- Company Name
- Adtalem Global Education
- Job Title
- Senior Manager, Data Engineering
- Job Description
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Job title: Senior Manager, Data Engineering
Role Summary: Lead a high‑performing data engineering team to design, build, and optimize data pipelines, datasets, and governance frameworks that enable enterprise analytics, AI, and business decisions on Google Cloud Platform.
Expectations: • Deliver reliable, timely, and trusted data assets and SLAs. • Mentor and grow engineering talent. • Define and execute technology roadmaps aligned with business objectives. • Foster a data‑driven culture across product, analytics, and data science orgs.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, implement, and optimize production data pipelines, datasets, and metrics using GCP services (BigQuery, Dataflow, Composer, GCS).
- Establish, monitor, and enforce SLAs for all production datasets and processes.
- Build and maintain self‑service reporting and democratization layers for cross‑functional teams.
- Collaborate with Product Managers, Analysts, and Data Scientists to translate business requirements into data solutions.
- Troubleshoot, code, test, and document data engineering solutions for quality and reliability.
- Evaluate and improve interdepartmental communication, collaboration, and end‑to‑end process performance.
- Define technology roadmaps and manage incremental execution to meet short‑ and long‑term goals.
Required Skills:
- 8+ years data engineering experience (data platforms, ingestion, analytics).
- 3+ years leadership experience building and managing high‑performing engineering teams.
- Proficiency with GCP services: BigQuery, Dataflow, Composer, GCS, DataStream.
- Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and reverse‑engineering abilities.
- Excellent oral, written, and presentation skills for translating technical concepts to stakeholders.
- Experience defining roadmaps, managing Agile execution, and delivering successful launches.
- Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast‑paced environment.
Required Education & Certifications:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or related technical field.
- Google Cloud Platform certifications (e.g., Associate, Professional Data Engineer) preferred.