Group Director, Data Architecture/ Engineering

Reference: R-2508457Posted: 2026-07-27Location: SUNNYVALE, CA, United States; BENTONVILLE, ARSalary: $195000 - $370000/yearType: Full time / Regular/PermanentCompany: WalmartBusiness Segment: Home OfficePosition Summary...What you'll do...As the GroupDirector of Data Engineering for Global Data Foundations at Walmart Global Tech, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our data and analytics capabilities. Leading a talented and diverse team of data engineers distributed across the globe, you will spearhead the development and maintenance of cutting-edge data products that fuel our business growth and customer-centric initiatives. What you’ll do:Driving the Data engineering charter, bring best practices, solve key enterprise problems for multiple marketsCoordinate across retail value chain functional teams of data scientists, analysts, product managers, engineers, and business operators on value realization initiatives.Develop and leverage a consistent framework to identify and prioritize uses cases based on business value.Play a key role to solve complex data problems (business & operational), pivotal to Walmart's business and drive actionable insights.Demonstrate incremental solution approach with agile and flexible ability to overcome practical problems.Lead and collaborate with the team to assess customer needs and translate the business problem into an analytical problem.Establish platform best practices and drive the use of state of art techniques. Manage development and support of data commercialization platform that caters to needs of real time events and batch data processingManage end to end development of data products that include traditional RDBMS and big data platformsBuild and lead a high-performing team of data engineers.Drive continuous improvement by researching industry best practices and incorporating it to our companyDrive the execution of multiple business plans for your own project team and deliverables.Develops and leverages internal and external partnerships and networks to maximize the achievement of business goals by sponsoring and leading key community outreach and involvement initiatives engaging key stakeholders in the development execution and evaluation of appropriate business plans and initiatives and supporting associate efforts in these areas Implement data quality frameworks and ensure compliance with data governance policies. Engage with leadership globally in setting up priorities for the team. Create a collaborative environment across geography for delivering best services to the customers around the globe.What you’ll bring:Bachelor of Engineering degree or closely related discipline. 15+ years of experience in building data integration and platform solutions involving Big Data technologies.A strong experience in driving data/engineering operations for end user applications.A strong understanding of data platforms, data and reporting engines, data modelling and warehousing, and data transformations and pipelines for supporting real time and batch-oriented events processing.Experience in leading large/medium distributed platform teams. Experience with relational databases (Oracle / My SQL), non-relational databases (Cassandra, HBase) and Big data technologies like Hadoop, SparkExperience in building end-to-end data products (DaaS) using latest technologies and architecture (like microservices architecture). This included good knowledge of DevOps.Experience with distributed real time / micro batch computation systems such as SparkExperience with leading data commercialization initiatives. At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more. You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable. For information about PTO, see . Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms. For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart. Sunnyvale, California US-11656: The annual salary range for this position is $254,000.00 - $481,000.00 Bentonville, Arkansas US-10735: The annual salary range for this position is $195,000.00 - $370,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include : - Stockㅤㅤㅤㅤ‎ Minimum Qualifications...Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications. Option 1: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field and 8 years' experience in data engineering, solution architecture, business intelligence, business analytics or related field. Option 2: 10 years' experience in data engineering, solution architecture, business intelligence, business analytics or related field. Option 3: Master's degree in Computer Science and 6 years' experience in data engineering, solution architecture, business intelligence, business analytics or related field.4 years' supervisory experience.Preferred Qualifications...Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.Data architecture/software architecture/data modeling, Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field and 8 years' experience in software engineering, Relevant industry experience (for example, retail, supply chain, eCommerce, healthcare, etc.), Solution Architecture, Supervisory, We value candidates with a background in creating inclusive digital experiences, demonstrating knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly. The ideal candidate would have knowledge of accessibility best practices and join us as we continue to create accessible products and services following Walmart’s accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture.Primary Location...1375 Crossman Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94089-1114, United States of AmericaWalmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.Minimum qualifications["Option 1: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field and 8 years' experience in data engineering, solution architecture, business intelligence, business analytics or related field. Option 2: 10 years' experience in data engineering, solution architecture, business intelligence, business analytics or related field. Option 3: Master's degree in Computer Science and 6 years' experience in data engineering, solution architecture, business intelligence, business analytics or related field.\n4 years' supervisory experience."]Preferred qualifications["Data architecture/software architecture/data modeling", "We value candidates with a background in creating inclusive digital experiences, demonstrating knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly. The ideal candidate would have knowledge of accessibility best practices and join us as we continue to create accessible products and services following Walmart’s accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture.", "Solution Architecture", "Supervisory", "Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field and 8 years' experience in software engineering", "Relevant industry experience (for example, retail, supply chain, eCommerce, healthcare, etc.)"]