The Director, Data & Engineering is accountable for the strategy, delivery, and operational health of Bison Transport’s data and integration engineering capabilities. This role leads a blended team of staff and partner developers responsible for data streams, integration technology, event-driven solutions, and the enterprise data platform - enabling reliable, scalable, and governed data flow across the organization.
Working in close partnership with Product Teams, Application Engineering, Infrastructure & Operations, and Systems Architecture, the Director ensures that data and integration capabilities are tightly aligned to roadmap priorities, platform standards, and business outcomes. The role bridges technical depth and strategic leadership - translating enterprise data objectives into executable programs while maintaining rigor around engineering quality, security, and operational resilience.
This leader is responsible for building a high-performing engineering culture, managing delivery across staff and partner resources, and ensuring Bison’s data and integration investments deliver measurable, lasting value.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and execute the strategy and roadmap for enterprise data, integration, and event-driven platforms.
- Lead the delivery, performance, and continuous evolution of Bison’s data lake, APIs, data pipelines, and integration technologies.
- Partner with Product, Architecture, Infrastructure, and Engineering teams to prioritize initiatives and align technology investments with business goals.
- Oversee platform governance, security, scalability, reliability, and compliance across all data and integration solutions.
- Drive engineering excellence through modern development practices, including CI/CD, automation, testing, observability, and infrastructure-as-code.
- Manage release readiness, deployment processes, and collaboration with Infrastructure & Operations to ensure stable production delivery.
- Lead and develop a high-performing team of internal engineers and external partners, fostering accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.
- Establish standards for data architecture, API management, event-driven solutions, and enterprise data governance.
- Manage vendor relationships, resource planning, and delivery priorities while balancing new initiatives, technical debt, and operational needs.
- Define and monitor key performance metrics to improve platform health, data quality, operational resilience, and delivery effectiveness.
Qualifications
- Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
- 7+ years of experience in data engineering, integration architecture, or platform engineering.
- 3+ years of leadership experience managing technical teams.
- Strong experience with cloud data platforms (Snowflake preferred), APIs, data pipelines, and event-driven architectures.
- Knowledge of DevOps, CI/CD, data governance, and security best practices.
- Transportation, logistics, or supply chain industry experience is considered an asset.
- Demonstrated ability to lead blended teams of staff and vendor/partner developers in a delivery-focused environment.
- Strong capacity for cross-functional collaboration with product, architecture, and application engineering peers.
This job is classified under NOC Code: 00015
Why Bison:
• Thrive in a supportive team that provides coaching and training to help develop your skills and progress your career
• Dispersed work environments that promote a healthy work-life balance
• Meaningful and impactful work and projects with an essential service provider
• Join our engaging Wellness Program & extracurricular sports teams
About Bison:
• Celebrating over 50 years in Business
• Active in giving back through Corporate Social Responsibility and Charitable Giving
• Committed to environmental sustainability
Bison Transport is committed to Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace.
