TAG - The Aspen Group · 3 months ago
Manager of Data Engineering
Chicago, Illinois
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$160K/yr - $190K/yr
5+ years expThe Aspen Group (TAG) is one of the largest and most trusted retail healthcare business support organizations in the U.S., supporting healthcare professionals across various categories. As the Manager of Data Engineering, you will oversee a team of data engineers, ensuring data quality and infrastructure development while collaborating with cross-functional teams to support data-driven decision-making.
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Responsibilities
Leadership, Mentorship and Day to Day Management of Data Engineering Pods and Resources
Development of DBT Pipelines for data transformation, including cataloging, lineage, freshness, and data quality checks. Implement best practices to optimize data transformation processes
Code Reviews: Conduct thorough code reviews to ensure the quality, efficiency, and maintainability of data engineering code. Provide constructive feedback and mentor team members to improve their skills
Governance and Best Practices: Hold the data engineering team accountable for adhering to code quality, dbt best practices, and data governance standards. Establish and enforce coding standards and guidelines
Infrastructure Management: Collaborate with the Data Platform Team to define and maintain the infrastructure for data engineering code. Ensure scalability, reliability, and performance of data pipelines
Airflow and DAG Quality: Implement and maintain Airflow workflows and DAGs (Directed Acyclic Graphs) to orchestrate data pipelines effectively. Ensure the quality and reliability of workflow scheduling and execution
Google Cloud Technologies: Leverage Google Cloud Platform (GCP) technologies such as Pub/Sub, DataFlow, Cloud Functions, BigQuery, and Cloud Storage to design and optimize data solutions
Team Leadership: Lead and mentor a team of data engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, continuous learning, and innovation. Provide guidance on technical and career development
Data Collaboration: Collaborate closely with data scientists, analysts, and other stakeholders to understand their data requirements and provide data engineering support
Agentic AI and RAG Integrations: Stay updated with the latest advancements in Agentic AI and RAG Technologies. Evaluate and integrate as and when appropriate into data engineering processes to enhance data retrieval, generation and overall efficiency
Lead the integration of Vibe coding practices into data engineering processes. Define and enforce guardrails to ensure ethical and responsible usage of Vibe Coding, collaborate with cross functional teams to establish best practices and help mentor the team the important of better prompting, style guides and interfacing with tooling choices to get more accurate, smarter and better results
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., Data Science, Computer Science, Business Analytics); master's degree preferred
Proven experience in data engineering, with at least 2 years in a leadership or managerial role
Minimum of 5 years' experience in a Data Engineering Role – with a preference of 7 years for highly qualified candidates
Expertise in DBT for data transformation, including cataloging, lineage, freshness, and data quality checks
Strong understanding of data governance principles and best practices
Proficiency in Airflow and DAG development
Experience working with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) technologies. Preferably with Professional Data Engineer Certification
Excellent coding skills in languages such as Python and SQL
Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills
Knowledge of Agentic AI, RAG and Vibe Coding Technologies and the implementation of those into the data practice
Preferred
master's degree preferred
Preferably with Professional Data Engineer Certification
Benefits
Paid time off
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Dental
Vision
401(k) savings plan with match
Company
TAG - The Aspen Group
When we launched Aspen Dental, we set out to break down the barriers that made it hard for patients to keep up with their dental health — affordability, transparency, and access.
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