Associate Director - Data Engineering

At Moody's, we unite the brightest minds to turn today’s risks into tomorrow’s opportunities. We do this by striving to create an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome to be who they are—with the freedom to exchange ideas, think innovatively, and listen to each other and customers in meaningful ways. Moody’s is transforming how the world sees risk. As a global leader in ratings and integrated risk assessment, we’re advancing AI to move from insight to action—enabling intelligence that not only understands complexity but responds to it. We decode risk to unlock opportunity, helping our clients navigate uncertainty with clarity, speed, and confidence.

If you are excited about this opportunity but do not meet every single requirement, please apply! You still may be a great fit for this role or other open roles. We are seeking candidates who model our values: invest in every relationship, lead with curiosity, champion diverse perspectives, turn inputs into actions, and uphold trust through integrity.

Skills and Competencies

Significant hands-on experience in data engineering, analytics engineering, or related disciplines delivering enterprise data solutions

Strong proficiency in Databricks, SQL, and Python/PySpark, including building, optimizing, and troubleshooting ETL pipelines

Experience designing scalable, maintainable data architectures and dimensional models for BI, reporting, and analytical use cases

Proven ability to partner with business stakeholders to gather requirements, shape solutions, and communicate effectively

Strong understanding of data engineering best practices including version control, testing, documentation, and governance

Experience with Git/GitHub for collaborative development, code reviews, and release management

Exposure to metadata-driven or configuration-based approaches such as YAML-based metric standardization

Knowledge of Power BI and/or Microsoft Fabric, particularly for semantic modeling and downstream data consumption

Demonstrated people leadership, including coaching and developing junior engineers

Strong organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills, with the ability to balance technical delivery and apply AI-enhanced practices to improve productivity

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience

Responsibilities

Lead the design, delivery, and continuous improvement of business-focused data solutions, combining hands-on technical leadership with strong stakeholder engagement in an AI-first environment.

Partner with business stakeholders to translate reporting, planning, and analytical requirements into scalable data solutions

Deliver curated, well-documented datasets aligned to agreed definitions and business expectations

Act as a trusted technical partner, balancing delivery speed, data quality, and long-term scalability

Architect modular ETL pipelines to improve maintainability, reuse, and traceability

Define and uphold engineering standards across coding, testing, documentation, and version control practices

Support BI lakehouse development and integration across the broader data ecosystem

Manage ETL orchestration, dependencies, and deployments to ensure reliability and operational stability

Monitor production performance and resolve root causes to prevent recurring data delivery issues

Apply dimensional modeling and support Unified Star Schema development to ensure semantic consistency

Mentor and coach junior engineers while promoting strong technical standards and collaborative ways of working

About the Team

This role sits within MA Business Intelligence, a team focused on delivering high-quality, business-aligned data products that power reporting, analytics, and strategic decision-making. The team operates at the intersection of data engineering and business stakeholders, with a strong emphasis on finance and product strategy use cases. Working within a modern BI Lakehouse environment, the team prioritizes scalable design, semantic consistency, and continuous improvement, while fostering a collaborative culture that embraces innovation and AI-enabled development practices.

Candidates for Moody's Corporation may be asked to disclose securities holdings pursuant to Moody’s Policy for Securities Trading and the requirements of the position. Employment is contingent upon compliance with the Policy, including remediation of positions in those holdings as necessary.