Data Engineering Director jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-09-30, Skillenai has indexed 71 job postings with the title “Data Engineering Director” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is data governance.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30
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Frequently asked questions about Data Engineering Director jobs
+How many Data Engineering Director jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 71 job postings with the title “Data Engineering Director” over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30.
+What skills do Data Engineering Director jobs require?
Across Data Engineering Director postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, the skills mentioned most often are data governance, Python, SQL, data modeling, Data engineering.
+Which cities are hiring the most Data Engineering Director?
As of 2026-09-30, Data Engineering Director postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Pune, Bengaluru, Atlanta, Austin, Charlotte.
+Is Data Engineering Director a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 71 Data Engineering Director postings over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. The skill mentioned most often in Data Engineering Director postings is data governance, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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+What roles do people move into and out of Data Engineering Director?
The career-flow chart shows roles before and after observed employer changes across all locations. Counts are moves, not distinct people or promotion probabilities. Same-role moves to another employer are included. The incoming and outgoing sides are separate groups of observations, not a matched three-stage journey.
Weekly indexed Data Engineering Director postings — last 90 days
Career paths through Data Engineering Director
Different-role employer moves. Each side is scaled independently.
Historical career profiles · all locations
8 employer moves kept the same role.
Roles before Data Engineering Director
Roles after Data Engineering Director
How to read this chart · view counts
Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.
Same role means a change of employer while keeping the same role. Counts are moves, not distinct people, promotions, or your chances of making a particular move.
Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.
| Connection | Moves |
|---|---|
| Before: Data Engineering Director (different employer) | 8 |
| Before: Software Engineer | 3 |
| Before: Software Engineering Director | 2 |
| Before: Data Engineering Manager | 2 |
| Before: Data Architect | 1 |
| Before: Quality Manager | 1 |
| Before: Solution Architecture Director | 1 |
| Before: Service Delivery Director | 1 |
| After: Data Engineering Director (different employer) | 8 |
| After: Program Manager | 2 |
| After: Solutions Architect | 2 |
| After: Data Engineering VP | 1 |
| After: Data Platform Director | 1 |
| After: Software Engineering Director | 1 |
| After: Data Engineering Manager | 1 |
| After: Data Engineer | 1 |
Skills most often required for Data Engineering Director
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| data governance | 29 | 40.8% |
| Python | 26 | 36.6% |
| SQL | 25 | 35.2% |
| data modeling | 20 | 28.2% |
| Data engineering | 20 | 28.2% |
| Snowflake | 19 | 26.8% |
| CI/CD | 17 | 23.9% |
| Databricks | 16 | 22.5% |
| data quality | 15 | 21.1% |
| AWS | 15 | 21.1% |
| ETL | 14 | 19.7% |
| data architecture | 14 | 19.7% |
| Azure | 14 | 19.7% |
| data integration | 12 | 16.9% |
| ELT | 12 | 16.9% |
Top companies posting Data Engineering Director jobs
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| TTEC | 4 |
| Travelers | 3 |
| Novartis | 2 |
| Sharkninjaoperatingllc | 2 |
| Dentsuaegis | 2 |
| AstraZeneca | 2 |
| Squier | 2 |
| BlackRock | 2 |
| Veracyte | 2 |
| Axial Search | 2 |
Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.
Top metros hiring Data Engineering Director
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pune | 4 | 5.6% |
| Bengaluru | 3 | 4.2% |
| Atlanta | 2 | 2.8% |
| Austin | 2 | 2.8% |
| Charlotte | 2 | 2.8% |
| Chennai | 2 | 2.8% |
| Chicago | 2 | 2.8% |
| Gurugram | 2 | 2.8% |
| Needham | 2 | 2.8% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, matching postings whose canonical role is “Data Engineering Director”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.
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- Data Engineering Director
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