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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Data Engineering Manager - **Company:** Utility Warehouse - **Location:** Greater London, UK (Remote available) - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** BigQuery, Cloud Computing, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, Data Architecture, Information Engineering, Data Governance, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Vault Modeling, Data Warehousing, DevOps, Distributed Systems, Python (Programming Language), SQL Databases, Snowflake, Containerization, Core Data, Kubernetes, Data Management, Terraform, Data Pipelines, Docker - **Published:** August 30, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2815463195-data-engineering-manager ## About the Role * Proven experience managing high-performing data engineering teams, including performance management, mentoring, and hiring. * Technical Mastery: * Strong background in Data Engineering with the ability to manage SQL-heavy workflows and complex data pipelines. * Strong knowledge of modern stacks, including Cloud Warehouses (BigQuery, Snowflake), Transformation (Dataform, dbt), and Python orchestration. * Impact & Scope: * You have a track record of leading a high performing team that deliver high-quality work. * Ability to effectively manage stakeholders across teams * Planning & Delivery: * Ability to design distributed systems capable of handling massive datasets and high-frequency streams. * Operational Excellence: * Production experience with containerisation (Kubernetes, Docker) and Infra-as-Code(Terraform). * Business & Domain Knowledge: * You can advise senior stakeholders on applying Data Engineering to solve complex business problems and are comfortable facilitating cross-functional design sessions. * Leadership & Culture: * Foster a positive, inclusive, and collaborative team environment * Promote a culture of data-informed/ data-driven decision-making and technical excellence * Project Management * Communication * Decision Making * Stakeholder Management Don't worry if you don't have the whole list. If you feel you have most of it and can learn the rest pretty quickly then please don't hesitate to apply. Overall we are looking for imaginative and pragmatic problem-solvers who want to help make a positive impact with data at UW. ## Description We are seeking a Data Engineering Manager to lead our Data Engineering team. Managing a team of Data Engineers, you will own the end-to-end data lifecycle-from high-volume ingestion to analytics transformation. You will set the technical vision, mentor the team, and build a scalable backbone for UW's digital future. A major initiative for the team this year is the Data Capabilities project. You will lead the migration of our customer domain data into a dimensionally modelled Enterprise Data Warehouse, executing on the system design led by the Data Architect and the Data Governance manager. Your responsibilities will include: * Team Leadership: Manage and mentor a high-performing team, fostering a culture of technical excellence, psychological safety, and continuous delivery. * Platform Strategy: Define the Data Engineering team vision, balancing immediate business needs with a long-term shift towards a self-service data mesh architecture. * Infrastructure Ownership: Oversee the development of core data pipelines and platform tools, ensuring high performance for ingestion services. * Pipeline & Warehousing: Ensure the implementation of robust ETL/ELT pipelines and scalable models (Kimball/Data Vault), maintaining overall warehouse health. * Reliability & DevOps: Champion DevOps best practices, utilising Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD to ensure platform resilience. * Collaboration: Partner with Data Architects and Governance teams to embed security, compliance, and robust system design into the platform. ## Related Videos - [Data Science in Retail](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/586-data-science-in-retail) - [From Messy Queries to Scalable Systems - How Data Engineering actually works](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100203-from-messy-queries-to-scalable-systems-how-data-engineering-actually-works) - [Docker Compose: Rediscovered](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1978-docker-compose-rediscovered) - [From DevOps to Scaled DevOps: How We’re Rebuilding Continuous Delivery as a Platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100018-from-devops-to-scaled-devops-how-we-re-rebuilding-continuous-delivery-as-a-platform) - [Making Data Warehouses fast. 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