Technical Lead

Axos Business Center, Corp

About This Job

Provide hands‑on technical leadership for the pod delivering data enhancements across SQL Server/SSIS/SSRS/Fivetran/Python/DBT. Steward architecture decisions, code quality, CI/CD, observability, and SLA/KPI attainment. Own the DoD and ensure each work item reaches 'Ready for QA' with high first‑pass quality.

• Key Responsibilities

  • Own technical design for ETL/ELT pipelines and DBT models; review PRs; enforce standards for performance, reliability, and security.
  • Lead ADO→GitHub migration and CI/CD hardening; implement pipeline observability and error‑budget practices tied to SLIs/SLOs.
  • Define DoD for 'Ready for QA' (tests, data validation, lineage docs); drive FPQ > 90% and MTTR ≤ 1 day for defects inside the sprint.
  • Coach engineers and coordinate with DataOps/Platform for environments, secrets, and least‑privilege access.
  • Partner with BA on acceptance criteria and with Scrum Master on sprint predictability and spillover management.
  • Represent the pod in stakeholder reviews, incident post‑mortems, and quarterly health assessments.

  SLIs/SLOs & Observability

  • Real‑time dashboards: pipeline execution status, data quality scores, SLO performance vs targets, error budget consumption.
  • Alerting thresholds (P1–P4) with defined response times and escalation paths.

  Target Performance

  • Intake Responsiveness: < 2 business days (≈ 13 hours of productive time).
  • Development Cycle Time: 5–8 days to reach Ready for QA (32.5–52 productive hours).
  • FPQ: > 90% accepted first pass by external QA.
  • MTTR: < 1 business day (≈ 6.5 productive hours).
  • Timeliness: ≥ 95% on‑time delivery.

  Qualifications

  • 8+ years in data engineering; expert in SQL Server, SSIS, SSRS, Python, DBT; working knowledge of Fivetran and Tableau.
  • Proven track record leading pods/teams to managed‑service outcomes (throughput, cycle time, predictability) with strong DoD and quality gates.
  • Experience implementing observability (dashboards/alerts/runbooks) and data quality SLIs/SLOs.

  Tools & Stack (Pod)

  • Data: SQL Server, SSIS, DBT, Python, Fivetran
  • BI/Reporting: Tableau, SSRS
  • DevOps/Workflow: Azure DevOps (ADO), GitHub (migration/hardening)
  • Governance: Collibra (lineage/catalog), Apigee/OutSystems (where applicable)

  Work Schedule & Collaboration

  • Coverage with US‑hour overlap; able to support releases and critical incidents within agreed SLA windows.

About Axos

Born digital-first, Axos delivers financial tools and services that allow individuals, small businesses, and companies to access and manage their money how, when, and where they want. We’re a diverse team of dynamic, insightful, and independent innovators who are excited to provide technology-driven solutions that offer unbeatable value to our customers.

Axos Financial is our holding company and is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "AX" (NYSE: AX).

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Pre-Employment Background Check, Medical, and Drug Test:

All offers are contingent upon the candidate successfully passing a credit check, criminal background check, and pre-employment medical and drug screening. 

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Axos is an Equal Opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religious creed, color, sex (including pregnancy, breast feeding and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, military and veteran status, marital status, age, protected medical condition, genetic information, physical disability, mental disability, or any other protected status in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Job Functions and Work Environment:

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is required to sit for extended periods of time. Manual dexterity and coordination are required while operating standard office equipment such as computer keyboard and mouse, calculator, telephone, copiers, etc.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.