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About the Role

CoLab is seeking a high-performing Director, Data Engineering to design, develop, implement, and support a data-driven software platform in a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate is a self-starter committed to quality and professionalism, capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Analyze complex and ambiguous business requirements and partner with product, analytics, and engineering teams to design scalable data solutions.
• Design, develop, and optimize complex SQL transformations and data pipelines in Snowflake and Databricks using Delta Lake and PySpark.
• Collaborate with frontend engineers to design or modify schema for optimal software performance.
• Perform advanced database administration and development including stored procedures, user-defined functions, triggers, and ELT/ETL packages using PySpark, SQL, and Python for large-scale data processing, security, and roles.
• Develop advanced Snowflake database objects including: Stored Procedures, User Defined Functions (UDFs), Views, Tasks, Streams, Dynamic Tables.
• Design scalable data models (fact/dimension, star schema, normalized) to support reporting, analytics, and downstream applications.
• Uphold quality standards and create monitoring tools to ensure high fidelity data.
• Optimize and tune existing stored procedures to improve performance.
• Troubleshoot database issues, identify root causes, and implement optimal solutions.
• Extract, transform, and load data from multiple data sources using languages and tools such as Python and AWS Glue.
• Design, Build, Test, Debug, Monitor, and Troubleshoot ETL and software processes in Python.
• Recommend solutions to existing or anticipated issues.
• Analyze ambiguous business requirements and partner with the product team to provide a strategic solution.
• Work cross-functionally with various departments including business stakeholders and technical personnel to exchange ideas.
• Review and improve existing solutions and collaborate with teams to integrate new solutions.
• Serve as an escalation point for any issues that may arise.
• Follow implementation standards, develop documentation, and transfer knowledge.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in Data Engineering with advanced SQL development writing complex queries, CTEs, window functions, stored procedures, and performance tuning.
• Strong experience with Snowflake as an enterprise data warehouse.
• Media Agency experience preferred.
• Able to work independently and balance multiple tasks.
• High competency level in MS Office with specific strengths in Excel (knowledge of VBA a plus) and PowerPoint.
• Adheres to deadlines.
• Advanced SQL programming skills, Redshift preferred (creating views, stored procedures, functions, etc.).
• Experience with Databricks, Snowflake (creating views, stored procedures, functions, etc.).
• Experience building scalable data pipelines using Databricks and Apache Spark (PySpark).
• Experience with Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, and modern lakehouse architectures.
• Experience with Business Intelligence tools such as Tableau or Power BI.
• Experience integrating REST APIs and third-party data sources.
• Experience supporting analytics and data science teams.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and Git-based development workflows.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) is preferred, with AWS experience considered a plus rather than a primary requirement.
• Excellent data modelling skills and experience working with large data sets.
• Experience with digital media measurement and analytics.
• Experience with machine learning principles and applications a plus.
• Possession of excellent written, oral communication and presentation skills.
• Proven experience managing or mentoring a team.

Skills

• Data Engineering
• SQL
• Snowflake
• Databricks
• Delta Lake
• PySpark
• Python
• ETL
• ELT
• AWS Glue
• REST APIs
• Tableau
• Power BI
• CI/CD
• Git
• AWS
• Azure
• GCP
• VBA

Experience Level

• 7+ years of experience in Data Engineering

Salary/Compensations

• USD $135,375.00 - USD $216,684.00/Annually

Benefits

• Medical coverage
• Dental
• Vision
• Disability
• 401K
• Parental and family care leave
• Family forming assistance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Flexible time off

About the Company

• CoLab is a fully integrated, cross-discipline team that provides best-in-class services in a fluid and modular way.
• With our clients at the center, we create brand movement at the speed of people’s lives by connecting real-time data with world-class creative, content, and media in service of growth and Return on investment.
• CoLab is a “power of one” solution, encompassing data, media, and production.
• By drawing from across the vast Publicis Groupe network, we are uniquely positioned to deliver innovation and specialized skills to our clients, as well as enriching opportunities and inclusive benefits to our employees.
• We pride ourselves on combining the atmosphere of a startup company with the stability and experience of a global leader.

Equal Opportunity

• Our Publicis Groupe motto “Viva La Différence” means we’re better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger.
• It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization.
• We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.
• All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.