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Director of Data Engineering

Jet Support Services, Inc. (JSSI)· Information Technology
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Chicago, IL$180k - $220kFull-timePosted 4mo ago

About the role

Lead and grow a hands-on data engineering team responsible for owning and architecting the Microsoft Fabric/Azure data platform, building reliable data pipelines, and enabling analytics and AI initiatives at Jet Support Services, Inc. (JSSI).

Responsibilities

  • Own the Microsoft Fabric Platform — architecture, governance, performance, and access control
  • Drive the roadmap for the platform including CI/CD enablement, Git integration, and centralized ingestion workspace design
  • Manage Fabric capacity, right-sizing, backup, and disaster recovery
  • Design, build, and operate reliable data pipelines that connect source systems into clean, usable data
  • Establish monitoring, alerting, and SLA standards for pipeline reliability
  • Establish a single source of truth across all systems and acquisitions, ensuring every team is working from the same numbers
  • Build and maintain enterprise semantic models that serve analytics, reporting, and AI use cases
  • Partner with the data governance function to implement Microsoft Purview for cataloging, classification, and data privacy standards
  • Make the analytics team faster by solving data quality and availability issues at the source
  • Build the data foundation that AI initiatives depend on, enabling the organization to move from insight to action
  • Develop and support AI data agents to expand analytics delivery across the organization
  • Responsible for supporting ML initiatives (not just AI agents)
  • Manage and mentor a team of 2–5 data engineers, setting technical standards and fostering a high-performance culture
  • Partner cross-functionally with analytics, product, and business stakeholders to prioritize and deliver
  • Represent the data engineering function in leadership discussions and help shape JSSI's broader data strategy

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience in data engineering, with a track record of building and scaling data platforms in production environments
  • 3+ years in a leadership role managing engineers, with demonstrated ability to develop talent and build team culture
  • Experience as a player-coach — comfortable rolling up your sleeves while also setting direction for the team
  • Deep expertise with Microsoft Fabric, including Lakehouse and Warehouse architecture, pipelines, and OneLake
  • Strong hands-on experience with Azure cloud infrastructure and Azure Data services
  • Proficiency in SQL and Python for data engineering and pipeline development
  • Experience designing and implementing ETL pipelines across complex, multi-source environments
  • Familiarity with CI/CD practices and Git-based deployment workflows for data platforms
  • Experience with data governance platforms (Microsoft Purview preferred) and semantic layer design
  • Working knowledge of Power BI and enterprise reporting architectures
  • Familiarity with AI/ML data patterns and building data products that support machine learning use cases
  • Strong communicator who can translate technical complexity into clear language for business stakeholders
  • Collaborative partner who works well across analytics, product, and business teams
  • High ownership mindset — you treat data as a product and hold yourself accountable for its quality and reliability

Skills

Required:Microsoft FabricAzureSQLPythonETL designCI/CDLeadership
Nice to have:Microsoft PurviewPower BIAI/ML data patterns

Benefits

  • Competitive and comprehensive compensation packages
  • Annual base pay generally ranges from $180,000 to $220,000
  • Total rewards may include annual discretionary bonus plan, incentive or sales bonus plan, or other forms of additional compensation
  • Benefit offerings (medical, dental, vision, retirement savings programs) starting day one of employment
  • Access to JSSI Benefits Page for full overview
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Jet Support Services, Inc. (JSSI)

Jet Support Services, Inc. (JSSI), is the leading independent provider of aircraft maintenance support and financial services in business aviation.

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