Job Description
MANAGER, DATA ENGINEERING(b13)
Job Description
Role overview

As a Manager — Data Engineering, you will lead a cross-functional delivery team in building and maintaining the framework and platform capabilities that drive our data pipelines and analytics solutions. You will take design ownership of individual projects, run day-to-day team activities, and contribute to community-of-practice enablement and onboarding programs. Your team will work closely with stakeholders across the organisation to identify and mitigate data challenges and to create data assets that drive measurable business value.

Primary responsibilities

Team leadership & delivery
Lead and manage a team of data engineers, providing technical guidance and mentorship to ensure their growth and development
Take design leadership over individual projects — own architecture decisions end-to-end, not just contribute
Take charge of day-to-day team activities including scrum ceremonies, sprint planning, and backlog management




Oversee the development and operation of up-to-date data engineering solutions, including data ingestion, processing, integration, and governance
Collaborate with stakeholders to identify business needs and develop solutions that meet those needs

Community of practice contribution
Develop and maintain shared frameworks for data engineering; contributions should reflect design for broader organisational scope, not just the immediate team
Contribute to the onboarding of recent data engineers, analysts, product owners, and other team members joining the project
Contribute to community-of-practice enablement programs — including internal upskilling and certification, training frameworks, and knowledge-sharing initiatives
Act as a data owner and functional subject matter expert for assigned areas, supporting data product certification and lineage maturity

Platform & operations
Ensure platform stability and operational SLAs; drive reduction in operational nois

📌 Data Engineer Manager Ahmedabad (India)
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📍 India