Data Engineering Manager

Data Engineering Manager - Snowflake/AWS

Edinburgh (Hybrid) | Up to £95,000 + Benefits

My client is a highly established, market-leading UK organisation with a fantastic reputation, a strong financial position and a genuine commitment to investing in its people and technology. Operating at significant scale, the business provides essential services to a large UK customer base and has built a reputation for its customer-first approach, long-term stability and progressive working environment.

Technology and innovation are central to the organisation's future, with continued investment in modern cloud platforms, data engineering and digital transformation. With a growing focus on using data to improve customer experiences, drive business performance and deliver smarter digital services, this is an exciting time to join a business where technology is genuinely valued.

They are now looking for an experienced Data Engineering Manager to join their Edinburgh-based Data function, leading a talented team responsible for delivering modern, scalable data solutions.

This is a leadership-focused position offering the opportunity to develop a high-performing engineering team, influence technical direction and play a key role in the continued evolution of the organisation's data capabilities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead, mentor and develop a multi-disciplinary team of Data Engineers, Data Quality Engineers and Analytics Engineers.
• Oversee the delivery of scalable data pipelines, platforms and analytics solutions.
• Work closely with Technical Leads and senior stakeholders to drive successful project delivery.
• Support the ongoing development of Snowflake-based data platforms and modern data architectures.
• Drive engineering best practices, continuous improvement and team development.
• Manage priorities, resources and stakeholder expectations across multiple initiatives.

Key Skills & Experience:

• Proven experience leading or managing Data Engineering teams.
• Strong Data Engineering background, with solid Snowflake experience.
• Good understanding of AWS cloud services, particularly S3 and Lambda.
• Experience with data pipelines, data modelling and modern data warehouse architectures.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and leadership skills.
• Experience with dbt would be highly advantageous.
• Exposure to Medallion architecture, semantic modelling or Machine Learning would be beneficial.

Why Join?

This is an opportunity to join a successful, forward-thinking organisation that combines the stability and resources of a major UK business with an ambitious approach to technology and innovation.

You'll be joining a collaborative environment where data engineering plays a key role in delivering meaningful business outcomes, with the opportunity to influence how modern data platforms are developed and utilised across the organisation.

Alongside a competitive salary and benefits package, the role offers genuine leadership responsibility, exposure to large-scale data initiatives and the opportunity to make a lasting impact within an established and evolving technology function.

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