Director, Data Platforms
$169k/y-$213.75k/y
Zelis20 hours ago
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Summary
Zelis is seeking a Director, Data Platforms to lead the modernization and scaling of the Snowflake data platform in Plano, TX. This role involves enhancing Snowflake architecture, advancing BI modernization, and enabling AI-ready infrastructure.
About the Role
As the Director, Data Platforms, you will be responsible for leading the architecture, optimization, and scaling of the Snowflake data platform. Your tasks will include driving modernization initiatives, conducting architecture reviews, establishing best practices for performance tuning, and ensuring secure cloud data operations. You will also lead BI transformation initiatives, architect AI-ready data infrastructure, and serve as a strategic technical partner across various teams.
About You
Required:
- 10+ years in data engineering, analytics engineering, or data platform architecture.
- 5+ years hands-on experience leading Snowflake environments at scale.
- Proven experience leading Snowflake migrations and modernization initiatives.
- Experience modernizing BI platforms, including Sigma migration.
- Deep expertise in Snowflake performance optimization and architecture design.
Preferred:
- Experience in healthcare fintech or regulated environments.
- Strong understanding of scalable architecture for AI-enabled and agentic systems.
Benefits
- 401k plan with employer match.
- Flexible paid time off.
- Holidays and parental leaves.
- Life and disability insurance.
- Health benefits including medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
Zelis
Zelis is modernizing the healthcare financial experience by providing a connected platform that bridges the gaps and aligns interests across payers, providers, and healthcare consumers. This platform serves more than 750 payers, including the top 5 national health plans, BCBS insurers, regional health plans, TPAs and self-insured employers, and millions of healthcare providers and consumers. Zelis sees across the system to identify, optimize, and solve problems holistically with technology built by healthcare experts.
Plano, TX