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BOK Financial · 2 days ago

Director, Cloud Data Platform Engineering

Dallas, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

8+ years exp

BOK Financial Corporation is a stable and financially strong organization that provides excellent training and development to support building the long term careers of employees. The Director – Cloud Data Engineering is a strategic and hands-on leadership role responsible for building and scaling cloud-native data pipelines and platforms while driving the adoption of modern data architecture.

BankingCredit CardsFinancial Services

H1B Sponsor Likely

Hiring Manager

Keith Moore

Responsibilities

You will architect and implementing scalable, secure, and performant data pipelines in the cloud using AWS-native services including S3, EMR, Lambda, Iceberg, and Kafka

You will design and manage real-time, batch, and near real-time data pipelines to support diverse analytical and operational use cases

You will oversee the development of PySpark-based ETL/ELT workflows for batch and streaming data

You will drive automation across the data engineering lifecycle, including pipeline deployment, testing, monitoring, and data quality checks

You will champion DevOps practices including CI/CD automation, infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform), and observability tooling

You will collaborate with business leaders to gain support for a unified data solutions roadmap

You will lead change management efforts to transition legacy data systems to modern cloud-native platforms, ensuring stakeholder alignment and minimal disruption

You will collaborate with business stakeholders and product owners to translate data requirements into actionable engineering deliverables

You will ensure data quality, lineage, and compliance with enterprise governance standards

You will mentor and grow a high-performing team of cloud data engineers and technical leads

You will act as a bridge between business and technology, ensuring alignment of data engineering initiatives with strategic goals

You will demonstrate outcome-driven leadership focused on delivering measurable business value

You will recommend process and system changes to mitigate risk, enhance performance, and maintain regulatory compliance

You will partner with Audit and Compliance to assess and reduce operational risks through effective controls

You will manage team performance and development using structured goal-setting, coaching, and growth opportunities

Qualification

AWSData pipeline architecturePySparkDevOps practicesBusiness intelligence solutionsInformation Security frameworksProject management methodologiesAnalytical skillsLeadership skillsCommunication skillsProblem-solving abilities

Required

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Business Management, or Management of Information Systems

Minimum 3 years of experience leading and managing a team

8 – 10 years of experience with demonstrated track record of successful technical leadership in the execution of large-scale data projects

At least 5 years of experience with designing, developing and testing business intelligence & analytics solutions using proven or emerging technologies in a variety of technologies and environments

Appropriate professional certification (CISSP, CISA, CISM, GSEC, CRISC or related certification)

Experience in performing operations and automation of various big-data ecosystems in production environments on AWS or a related cloud service

Strong understanding of BOKF business information systems

Excellent understanding of IT security and risk management, strategic planning and related tactical initiatives

Thorough understanding of Information Security frameworks and best practices

Deep understanding of project management methodologies and application

Self-motivation, discipline, task focus, and a proven record of delivering high quality results within strict deadlines as well as within budget

Intellectual curiosity; superior problem-solving abilities and attention to detail; and prompt follow-through

Strong conceptual thinking and analytical skills with the ability to analyze complex problems that include interrelationships and dependencies in order to identify solutions

Ability to measure and monitor development metrics and demonstrate continuous improvement

Strong ability to effectively plan time, method, manner and sequence of work assignments for a team while balancing potentially conflicting demands from stakeholders

Exceptional oral and written communication skills with ability to present complex issues in a clear and concise manner to a broad audience

Available during non-standard business hours and weekends for maintenance and support items

Excellent leadership skills and experience managing diverse, highly technical teams

Benefits

Discretionary Bonus

Excellent training and development

Company

BOK Financial

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BOK Financial offers financial services to consumers and businesses.

Founded in 1910

Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

1001-5000 employees

https://www.bokfinancial.com

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