Manager Data Engineering
Summary
Lead the design, governance, and scaling of a data lakehouse (SAP BDC/Databricks) and deliver predictive analytics/AI use cases to drive business decisions.
Education
Bachelor/Master’s degree in Information Technology/ Computer Science
Years of Experience
- Minimum 8+ years of experience in IT
- 6+ years in industry known BI Analytics and data warehouse systems
- 3+ years in data Lakehouse (SAP BDC/ Databricks)
- Integration Experience: 1+ years
Area of Responsibilities
1 Data Lakehouse Platform Management
- Manage the planning, design, and implementation of the enterprise Data Lakehouse, ensuring alignment with business goals, data strategy, and technical requirements.
- Manage governance, security policies, and standards to maintain data integrity, compliance, and controlled access across Lakehouse components.
- Support cross-functional collaboration to ensure platform scalability, optimized performance, and readiness for analytics initiatives.
- Monitor platform usage, performance metrics, and health systems to proactively address risks and drive continuous improvement in data operations.
2 Use Case Development & Delivery
- Partner with business stakeholders to identify and prioritize high-impact analytics and AI/ML use cases aligned with enterprise goals.
- Design, build, and deploy predictive models and advanced analytics solutions that address real business challenges.
- Ensure production readiness of models, including validation, monitoring, and lifecycle management.
- Track and measure business outcomes from deployed use cases to demonstrate tangible value and continuous improvement.
3 Data Sourcing & Integration
- Collaborate with business and IT teams to identify, source, and integrate data from SAP and non-SAP systems into the enterprise Lakehouse.
- Ensure data accuracy, consistency, and completeness to support reliable reporting and advanced analytics.
- Establish and enforce governance standards for data ingestion, validation, and transformation.
- Optimize integration workflows and pipelines to enable scalable, efficient, and compliant data operations.
4 Performance, Monitoring, and Resilience
- Implement monitoring frameworks for data pipelines, jobs, and model operations to ensure stability and reliability.
- Identify and resolve recurring performance issues, driving continuous optimization of data and analytics workflows.
- Conduct regular backup, recovery, and disaster recovery drills to safeguard data assets.
- Ensure compliance with RTO/RPO requirements and strengthen resilience across advanced analytics platforms.
5 Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Coordinate with business units, data scientists, and IT to align data platform initiatives with organizational objectives.
- Share project updates and insights with stakeholders to manage expectations effectively.
- Facilitate cross-functional collaboration to ensure smooth execution of analytics use cases.
6 People Management
- Mentor and develop team members to build technical depth, leadership capability, and succession readiness.
- Set clear performance goals, conduct periodic feedback sessions, and manage appraisals to ensure continuous growth and accountability.