Director of Data Engineering

Descriptionwas founded in 1978 and is a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange. It is engaged in the construction and sale of high-quality homes designed principally for the entry-level and first time move-up markets. The Company also provides mortgage financing and title services for homebuyers through its mortgage and title subsidiaries. Please visit our website at for more information.D.R. Horton, Inc. is currently looking for a Director of Data Engineering. The right candidate is responsible for the strategic direction, architectural excellence, and operational execution of the company's data engineering capabilities. This role is responsible for building scalable data architecture, enabling customer data integration, and ensuring reliable data pipelines that support digital marketing, customer analytics, and personalization strategies.Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.Define and execute the technical vision and roadmap for data engineering aligned with company data strategy and Marketing Technology objectivesOversee the architecture, reliability, performance, cost management, and governance of the Snowflake data platform and all pipelines that feed itEstablish metrics for pipeline health, data quality, freshness, and Snowflake compute efficiencyGuide critical architectural decisions across Snowflake schema design, dbt project structure, Fivetran connector management, and pipeline orchestrationDrive adoption of automated dbt testing, pipeline observability, data contracts, and cost tagging; manage technical debt strategicallyLead incident response and post-mortems for pipeline failures, data quality incidents, and platform outagesCollaborate with Analytics, Data Science, Product, and Marketing to shape the data product roadmap and ensure the platform meets analytical needsCoordinate with Security, Legal, and Compliance on data governance, PII handling, and regulatory requirementsBuild and lead a team of data engineers and tech leads spanning ingestion, transformation, and data product deliveryEvaluate and recommend emerging data technologies, tools, and platforms to enhance MarTech capabilities and operational efficiencyConduct all business in a professional and ethical manner to serve customers and increase the goodwill and profit of the companySupervisory ResponsibilitiesSupervises 2 or more employeesQualificationsEducation and/or ExperienceBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, or related field required10+ years of experience in data engineering, data architecture, or related roles5+ years of leadership experience managing data engineering or platform teamsHigh-growth tech company or complex enterprise backgroundProven track record building high-performing data engineering teamsAbility to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written and oral form or via DRH applicationsAbility to sit for majority of 8-hour workday; use hands and fingers to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and peripheral visionThe noise level is generally moderatePreferred QualificationsDeep hands-on expertise with Snowflake (architecture, cost, governance)Strong dbt expertise: modeling, testing, macros, project structureFivetran or equivalent ELT platform experience at scaleData modeling fluency: dimensional, entity-relationshipCome join a winning team with a Fortune 500 company! We are growing fast and are looking for enthusiastic attitudes and team players to join our success. We offer an excellent benefits package including:Medical, Dental and Vision401(K)Employee Stock Purchase PlanFlex Spending AccountsLife & Disability InsuranceVacation, Sick, Personal Time and Company HolidaysMultiple Voluntary and Company provided BenefitsBuild YOUR future with D.R. Horton, America's Builder. #WeBuildPeopleTooJob: MarketingPrimary Location: TX-ArlingtonOrganization: CorporateSchedule: Full-timeJob Posting: Mar 24, 2026, 4:01:38 PM