Manager, Data Engineering

Role overview

Manage and develop associates

• Develop and mentor associates through delegation, observation, and interaction.
• Evaluate associate performance, recruit new hires, and address performance concerns with guidance from the Director and HR.
• Manage third-party vendors, consultants, and temporary contract resources supporting applications.
• Provide expertise to technical and non-technical audiences and help define solutions with technical leads and business leaders.
• Maintain and improve applications and collaborate with the team in an agile environment.

Manage the area's work

• Manage business objectives supported by applications in the assigned area and ensure delivery on schedule, to specifications, and on budget.
• Delegate and manage group work, escalate issues to the Director, and communicate area updates to senior leaders when required.
• Collaborate professionally with peer managers and keep application processes, methodologies, and technologies effective and current.
• Develop process improvements and initiatives that can improve efficiency, reduce costs, or boost morale.
• Implement, stabilize, maintain, upgrade, and enhance applications in the assigned area.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science or relevant work experience.
• At least 3 years of data engineering management experience, including building and leading teams.
• At least 6 years implementing data warehouse architecture standards and delivering data pipelines, ETL processes, and data platforms using Microsoft SQL Server.
• Deep understanding of distributed systems design and streaming data platform frameworks and technologies.
• Experience designing and developing database systems, including SQL queries, T-SQL/CLR procedures, functions, replication, migration, and reporting.
• Knowledge of Power BI and Looker visualization and reporting capabilities.
• High proficiency in GCP services, including Google Cloud Storage, BigQuery, Dataproc, and Cloud Data Fusion.
• Ability to balance long-term data infrastructure strategy with tactical implementation and collaborate across technical and business teams.

Benefits

• Associate discount, health and dental benefits, RRSP/DPSP, performance bonuses, and learning and development programs are offered.

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