Values & Diversity Focus

Our vision is to be the most admired benefits partner, and our core values and beliefs are:

• We believe in always doing the right thing.
• We believe that a remarkable service experience is possible.
• We believe in trusting one another as an operating philosophy.
• We believe that high performance teams deliver extraordinary results.
• We believe in building benefits technology that converts the complex to easy.
• We seek to empower, empathize, and respect our team members and our world.

Flores & Associates is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, and pregnancy-related conditions), gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, genetic information, service in the military, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances. We are committed to diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. This is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of job related responsibilities and requirements.