Manager Data Engineering

Company Description

Publicis Sapient is a digital transformation partner helping established organizations get to their future, digitally enabled state, both in the way they work and the way they serve their customers. We help unlock value through a start-up mindset and modern methods, fusing strategy, consulting, and customer experience with agile engineering and problem-solving creativity. United by our core values and our purpose of helping people thrive in the brave pursuit of next, our 20,000+ people in 53 offices around the world combine experience across technology, data sciences, consulting, and customer obsession to accelerate our clients’ businesses through designing the products and services their customers truly value.

We are seeking a Manager-Level Data Architect to lead and support a team of data engineers while driving the evolution of our enterprise data platform. This role combines deep technical expertise in SQL Server database administration with modern data engineering practices
, and plays a key role in our transition from self-managed IaaS-based database platforms to fully managed PaaS solutions
.

The ideal candidate brings strong hands-on DBA experience, proven leadership of small engineering teams, and a track record of planning and executing database migrations to cloud-managed services. This individual will partner closely with Program Management (PM) to ensure effective planning, execution, and delivery of data platform initiatives.

Responsibilities:

Leadership & Delivery

• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of 3–5 data engineers across platform and integration tracks
• Collaborate with Program Managers to plan, prioritize, and execute data initiatives
• Drive accountability for project delivery, operational excellence, and continuous improvement
• Provide technical guidance and architectural oversight across all data-related work streams

Data Platform Engineering

• Oversee setup, configuration, and maintenance of data platforms and environments
• SQL Server clusters (IaaS, self-managed)
• Aurora PostgreSQL and other cloud-native databases
• BI platforms (SSRS, Tableau, PowerBI)
• Lead database administration activities including performance tuning, high availability, backup/recovery, and upgrades
• Define and implement access control, governance, and security best practices
• Drive Data Ops practices including monitoring, reliability, and performance optimization
• Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines for database and platform deployments (Python, Liquibase)
• Lead security remediation efforts and compliance initiatives

Data Integration Engineering

• Oversee design and development of scalable data pipelines and integration workflows
• Guide implementation of ETL/ELT processes using SSIS, AWS Glue, and Python
• Support development and optimization of data marts and analytical data models
• Ensure strong Data Ops practices including data quality, observability, and freshness monitoring
• Lead and support data migration efforts, particularly SQL Server to PaaS transitions
• Optimize performance and scalability of data pipelines and integration processes

Cloud Migration & Modernization

• Plan and execute migration strategies from SQL Server (IaaS) to managed PaaS database services
• Evaluate target architectures and recommend best-fit cloud-native solutions
• Ensure minimal disruption and high data integrity during migration processes

Requirements:

• 10+ years of experience in data architecture, database administration, or data engineering roles
• Strong hands-on experience as a SQL Server DBA (current or prior role), including performance tuning, HA/DR, and operational support
• Proven experience leading small engineering teams (5–7 members)
• Experience designing and managing self-hosted database environments…