Full-Time

Director of Data Engineering

Jet Support Services

Jet Support Services

201-500 employees

Maintenance support, parts leasing, and advisory

Compensation Overview

$180k - $220k/yr

+ Discretionary Bonus + Incentive/Sales Bonus

Chicago, IL, USA

Hybrid

Category
Data & Analytics
Required Skills
Git
Machine Learning
Data Engineering
Data Analysis

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Responsibilities
  • Own the Microsoft Fabric Platform by serving as the technical owner of JSSI's Microsoft Fabric environment — architecture, governance, performance, and access control
  • Drive the roadmap for the platform including CI/CD enablement, Git integration, and centralized ingestion workspace design
  • Manage Fabric capacity, right-sizing, backup, and disaster recovery
  • Design, build, and operate reliable data pipelines that connect source systems into clean, usable data
  • Establish monitoring, alerting, and SLA standards for pipeline reliability
  • Establish a single source of truth across all systems and acquisitions, ensuring every team is working from the same numbers
  • Build and maintain enterprise semantic models that serve analytics, reporting, and AI use cases
  • Partner with the data governance function to implement Microsoft Purview for cataloging, classification, and data privacy standards
  • Make the analytics team faster by solving data quality and availability issues at the source
  • Build the data foundation that AI initiatives depend on, enabling the organization to move from insight to action
  • Develop and support AI data agents to expand analytics delivery across the organization
  • Responsible for supporting machine learning initiatives (not just AI agents)
  • Manage and mentor a team of 2–5 data engineers, setting technical standards and fostering a high-performance culture
  • Partner cross-functionally with analytics, product, and business stakeholders to prioritize and deliver
  • Represent the data engineering function in leadership discussions and help shape JSSI's broader data strategy
Desired Qualifications
  • 10+ years of experience in data engineering, with a track record of building and scaling data platforms in production environments
  • 3+ years in a leadership role managing engineers, with demonstrated ability to develop talent and build team culture
  • Experience as a player-coach — comfortable rolling up your sleeves while also setting direction for the team
  • Deep expertise with Microsoft Fabric, including Lakehouse and Warehouse architecture, pipelines, and OneLake
  • Strong hands-on experience with Azure cloud infrastructure and Azure Data services
  • Proficiency in SQL and Python for data engineering and pipeline development
  • Experience designing and implementing ETL pipelines across complex, multi-source environments
  • Familiarity with CI/CD practices and Git-based deployment workflows for data platforms
  • Experience with data governance platforms (Microsoft Purview preferred) and semantic layer design
  • Working knowledge of Power BI and enterprise reporting architectures
  • Familiarity with AI/ML data patterns and building data products that support machine learning use cases
  • Strong communicator who can translate technical complexity into clear language for business stakeholders
  • Collaborative partner who works well across analytics, product, and business teams
  • High ownership mindset — you treat data as a product and hold yourself accountable for its quality and reliability

Jet Support Services provides maintenance support and financial services for business aircraft owners and operators. Its main product, the Hourly Cost Maintenance Program (HCMP), charges fixed hourly rates to cover maintenance from inspections to overhauls. It also offers JSSI Parts Leasing for timely parts supply and advisory services from technical experts. With over thirty years in the industry and recognition as a US Best Managed Company in 2020, its goal is to reduce maintenance costs and downtime while maximizing aircraft readiness and reliability.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

Debt Financing

Total Funding

$1.8B

Headquarters

Chicago, Illinois

Founded

1989

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What believers are saying

  • March 2026 brand refresh and new website sharpen cross-selling across five divisions.
  • Traxxall is gaining market share, while Maintenance Software unites Traxxall and SierraTrax.
  • Paul Sykes joined Aviation Capital as supply bottlenecks and higher rates support financing demand.

What critics are saying

  • Blackstone's $1 billion financing leaves JSSI dependent on leveraged sponsor capital and refinancings.
  • OEM pricing power and labor shortages pressure operators, slowing renewals by 2026.
  • Missed Conklin or Traxxall launches weaken cross-sell; leverage makes that failure existential.

What makes Jet Support Services unique

  • JSSI covers 6,500 aircraft and 300-plus makes, models, engines, and APUs worldwide.
  • JSSI bundles maintenance, Traxxall software, PartsHub inventory, Conklin data, and Aviation Capital financing.
  • Its 1989-founded hourly cost maintenance model remains the largest independent business-aviation support platform.

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Benefits

Health coverage - We win at wellness. At JSSI, we believe that healthy and happy employees are better poised to make an impact in today’s global workforce. To that end, we provide industry-leading benefits plans that stay competitively priced for our employees and their families year after year.

Paid time off - We win at work-life balance. Our vacation benefits are highly competitive and increase based on tenure. In addition to our generous package of vacation, holidays, and sick days, JSSI also offers a Charitable Services Day in which employees are paid for a day of volunteering with a charity of their choosing.

