Director, Data Infrastructure & Engineering at OpenGov

Pune, Maharashtra, India

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Not SpecifiedCompensation

Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

UnknownVisa

Government Technology, SaaS, SoftwareIndustries

Requirements

Candidates should have over 10 years of experience in data engineering or infrastructure roles, with expertise in platform or central operations environments. Proficiency with tools such as Snowflake, dbt, Fivetran, and orchestration frameworks like Airflow or Dagster is essential. A strong understanding of cloud-native data architecture, multi-tenant models, infrastructure-as-a-service principles, and experience supporting analytical and AI/ML use cases are required. The ability to scale platforms for federated and decentralized teams is also necessary.

Responsibilities

The Director, Data Infrastructure & Engineering will own the architecture and operations of the centralized data infrastructure, supporting a federated data strategy. This includes end-to-end ownership of the foundational data stack (Snowflake, dbt, Fivetran, orchestration, observability, discoverability, access management), designing and evolving scalable data infrastructure, and leading the implementation of ELT/ETL pipelines for analytical and AI/ML use cases. Responsibilities also include defining and enforcing governance, access control, and lineage, identifying opportunities to normalize data, building and maintaining platform reliability, scalability, and cost efficiency, and evaluating new technologies. The role involves acting as a strategic partner to analytics, AI, and domain teams, leading a data evangelism program, collaborating with stakeholders to socialize best practices, and building and leading a high-performing infrastructure team.

Skills

Data Infrastructure

Data Engineering

ERP

Snowflake

dbt

Fivetran

ELT

ETL

Data Governance

Access Control

Data Lineage

Scalability

Reliability

Performance

Architecture

Observability

Data Ingestion

Data Transformation

OpenGov

Cloud-based software for government organizations

About OpenGov

OpenGov provides cloud-based software solutions tailored for the public sector, focusing on strategic budgeting, planning, permitting, licensing, and code enforcement. Their products help government organizations transition from paper-based processes to digital workflows, significantly reducing the time and resources needed for tasks like budget creation, which can be completed in half the usual time. OpenGov stands out from competitors by leveraging extensive experience in the public sector to address specific challenges faced by local governments, such as outdated systems and the need for transparency. The company's goal is to empower government leaders with better data analysis tools to enhance decision-making and improve engagement with constituents.

Redwood City, CaliforniaHeadquarters

2012Year Founded

$221.8MTotal Funding

ACQUISITIONCompany Stage

Data & Analytics, Government & Public SectorIndustries

501-1,000Employees