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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Manager, Data Engineering - **Company:** Vanguard - **Location:** Charlotte, NC, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Data Analysis, Big Data, Information Engineering, Data Infrastructure, Data Integration, Data Integrity, Dataspaces, Data Systems, Data Visualization, Power BI, Tableau (Software), Real Time Systems, Data Strategy, Data Lakes, Data Management, Data Pipelines, Databricks - **Published:** September 21, 2026 - **Apply:** https://find.jobs/jobs-near-me/apply/ats-redirect/?id=2965051052-2 ## About the Role * Minimum of ten years' business or technical experience including people management and data expertise. * Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience. Graduate degree preferred. * Experience leading data engineering teams and delivering scalable data solutions. * Experience partnering with business and technical stakeholders to define requirements and deliver data solutions. * Experience translating business needs into data engineering solutions or products. * Proven track record delivering data initiatives in complex or ambiguous environments. * Experience with modern data engineering technologies and cloud platforms (e.g., AWS or similar). * Hands-on or leadership experience with data modeling, data quality, and data management practices., * Graduate degree preferred. * Exposure to modern data platforms (e.g., data lakes, real-time systems, Databricks). * Familiarity with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) and analytics workflows. * Experience making decisions in ambiguous or high-stakes environments. * Deep understanding of data and analytics principles, including data quality and modeling. * Experience making decisions in ambiguous or high-stakes environments. * Experience driving change and influencing adoption across teams. ## Description hackajob is collaborating with Vanguard to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role. Join our team and help shape the future of data-driven decision making. As a Senior Manager, Data Engineering, you will lead a team of leaders responsible for building and scaling trusted, reusable, and enterprise-grade data products that power analytics and decisioning across the business. In this role, you will sit at the center of our data ecosystem, enabling teams across the organization through high-quality, governed, and highly available data assets. You will partner closely with business, analytics, and technology stakeholders to define priorities, guide strategy, and deliver data products that unlock insights and drive measurable outcomes. You will translate complex business needs into scalable data solutions, ensuring teams are aligned to shared outcomes and delivering value at scale. At the same time, you will drive execution, leading the development of modern data platforms and pipelines that are resilient, high-performing, and grounded in strong data quality and governance practices., * Leads and develops a team of managers, technical leads, and engineers, building a strong leadership bench and high-performing engineering culture while setting performance standards, coaching, and supporting career development. * Owns the end-to-end lifecycle of enterprise data products and platforms, including definition, development, delivery, and optimization, ensuring scalability, reuse, quality, and measurable business value. * Directs planning, prioritization, and execution of data product roadmaps and engineering initiatives aligned to business outcomes and enterprise strategy, while driving adoption and reliability across domains. * Leads the design and development of scalable data pipelines, platforms, and frameworks, enabling efficient data integration, self-service consumption, and insight generation from large, complex datasets. * Establishes and enforces data quality, governance, and observability practices, ensuring data integrity, consistency, and trust across the data ecosystem. * Partners with senior leaders and cross-functional teams to shape data strategy, influence operating models, and deliver high-impact, outcome-based solutions. * Evaluates and implements modern data technologies and architecture patterns to improve scalability, performance, and developer experience while fostering innovation and continuous improvement. * Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned. ## Related Videos - [Beyond Dashboards: Fixing Text-to-SQL with Semantic RAG](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2036-beyond-dashboards-fixing-text-to-sql-with-semantic-rag) - [Alibaba Big Data and Machine Learning Technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/37-alibaba-big-data-and-machine-learning-technology) - [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) - [Cutting LLM Costs Without Cutting Quality: How to Beat Proprietary LLMs with Fine-Tuned Open Source](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100151-cutting-llm-costs-without-cutting-quality-how-to-beat-proprietary-llms-with-fine-tuned-open-source) - [Enabling intelligent logistics automation: home-grown Industrial IoT platform at Austrian Post](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2018-enabling-intelligent-logistics-automation-home-grown-industrial-iot-platform-at-austrian-post) - [Data Analytics with Microsoft Fabric: End-to-End Use Case with Data Agents](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1547-data-analytics-with-microsoft-fabric-end-to-end-use-case-with-data-agents) ## Related Articles - [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Data Analyst Salary in the UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/278-data-analyst-salary-in-the-uk) - [Top Big Data Technologies That You Need to Know](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/108-top-big-data-technologies-that-you-need-to-know) - [How to Become an AI Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/331-how-to-become-an-ai-engineer) - [Top-Paying Tech Jobs (with Salaries)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/372-top-paying-tech-jobs-with-salaries)