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Senior Data Engineering Manager

New ZealandFull-time2026-10-16 → 2026-10-19

Core

Lead and develop Data Engineering capability to build secured, reliable, scalable data platforms enabling analytics, AI, and enterprise decision-making.

Role type

Senior Data Engineering Manager (Strategy & Leadership)

Builds

Cloud data platforms, real-time/event-driven integration, DataOps pipelines, and AI-enabled engineering solutions

Domain

Insurance / Financial Services / Cloud Data Engineering

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Cloud data architecture, DataOps, Event-driven architecture, Domain-driven design, Generative AI engineering, Cost optimization, Technical roadmap planning, Team leadership, Stakeholder management, Risk management

Preferred skills

Microsoft Fabric, Lakehouse medallion architecture, Spark, SQL, Python, GitHub Copilot, Agile coaching

Technologies

Microsoft Fabric, Spark, SQL, Python, GitHub Copilot

Responsibilities

Lead and mentor a diverse team of data engineers and platform specialists; Translate Enterprise Data & AI strategy into an actionable engineering capability and technology roadmap; Define data and AI engineering practices and standards; Make data platform decisions enabling digital, policy, claims, finance, actuarial, reporting, pricing, and underwriting domains; Lead quarterly change delivery and align stakeholders; Design platform roadmap focusing on cost optimization and simplification; Develop engineering patterns and technical designs; Ensure alignment with Data & AI governance and security; Promote Agile culture and support AI innovation; Identify and manage key technology risks.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities