Velir · 4 months ago
Manager, Data Engineering
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid Level
$170K/yr - $185K/yrVelir is an established mid-sized agency with a top-tier portfolio of clients, and they are seeking a Manager, Data Engineering to lead and manage a team of Data Engineers. The role involves addressing engineering culture pain points, providing coaching, and contributing to the development and implementation of data engineering solutions while ensuring employee retention and internal engineering processes.
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Responsibilities
Leads a team of data engineers, typically consisting of 5 to 8 direct reports
Advocates for and protects team time to contribute to internal projects
Pushes for sustainable technical architectural decisions in the team with a long-term approach in mind
Recruit, train, supervise and support the development of team members in data engineering functions
Conduct performance reviews under the guidance and in close collaboration with the functional associate director / director
Has a good balance of technical knowledge and can coach other engineers and data solutions managers on their areas of expertise
Supports engineering projects on tier 1 client engagements with assistance from more senior Engineering management, translating client business questions and needs into engineering requirements
Advises clients on selection of data engineering tools, systems, and approaches
Selects, configures and implements engineering solutions and tools using best practices
Contributes advanced engineering skills and knowledge to client engagements
Contributes to internal and externally facing resources for data engineering teams (e.g. add to internal wiki, write a blog post, etc.)
Plans for sustainable growth of their team and builds a clear roadmap for milestones and impact; leads hiring for their team based on hiring plans provided by People Ops and Director
Directly supports day-to-day execution of work, while may need support in driving larger, strategic pieces
Is accountable within their team for the availability and reliability of the systems their team builds
Makes sure the team is prioritizing availability and quality vs. new feature development appropriately
Work collaboratively with other data functional teams such as data analytics, analytics engineering, and data solutions to achieve client goals
Guide a team in the successful and timely execution of project deliverables
Be accountable for the quality of your team’s work
Qualification
Required
Intermediate / expert proficiency with cloud data warehouses (e.g., Snowflake, Databricks, Azure)
Intermediate / expert proficiency with common data integration / orchestration platforms (e.g., concepts like CDC, ELT and tools such as Fivetran, DLT, Azure Data Factory, Apache Airflow)
Experience mentoring and advising other engineers
Experience with optimizing resource allocation by assessing team members' strengths and assigning tasks according to their expertise, while promoting skill growth
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Excellent communication and collaboration skills
Company
Velir
Velir is a full-service Digital Agency that designs and develops enterprise web solutions for experience-driven websites.
Founded in 2000
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Wendy Karlyn
Chief Executive Officer
Corey Caplette
Chief Technology Officer
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