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# Senior Data Engineering Manager

- **Company:** Unum
- **Location:** Dorking, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, Cloud Engineering, Information Engineering, Data Governance, Data Infrastructure, Performance Tuning, Reliability Engineering, Azure Data Lake, SQL Databases, Azure Data Factory, Technical Debt, Microsoft Fabric, Apache Kafka, Azure Synapse Analytics, Databricks
- **Published:** August 17, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.efinancialcareers.com/jobs-United_Kingdom-Dorking-Senior_Data_Engineering_Manager.id24636425

## About the Role

Strong knowledge of data platform engineering principles, including storage and compute patterns, batch and streaming architectures, orchestration, APIs, schema design, performance optimisation and reliability engineering. Experience leading engineering teams and developing technical capability. A strong understanding of data governance, privacy, lineage and data quality frameworks. Proven success in driving engineering excellence and technical debt remediation. What you'll get in return We offer a highly competitive reward package including: Generous annual bonus Car allowance Private Medical Insurance Defined Contribution pension scheme Life assurance, income protection and medical cover Access to a remote GP service, nutrition coaching, personal training, unlimited mental health support and medical second opinions 27 days holiday plus Bank Holidays, with the option to buy or sell up to 5 additional days Salary sacrifice electric vehicle scheme with free on-site charging

## Description

Architecture, Product, Governance, Data Science and Insights teams to deliver aligned, business-focused solutions. Champion secure, reliable and compliant engineering practices across all platforms and services. Communicate technical strategy, options, risks and progress effectively to senior leaders and non-technical stakeholders. Help shape the future direction of data engineering, analytics and AI capabilities across Unum. What we're looking for You'll bring a combination of technical expertise, strategic thinking and people leadership, alongside: Proven experience building modern data platforms and pipelines from the ground up. A strong track record of transforming legacy or on-premises environments into modern cloud or hybrid data architectures. Deep expertise across the Azure data ecosystem, including: Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS) Azure Synapse Analytics / SQL Databricks Azure Data Factory (ADF) / Microsoft Fabric Event Hub and Kafka Azure Functions Key Vault Microsoft Purview