Overview Senior Data Engineering Manager leads multiple engineering teams to design and deliver scalable data platforms in a large enterprise. You'll steer technical designs, governance, and data standards to enable business insight and growth. This role partners with cross-functional colleagues to ensure data-driven solutions meet objectives and quality standards. You will guide governance, go-live readiness, and continuous improvement in a hybrid work setting. A meaningful opportunity to shape National Grid's data capabilities and future enterprise analytics.
Compensation / Benefits- hybrid work model
- career path and advancement opportunities
- competitive salary
- cross-functional collaboration
- large enterprise impact
- salary ranges by location
Responsibilities- Oversee system designs and data solution development, including data migration and extracts
- Lead multiple engineering teams responsible for implementing the data platform
- Maintain updates to Jira boards, documentation, data catalogs, and governance platform
- Participate in design reviews and pre-deployment governance activities
- Contribute to cross-application data standards and data-driven design
- Monitor quality, traceability, and adherence to governance and quality plans
- Coordinate go-live activities (QA, rehearsals, issue remediation, cutover) and post-go-live support
- Engage in data management maturity assessments to identify gaps in quality, governance, analytics, and metadata
- Drive continuous process improvement in data-related procedures and systems
- Support budgeting, business cases, and quarterly planning
Key requirements- 10+ years of database development experience (Snowflake preferred)
- 5 years of supervisory experience leading engineers/SW developers
- Experience with MS Azure and cloud data architectures
- Proficiency in ETL, system integration, and reporting environments (Power BI preferred)
- Knowledge of data governance programs and data management practices
- Budgeting, vendor management, and Agile/Lean software development experience
- Experience with SaaS solutions such as Salesforce, ESRI, and Workforce (plus)
- Strong communication skills and ability to work in a dynamic, collaborative environment
- strong communication (written and oral)
- team collaboration and relationship-building
- problem-solving and analytical thinking
- Snowflake
- SQL Server
- Oracle
