Director, Database Platform Engineering

Join the team leading the next evolution of virtual care. 

At Teladoc Health, you are empowered to bring your true self to work while helping millions of people live their healthiest lives.

Here you will be part of a high-performance culture where colleagues embrace challenges, drive transformative solutions, and create opportunities for growth. Together, we’re transforming how better health happens.

The Director of Database Platform Engineering is responsible for defining and executing the enterprise data platform strategy, enabling scalable, secure, and high-performing data and analytics capabilities. This role leads the transformation to a modern, cloud-based architecture centered on Snowflake, advanced ELT pipelines, and a standardized analytics platform using Power BI (Desktop and Embedded).

The Director partners with executive leadership, product, and engineering teams to deliver data-driven insights and customer-facing analytics while ensuring strong governance, reliability, and operational excellence.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Define and execute the long-term strategy for the organization’s data platform and database infrastructure.

• Lead the design and implementation of cloud-based data warehouse architecture using Snowflake.

• Lead modernization of the organization’s data ingestion and transformation architecture toward modern ELT patterns.

• Design and implement scalable data pipelines integrating multiple operational systems into the enterprise data warehouse.

• Implement best practices for data modeling, dimensional schemas, and performance optimization.

• Lead enterprise migration from Tableau to Power BI.

• Oversee development of Power BI semantic models, datasets, and dashboards.

• Support embedding analytics into customer-facing applications using Power BI Embedded.

• Oversee database platforms including Azure PostgreSQL, SQL Server, and Snowflake.

• Ensure high availability, scalability, performance, security, and cost efficiency.

• Lead and scale teams across data warehouse engineering, database engineering, and analytics.

• Foster a culture of automation, reliability, and continuous improvement.

• Establish enterprise data governance, security, and access control frameworks.

• Ensure data quality, lineage, and regulatory compliance.

• 10+ years in data platform, database engineering, or data warehousing, with 5+ years in leadership through a combination of work experience, training, military experience or education.

• Proven experience implementing Snowflake or comparable cloud data platforms.

• Hands-on experience with Power BI (Desktop and Embedded).

• Strong expertise in Azure PostgreSQL, SQL Server, and modern data architectures.

• Deep understanding of ELT pipelines, data modeling, and analytics delivery.

• Experience leading enterprise data and analytics transformations.

The base salary range for this position is $170,000 - $190,000. In addition to a base salary, this position is eligible for a performance bonus and benefits (subject to eligibility requirements) listed here: Teladoc Health Benefits 2026. Total compensation is based on several factors including, but not limited to, type of position, location, education level, work experience, and certifications. This information is applicable for all full-time positions.

We follow a Flexible Vacation Policy, intended for rest, relaxation, and personal time. All time off must be approved by your manager prior to use. You will also receive 80 hours of Paid Sick, Safe, and Caregiver Leave annually. This applies to full-time positions only. If you are applying for a part-time role, your recruiter can provide additional details.

As part of our hiring process, we verify identity and credentials, conduct interviews (live or video), and screen for fraud or misrepresentation. Applicants who falsify information will be disqualified.

Teladoc Health will not sponsor or transfer employment work visas for this position. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Why join Teladoc Health?

• Teladoc Health is transforming how better health happens. Learn how when you join us in pursuit of our impactful mission. 

• Chart your career path with meaningful opportunities that empower you to grow, lead, and make a difference.

• Join a multi-faceted community that celebrates each colleague’s unique perspective and is focused on continually improving, each and every day.  

• Contribute to an innovative culture where fresh ideas are valued as we increase access to care in new ways.   

• Enjoy an inclusive benefits program centered around you and your family, with tailored programs that address your unique needs.

• Explore candidate resources with tips and tricks from Teladoc Health recruiters and learn more about our company culture by exploring #TeamTeladocHealth on LinkedIn.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we never have and never will discriminate against any job candidate or employee due to age, race, religion, color, ethnicity, national origin, gender, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, membership in an employee organization, medical condition, family history, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, parental status, or pregnancy). In our innovative and inclusive workplace, we prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind.

Teladoc Health respects your privacy and is committed to maintaining the confidentiality and security of your personal information. In furtherance of your employment relationship with Teladoc Health, we collect personal information responsibly and in accordance with applicable data privacy laws, including but not limited to, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).  Personal information is defined as: Any information or set of information relating to you, including (a) all information that identifies you or could reasonably be used to identify you, and (b) all information that any applicable law treats as personal information. Teladoc Health’s Notice of Privacy Practices for U.S. Employees’ Personal information is available at this link.