As the Director, Data Engineering, you will have following key accountabilities:  Define and enforce IT policies related to cloud security, software development and DevOps best practices to ensure scalable and secure systems Provide strategic support and challenge decisions through thought-provoking questions. Understand data governance; create and maintain policies and procedures while implementing data management systems and ensuring compliance with regulations. Simplify complex problems to make them manageable for the organization Drive organizational change effectively  Foster strong cross-functional communication and collaboration Lead software engineering teams in cloud-native environments, particularly Microsoft Azure Drive the adoption of cloud best practices, microservices, and scalable architecture Establish coding standards, best practices, and governance policies to ensure maintainable, scalable, and secure software solutions. Cloud Optimization – Ensure efficient use of Azure services while optimizing performance, scalability, and cost.  Effectively manage remote engineers Provide technical and organizational leadership across the engineering team Coach/mentor team members to encourage professional and career growth