Manager, Data Engineering

Skillable

71d•$140,000 - $185,000•Remote

About The Position

The Manager, Data Engineering leads the Data Engineering team and delivers the enterprise data platform roadmap by translating architecture direction into sequenced execution plans, team backlogs, and measurable outcomes. The role is responsible for hiring and onboarding, setting expectations, conducting performance reviews, coaching team members, and building a culture of maintainable, organized, repeatable engineering. It oversees daily execution, sprint planning, delegation, delivery quality, and team performance and cohesion. The manager drives implementation of the Medallion architecture (Bronze, Silver, and Gold), using technologies including Boomi, Rivery, dbt, Azure Databricks, Delta tables, and SQL Server. In partnership with the Data Architect, the role develops implementation patterns, reference pipelines, and guardrails. It establishes DataOps practices such as CI/CD, branching and release patterns, code reviews, runbooks, operational readiness, pipeline monitoring, and predictable incident response. The position also partners with business stakeholders to clarify and scope intake, reduce ad-hoc work, and align delivery with platform strategy. It mentors team members and develops future leaders and succession plans, supports company values, and may participate in other strategic or cross-functional initiatives. This is a fully remote role in a home-office setting, with periodic travel of up to approximately 10%. Skillable can hire only candidates whose primary residence is in one of the states listed in the posting.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or relevant professional experience.
10+ years of relevant professional experience in software or data engineering, including production data pipelines and data platforms.
2+ years in a lead capacity, formal or informal, including team leadership, task breakdown, reviews, delivery ownership, and cross-functional coordination.
Direct team management experience, including hiring or interviewing and conducting formal performance reviews.
Deep hands-on experience with Databricks (Spark), Boomi/Rivery, and Delta Lake patterns for scalable lakehouse processing.
Strong ETL/ELT design and implementation experience, including orchestration and ingestion into transformation workflows across curated layers.
Experience partnering with application and database teams to define efficient, non-disruptive data access patterns for upstream SQL Server systems, including read replicas, CDC, snapshot isolation, and batching strategies.
Demonstrated expertise implementing Medallion architecture with clear Bronze/Silver/Gold separation and guardrails, such as preventing consumers from reading Bronze directly.
Strong understanding of ingestion and source variability, including APIs, CDC-enabled databases, and file drops, and ability to select ingestion strategies based on source contracts.
Track record of improving team maturity from reactive delivery to repeatable engineering execution through standards, patterns, documentation, and predictable throughput.
Ability to mentor and/or train team members as applicable.
Experience working cross-functionally and building collaborative partnerships to drive results.
Ability to communicate effectively with varied audiences and stakeholders, including leadership, through different mediums.
Ability to present material formally and informally to all levels of an organization.
Strong organization skills and ability to address short- and long-term demands simultaneously.
Adaptability and ability to pivot with changing business needs while maintaining a professional demeanor and leading by example.
Demonstrated ability to prioritize workload and meet project deadlines.
High level of confidence, integrity, and professional courtesy.
Thorough understanding of business operations and processes, or willingness to learn expeditiously.

Nice To Haves

Strong Microsoft suite experience, including Teams or similar web-conferencing and internal-communication software.
Experience working in a fully remote team.

Responsibilities

Hire and onboard team members, set clear expectations, conduct formal performance reviews, and coach accountability.
Translate architecture direction into sequenced execution plans, team backlogs, and measurable outcomes for the enterprise data platform roadmap.
Establish and maintain team standards for maintainability, organization, and repeatability; develop engineers through regular one-on-ones, timely feedback, development plans, and formal review cycles.
Own day-to-day team execution through task breakdown, sprint planning, effective delegation, delivery unblocking, engineering reviews, and feedback.
Drive implementation of the Bronze, Silver, and Gold Medallion architecture and enforce layer responsibilities and repeatable, auditable pipeline behavior.
Partner with the Data Architect on implementation patterns, reference pipelines, and guardrails.
Drive timely decisions and forward progress using lightweight decision records and appropriate consultation.
Establish DataOps practices aligned with SDLC, including CI/CD for data assets, branching and release patterns, code review standards, runbooks, and operational readiness.
Improve pipeline observability and reliability through monitoring of freshness, failures, and quality signals, and ensure predictable incident and support responses.
Partner with business stakeholders to clarify requirements, shape requests into scoped deliverables, reduce ad-hoc work, and align intake with platform strategy.
Develop future leaders and succession plans through mentoring and strategic delegation of recurring responsibilities.
Promote company values through positive interactions with internal and external stakeholders.
Participate in other strategic business initiatives or special cross-functional projects as required.

Benefits

Fully remote work with a monthly stipend for office services and supplies.
Medical insurance with two plan options, dental insurance with two plan options, vision insurance, a health savings account with employer contributions, healthcare and dependent-care spending accounts, and an employee assistance program.
Group paid life insurance, group paid short-term and long-term disability insurance, voluntary life and AD&D insurance, and accident and critical illness coverage options.
401(k) with company match.
Tuition reimbursement.
Healthy lifestyle reimbursements, including up to $750 annually for eligible wellness choices such as gym memberships, fitness classes, or healthy meal plans.
Unlimited PTO, paid holidays, bereavement leave, parental leave, caregiver leave, and paid FMLA leave.
Eligible team members who are caught up on work and meeting deliverables may log off at 2:00 p.m. local time on Fridays.
Full company closure during the 4th of July holiday week.
Monthly $200 stipend for office expenses.
Access to pet insurance.
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