Senior Manager - Data Engineering
Core
Architect scalable data pipelines and a self-service 'paved road' ecosystem for enterprise data delivery while leading a team of 8–10 engineers.
Role type
Senior Manager, Data Engineering (Hands-on IC with people leadership)
Builds
Production-grade ELT pipelines, automated CI/CD checks, dbt testing suites, and enterprise data registries
Domain
Retail / Hospitality / Alcohol & Leisure (Endeavour Group)
Required skills
Cloud data platform architecture (GCP, Databricks), ELT pipeline design, dbt, Informatica (IICS), Terraform, CI/CD, team leadership (8–10 reports), vendor governance
Preferred skills
Generative AI tooling adoption, FinOps/cost optimization, legacy technical debt reduction
Technologies
Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Databricks, Informatica (IICS), dbt, Terraform, BigQuery
Responsibilities
Architect 'paved road' delivery ecosystems and pipeline templates; Mentor and develop a cohort of 8–10 data engineers; Govern technical acceptance criteria for external vendor partners; Establish enterprise-grade data quality monitoring and observability frameworks; Implement automated cost guardrails for cloud compute resources; Drive adoption of Generative AI tools for engineering workflows
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with people leadership