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Data Engineering Manager
Location: York/Leeds or Manchester (Hybrid)Salary: up to £62,000 + benefits
Elevation Recruitment Group are looking for a Data Engineering Manager to lead our clients existing team of data engineers, driving delivery in a complex, fast-moving environment. The successful Data Engineering Manager will have a strong background as a hands-on data engineer before moving into leadership, be capable of navigating diverse data sources spread across multiple systems and helping the organisation unlock the power of its data.
Experience with modern data platform rollouts, especially Microsoft Fabric on Azure will set you apart, as will a track record of delivering in Agile/Scrum settings.
Key duties & Responsibilities:
- Manage, mentor and develop an existing high-performing data engineering team.
- Oversee the design, development, and optimisation of data pipelines, warehouses and platforms.
- Lead projects in complex, multi-source data environments.
- Maintain governance standards, data lineage and data dictionaries.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to align data solutions with business goals.
Skills & Experience:
- Proven leadership of data engineering teams.
- Background as a hands-on data engineer.
- Experience delivering in complex data landscapes.
- Agile/Scrum delivery experience.
- Ideally, involvement in a modern data platform rollout (Fabric/Azure).
- Strong technical skills in Azure Synapse, Python, Java, or Scala, with deep knowledge of ETL and data architecture.
Apply now to lead a skilled team, modernise data capabilities and shape our client’s digital future.
