Lead Data Engineer

Lead Data Engineer

We care about helping people. Our purpose is to provide help and inspire confidence in our clients and communities everywhere. Our associates feel a sense of belonging in an inclusive place with an amazing history and a sharp focus on our future. Our connected culture is who we are and how we work together to achieve our strategies, accelerate our transformation, and achieve extraordinary results. It's an exciting time to be a part of H&R Block!

We are seeking an accomplished Lead Data Engineer to spearhead the transformation of our financial services data platform. This hands-on leadership role combines deep technical expertise with strategic vision, building a modern data platform for financial services. You will lead the design, enhancement, and governance of our data systems, ensuring they are scalable, compliant, and resilient, while leveraging cloud-native and AI driven technologies.

Day to day you'll:

• Design and deliver scalable data solutions using Azure Data Services, Microsoft Fabric, and C#.NET
• Create robust, maintainable data models to power analytics and product development across financial services
• Optimize existing data systems and pipelines to improve performance, scalability, and cost efficiency.
• Drive end-to-end implementation of financial domain data solutions - from ingestion and transformation through governance and consumption - ensuring reliability, security, compliance, and performance across critical systems.
• Migrate legacy financial services data systems to cloud-native architectures delivering resilient, compliant, and cost‑efficient infrastructure.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product managers, business leaders, analysts, and engineers to understand data needs and translate them into high-quality scalable architectures
• Establish and enforce data engineering standards for data governance, quality, observability, and documentation across the stack
• Provide technical leadership, coaching, and career development for data engineers and drive technical excellence and innovation across engineering efforts.

What you'll bring to the team:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or the equivalent through a combination of education and related work experience.
• 8 years minimum related work experience
• 7+ years of proven experience designing, implementing, and leading enterprise-scale data solutions
• Deep expertise in Azure Cloud Technologies and Data Services -  Azure Data Factory, Microsoft Fabric, and modern data and AI architecture patterns
• Strong proficiency in SQL and data modeling techniques
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps for data, and infrastructure-as-code
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams while remaining hands-on with complex technical challenges
• Passion for innovation, continuous learning, and mentoring others

It would be even better if you also had:

• Experience in Banking and Financial Services Domain
• Hands on experience with.Net
• Experience leveraging Databricks for data engineering solutions

Since 1955, we have been leaders in tax preparation, financial services, and small business solutions. With 70,000 associates and 9,000 retail tax locations across North America, Australia, Ireland, and India, we have helped millions of clients and countless communities. If you embrace challenges as opportunities, value winning as a team, and seek to make a meaningful difference, join us on our journey. You'll reap the rewards of helping others along with competitive compensation and benefits to support your health and well-being.

Equal Opportunity Employer: H&R Block does not tolerate discrimination based on a person's race, color, religion, ancestry, age, sex/gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions and sex-based stereotypes and transgender status), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, service in the Armed Forces, national origin, physical or mental disability, genetic information, citizenship status or any other status protected by law.

Pay Range Information: The pay range for this position is listed below. Local minimum wage laws apply. This information is posted pursuant to local requirements to provide applicants with information about what they might be eligible to receive. Individual pay decisions will depend on job-related factors such as experience, education, skill, performance, and geographic location where work will be performed. Successful candidates may be able to participate in one or more incentive compensation or short-term incentive plans, which could generate additional earnings in accordance with the terms of each plan. Qualifying associates can enroll themselves and/or their eligible dependents in medical and prescription drug coverage; can participate in the H&R Block Retirement Savings Plan (401(k) Plan), the Employee Assistance Program, (virtual) fitness center programs, and the associate discount program; are automatically enrolled in Business Travel Accident Insurance; and receive Associate Tax Prep benefit.

Pay Range: $117,700.00 - $188,300.00/Yr.

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