The Senior Manager, Data Engineering leads data engineering delivery and operational performance across data pipelines, data platforms, integration, data quality, and governed data products. This people-leader role translates business and product priorities into plans, establishes quality and governance expectations, manages risks and dependencies, and develops a high-performing team that delivers measurable outcomes.

Role & responsibilities

Delivery & Execution

- Lead planning, delivery, and operational performance for data engineering.
- Guide a team responsible for data pipelines, data platforms, integration, data quality, and governed data products.
- Translate priorities into roadmaps, plans, backlogs, and measurable outcomes.
- Reinforce quality, architecture, security, privacy, compliance, and operational standards.
- Manage capacity, delivery risks, dependencies, budgets, and vendors as applicable.
- Use metrics to improve quality, speed, reliability, cost, and stakeholder value.

Support & Enablement

- Lead, coach, and develop team members; support hiring, performance, and talent processes.
- Build solid partnerships across business, product, architecture, security, data, and technology teams.
- Communicate priorities, progress, risks, and decisions clearly.
- Create an inclusive, accountable, and high-performing team environment.





Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Design, Analytics, Business, or a related discipline
- 10 to 12 years of relevant experience in data engineering or a closely related discipline
- Experience with data pipelines, data platforms, integration, data quality, and governed data products
- Experience leading teams, workstreams, programs, or technology delivery in a complex organization
- Knowledge of SQL, Python or similar languages, ETL/ELT, cloud data platforms, data modeling, orchestration, and data quality
- Experience collaborating across business and technology teams
- Robust analytical, problem-solving, written, and verbal communication skills

Preferred candidate profile

- Master's degree in a related technical or business field is preferred
- Advanced knowledge of SQL, Python or similar languages, ETL/ELT, cloud data platforms, data modeling, orchestration, and data quality
- Experience with enterprise-scale cloud, data, digital, retail, pharmacy, healthcare, or customer technology environments
- Experience working with global teams, managed service partners, or distributed delivery models
- Relevant industry, cloud, agile, product, architecture, data, security, design, or technology certifications are preferred

📌 Senior Manager, Data Engineering (Chennai)
🏢 GCC client of Dutech
📍 Chennai