Director, Engineering

Vizient • Chicago, IL

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About The Position

In this role, you will lead data and software engineering teams responsible for delivering secure, reliable, and high-value Procedural Analytics (PA) data products for Vizient and its members. You will own the engineering execution for PA data pipelines and enrichment services, partnering closely with Product Management, Analytics, and Enterprise Architecture to translate product strategy into scalable, cloud-native data solutions. This role blends people leadership, strong technical depth in data engineering, and architectural ownership within the PA domain. You will drive engineering excellence, operational reliability, and platform modernization while developing teams and delivering consistent business value.

Requirements

• 7 or more years of experience building and operating large-scale data or software systems in production environments.
• 3 or more years of experience leading engineering teams, including direct people management responsibilities.
• High School diploma required, Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field preferred.
• Strong hands-on experience with Azure Databricks, PySpark, and Python, including building and operating production-grade distributed data pipelines.
• Solid understanding of Delta Lake concepts such as ACID transactions, schema evolution, and data versioning.
• Experience working with cloud-native data architectures on Microsoft Azure.
• Ability to guide teams on Python data engineering best practices, including testing, CI/CD, and code quality.
• Familiarity with Java Spring Boot and Angular, with the ability to effectively partner with application and UI teams.
• Experience modernizing data platforms or pipelines while maintaining stability for existing consumers.
• Strong grasp of engineering excellence practices, including automated testing, CI/CD, observability, and secure handling of sensitive healthcare data.
• Experience partnering with Product Management and Architecture in Agile delivery environments.
• Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop high-performing data and software engineering teams responsible for building, testing, and operating Procedural Analytics data pipelines and services.
• Own the end-to-end engineering lifecycle for PA data products, including ingestion, distributed processing, enrichment, and delivery to downstream analytics, reporting, APIs, and UI consumers.
• Partner closely with Product Management to translate PA product strategy and roadmaps into clear technical plans, delivery commitments, and high-quality solutions.
• Collaborate with Solution Architects and Enterprise Architects to ensure PA solutions align with Vizient architecture standards while meeting performance, scalability, and reliability needs.
• Serve as the primary technical point of accountability for PA engineering teams, including architecture decisions within approved enterprise guidelines.
• Ensure strong engineering standards for data quality, security, reliability, scalability, observability, and compliance across all PA pipelines.
• Own accountability for data correctness, timeliness, and operational reliability, including pipeline SLAs, data freshness, and cost awareness.
• Lead incremental modernization of PA BDP pipelines to the TechCore platform architecture, balancing delivery needs with technical debt reduction.
• Champion modern data engineering practices, including Azure-native development, Databricks and Spark-based processing, standardized CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and proactive monitoring.
• Act as an escalation point for complex technical or data-quality issues, guiding teams through resolution and post-incident learning.
• Encourage responsible adoption of AI-assisted development tools to improve productivity while maintaining strong engineering judgment and quality standards.
• Lead hiring, onboarding, performance management, and career development for engineers, building strong teams and future leaders.
• Foster an inclusive, collaborative engineering culture that values accountability, continuous improvement, and partnership with product and analytics stakeholders.
• Communicate engineering priorities, progress, and risks clearly to leadership and cross-functional partners.

Benefits

• Vizient has a comprehensive benefits plan!
• Please view our benefits here: http://www.vizientinc.com/about-us/careers
• Equal Opportunity Employer: Females/Minorities/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
• The Company is committed to equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religion, color, gender identity, ethnicity, age, national origin, sexual orientation, disability status, veteran status or any other category protected by applicable law.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees