Data Engineering Manager

As our new Data Engineering Manager, you’ll lead our data engineering capabilities by enabling effective and efficient services. You’ll join the team in our Leeds based Data function, with working from home capability.

What You'll Do

In your new role as a data engineering manager, you’ll be responsible for managing resilient technology solutions, supporting organisational wide data-users, and the transformation of data capabilities to increase value.

• Manage and lead activity ensuring delivery of data engineering services in a multi-disciplinary team, this involves designing and supporting our operational data stores, data warehouses and managing the implementation of changes to these environments including integrating new systems.
• Define and maintain SLAs, managing incident, problems and demand ensuring compliance with group, audit, vendor, and regulatory requirements.
• Plan, organise and develop teams that provide scheduled activity to lead to (365 24/7) systems support services and provide guidance to resolution of incidents and issues.
• Responsible for the leadership of the Data Engineering Team to lead, motivate, develop, and manage the performance of these colleagues.
• Technical management and engagement of 3rd party delivery partners.
• Budget planning, forecasting and strong overall cost centre management are key attributes.
• Constant focus on skills and capabilities incorporating D&I and resource planning for continuous talent management.

Skills Required

• Wide experience of managing stakeholders at many levels.
• Experience estimating, planning, and delivery of IT developments using both internal and external resources (on and offshore)
• Knowledge of ETL technologies and Data Virtualisation techniques across full data development Lifecycle.
• Experience of building high performing teams in a structured environment.
• Knowledge of implementing automated testing in a data environment.
• Budgetary management and control experience
• Resource planning and experience of managing a mixture of project and live support activities.
• Experience leading/managing a team within a data or technical function