Retirement package - We help prepare for a winning future. We all know the importance of saving for the future. In an effort to encourage our employees to plan for their retirement, JSSI provides an employer match to employee 401(K) contributions by matching 75% of employee contributions on up to 6% of eligible earnings.

Transporation - Move to win. Our commuter benefits plan gives JSSI employees the opportunity to set aside pre-tax dollars to put towards the inevitable use of parking and/or public transit to get to work each day.

Company News

Aviation International News
Apr 22nd, 2026
Opening parts bottlenecks.

Opening parts bottlenecks. Ongoing production backlogs caused by stubborn supply chain bottlenecks at OEMs have meant delays in sourcing parts that have disrupted flights. Through its PartsHub platform JSSI has its own supply lines with access to around 100,000 lines of parts and more than 84 lease engines. At the same time, inflationary pressure on maintenance costs caused by factors such as labor shortages and what JSSI says is "OEM pricing power" are battering operators' profit and loss figures. The company argues there has never been a more pressing need for companies to lock into defined support costs. In the face of what it says are rising interest rates, the JSSI Aviation Capital unit aims to provide a smoother path to completing aircraft transactions, providing asset-based finance on more terms it says are more advantageous than those offered by traditional banks. It recently recruited experienced financing expert Paul Sykes from a leading business aircraft OEM to be its director of origination, based in the UK. In the software domain, JSSI said that its Traxxall business unit is gaining market share with its proprietary maintenance tracking system. "The key is that we have a multi-platform approach," Roger explained. "We have access to data for any type of private jet." This part of the group also includes the Conklin & DeDecker aircraft data platform. JSSI said it expects to roll out new features and functionality later this year. At the Aero Friedrichshafen show, JSSI - now in its 35th year - is exhibiting as part of the group pavilion run by the German Business Aviation Association. Just over 12 months ago, it appointed Jan Hascher as its new vice president of business aviation in Europe, and, at the end of 2025, it added Ozge Dertli as a new sales director for JSSI Parts & Engine.

Logos World
Mar 28th, 2026
JSSI (Jet Support Services Inc) unveils new logo and brand identity.

JSSI (Jet Support Services Inc) unveils new logo and brand identity. Mar 28, 2026 JSSI revamped its corporate identity because the previous version no longer reflected the scale of the business. The largest independent provider of maintenance services and financial solutions for business aviation unveiled a refreshed brand, a new logo, and a restructured organizational chart. The entire overhaul stems from a desire to communicate more clearly with clients and partners about the company's future direction. Since 1989, Jet Support Services, Inc. has remained committed to independence and protecting the interests of aircraft owners and operators. The new brand identity and refreshed value proposition reinforce the promise the company has upheld for many years. The company operates in the aviation maintenance sector and runs engine and component support programs for business aviation. Its clients include business jet owners, charter operators, and corporate aviation divisions. The new logo emphasizes the JSSI acronym. The lettering is now denser and more compact, making the logo look better on fuselages, in interfaces, documentation, and corporate materials. Vice President of Marketing Isabella Rimton notes that the JSSI logo had not changed for over twenty years, even though the business itself has come a long way during that time, evolving from maintenance programs into a comprehensive system of services and products. The mission, however, remains the same. JSSI takes on complex issues related to aircraft maintenance and financial instruments, integrates them into a single system, and helps clients mitigate risks, make more informed decisions, keep costs under control, and maintain their fleet in operational condition. The changes also affected the brand's visual identity. On launch day, JSSI unveiled a new website with a more user-friendly service layout. For existing clients, the workflow remains unchanged. The update focuses on the company's visual identity and reaffirms its long-standing commitment to client support and continued growth. The previous logo was built around a circular emblem. Inside the circle was a linear silhouette of an airplane, drawn with a single continuous dark blue line. The circle kept the logo within compact boundaries and framed it into a complete medallion. Next to it was the inscription "JSSI," set in a font with soft serifs. Discover more Logo evolution tracking Sports team logos Color theory guides The new version is structured differently. The circle was removed, the airplane silhouette was moved into open space, and transformed into a standalone logo. The outline became thicker, stiffer, and more angular, with sharp breaks, giving the image a more high-tech feel. The JSSI inscription remained, although the typography changed. The serifs disappeared, the letters became straight and compact, and the font shifted to a strict corporate sans-serif. The dark blue color was retained.

General Aviation News
Jun 5th, 2025
Grant for aspiring aviation entrepreneurs unveiled

Jet Support Services, Inc. (JSSI), a provider of maintenance support and financial tools for the business aviation industry, has partnered with the International Aircraft Dealers Association (IADA) Foundation to launch the JSSI Aviation Innovation Grant.

Corporate Jet Investor
Oct 22nd, 2024
JSSI appoints David Caporali as SVP, Conklin & de Decker and Strategy

Jet Support Services (JSSI) has appointed David Caporali as senior vice president of Conklin & de Decker and Strategy.