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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Data Engineering & Analytics Manager - **Company:** Vodafone Limited - **Location:** Newbury, UK - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, Data Architecture, Information Engineering, Data Governance, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Systems, Metadata, Cloud Services, Technical Debt, Kubernetes, Data Analytics, Data Pipelines - **Published:** September 23, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.co.uk/job/gb1114ca230a6452178572daacee130ef7/eaa ## About the Role * Strong experience leading data engineering and analytics delivery in complex or operational environments. * Deep understanding of modern data architectures, ETL/ELT pipelines, orchestration frameworks, cloud data platforms and APIs. * Experience delivering high-quality dashboards, analytics and operational reporting products. * Ability to manage engineering backlogs, balance competing priorities and align delivery to business needs. * Strong technical problem-solving capability, especially in pipeline reliability and data issue resolution. * Experience embedding data quality, governance and lineage controls within engineering workflows. * Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills across technical and operational teams. Experience in telecoms, engineering or other infrastructure-heavy environments would be advantageous. Above all, we're looking for someone who can bring clarity to complexity, lead teams with confidence and help shape trusted data products that support performance today while enabling future AI and automation ambitions. ## Description We're looking for a confident and commercially minded Data Engineering & Analytics Manager to lead the delivery of reliable, scalable data products that power operational insight and smarter decision-making across ND&I. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys combining technical depth with people leadership, bringing together engineering, analytics and business priorities to create real impact in a complex operational environment. What you'll do * Lead the design, build and optimisation of ND&I data pipelines, integrations and transformation layers, ensuring performance, scalability and resilience. * Ensure data engineering aligns with architectural direction, standards and future-state patterns defined by the Data & AI Architect. * Own and manage the engineering and analytics backlog, prioritising delivery based on ND&I value, readiness and dependency needs. * Oversee development of dashboards, analytical products and data models, ensuring accuracy, timeliness and alignment with defined business metrics. * Drive reliability of ND&I data assets by monitoring pipeline health, resolving data issues and ensuring SLAs are met for critical data products. * Lead, coach and develop a high-performing team of Data Engineers and Data Analysts, setting clear expectations for delivery quality and technical excellence. * Embed data quality controls, metadata and lineage requirements into engineering workflows in partnership with the Data Governance & Quality Lead. * Collaborate with operational, tooling and transformation teams to translate business requirements into structured engineering and analytical work packages. * Ensure ND&I data solutions support analytics, automation and AI readiness by providing clean, governed and production-ready datasets. * Manage technical debt, promote automation and drive continuous improvement across data engineering and analytics practices., We care about our people's success by offering great pay, bonuses, up to 28 days off plus bank holidays, and paid time for charity work. You can personalise our benefits for you and your family, like discounts, vouchers, a pension plan and loads more. We help with your career through our amazing learning tools and top-notch parental leave policies. Need to Know We are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and all offers of employment for this role are subject to background checks, including criminal (DBS) and financial checks to meet the regulators standards. If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, or assistive technology, please refer to the Accessibility section of our Careers website (https://careers.vodafone.com/uk/reasonable-adjustments/) for guidance. We use AI in different parts of our business to boost innovation, improve efficiency, and create new opportunities. We know many candidates use AI to fine-tune their CVs or prepare for interviews, but what we really care about is your unique experiences and achievements. During the interview, we want you to rely on your own knowledge and skills to show us who you really are-your personality, creativity, and abilities. 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