Data Engineering Manager

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More about PfP
Many organisations offer interesting work. Few offer the opportunity to improve lives  Places for People, we're creating thriving communities, providing homes, support, and opportunities that help people live healthier, happier, and more successful lives. For those who want their work to deliver meaningful impact beyond commercial outcomes, this is a chance to combine professional excellence with genuine social purpose.
More about the team
The Data and Platform Engineering team are the foundation for the Data Office function. Responsible for designing, building, and maintaining PfP's data platform, we extract data from source, transform it into a usable format, load it into consumer models and marts   and   build and manage the infrastructure to do all this work.
Data Engineering are transforming the way PfP consumes data, transitioning from On Premise to Google Cloud. This is an exciting time to join a growing business function and gain hands on experience working with market leading technology such as BIG Query, Looker, Data Flow, and more.
More about your role
The Data Engineering Manager is a leading role in our data engineering team.
Responsible for all aspects of the data products under your stewardship from concept through to decommission. Working in an agile framework you will ensure that resources are aligned to manage your product backlog and the teams' outputs are of the highest quality meeting development standards and comply to governance policy. The role will have a significant input into the strategic direction and ways of working for the Data Engineering function.
Leading a team of 5 – 8 Data Engineers you will be responsible for their line management and ongoing development.
The role would be suitable for someone coming from a Data Engineering background who has led Engineers in the past at Lead / Principal level, although this is not a requirement. The successful candidate will have a deep understanding of data concepts including Data Modelling, ETL / ELT, Data Warehousing, Data User Requirements, Quality Assurance, CI/CD and more. You will be expected to get into detailed discussions with Engineers and Architects, challenging and directing to make sure that solutions are fit for purpose.

This is not just a team / project manager role, you need to be able to get into the details of a product / problem.
As a Data Engineering Manager, you will:
Oversee all aspects of product development.
Be a primary point of contact with Stakeholders and Product Owners.
Oversee estimating and billing for all resources used.
Provide timely and effective communication on progress or issues.
Actively manage all risks, issues, and key decisions for your products
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