VP, Data Engineering Technical Lead

Axos Bank Target Range: $125,000.00 /Yr. - $150,000.00 /Yr. Actual starting pay will vary based on factors including, but not limited to, geographic location, experience, skills, specialty, and education. Eligible for an Annual Discretionary Cash Bonus Target: 10% Eligible for an Annual Discretionary Restricted Stock Units Bonus Target: 10% These discretionary target bonuses may be awarded semi-annually based upon your achievement of performance goals and targets. About This Job We are seeking a hands-on VP, Data Engineering Technical Lead to help shape, modernize, and scale our enterprise data platform. This role is central to our mission of transforming legacy data systems into a modern, cloud-native Lakehouse environment that powers analytics, AI, and business intelligence across the organization. As a technical lead, you will design and deliver scalable data pipelines, define data design patterns, enforce engineering standards, and leverage AI-assisted tools to accelerate modernization, improve productivity, and reduce technical debt. You will drive proofs of concept (POCs) and points of view (POVs) to evaluate emerging technologies and frameworks, ensuring that the platform remains innovative, cost-efficient, and future-ready. Responsibilities Modernize legacy ETL pipelines: Lead the transformation of SSIS/SSRS workloads into modular, high-performance pipelines usin [... source excerpt omitted ...] dern data engineering best practices. Optimize performance and cost: Continuously tune Spark workloads, storage tiers, and orchestration logic across Azure and GCP environments. Qualifications: Bachelors degree 8+ years of experience in data engineering or related technical fields, with at least 3+ years in a lead or senior role. Proven experience designing and implementing data design patterns (e.g., CDC, SCD, Medallion, Data Vault, streaming, and batch patterns). Deep expertise with Databricks, Apache Spark, dbt, Fivetran, Census, Airflow, and Kafka. Solid experience across Azure and/or GCP (e.g., Synapse, Data Factory, BigQuery, Pub/Sub). Hands-on experience modernizing legac [... source excerpt omitted ...] where they want. We’re a diverse team of dynamic, insightful, and independent innovators who are excited to provide technology-driven solutions that offer unbeatable value to our customers. Axos Financial is our holding company and is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "AX" (NYSE: AX). Learn more about working at Axos Pre-Employment Background Check and Drug Test: All offers are contingent upon the candidate successfully passing a credit check, criminal background check, and pre-employment drug screening, which includes screening for marijuana. Axos Bank is a federally regulated banking institution. At the federal level, marijuana is an illegal s