Engineering Manager

Engineering Manager - Data Platform & Analytics

London | Hybrid (minimum 2 days onsite) | 6-month contract + extension

We are recruiting an Engineering Manager to lead the end-to-end delivery of complex data platform and analytics programmes. You will combine strong technical knowledge with programme execution, stakeholder management and cross-functional leadership, working closely with Data Engineering, Analytics Engineering, Platform and business teams.

• Own delivery of data engineering and analytics platform programmes, managing roadmaps, dependencies, risks, RAID logs and delivery plans.
• Lead technical delivery across Snowflake data warehousing, dbt transformation pipelines, Airflow and Git Hub-based development workflows.
• Drive Snowflake architecture, performance and cost optimisation, plus dbt testing, documentation and deployment governance.
• Define and enforce SDLC, CI/CD, pull request, code review, branching and release management best practice.
• Manage data quality, security, scalability, governance and compliance risks.
• Facilitate technical design discussions and communicate effectively with engineering teams and senior stakeholders.

• Engineering Manager, Technical Programme Manager or Technical Project Manager background within data engineering or analytics platforms.
• Strong hands-on understanding of Snowflake, dbt, Git Hub, CI/CD and Airflow.
• Modern data stack, ETL pipelines and cloud data platform experience.
• Agile delivery and management of multiple technical work streams.
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional leadership.

Python, SQL, Bash; AWS, Azure or GCP; data quality and observability tools; SAFe, PMP or Agile certification; enterprise-scale data transformation experience.