Senior Data Engineering Manager

Senior Data Engineering Manager

Aldgate, London (3 days onsite / 2 days remote)
£100,000 - £110,000 + benefits

An exciting opportunity has opened for a Senior Data Engineering Manager to step into a high-impact leadership role within a growing Data & AI environment. This position is responsible for leading globally distributed engineering teams and third-party partners, ensuring the delivery of robust, scalable, and high-quality platform solutions.

You'll play a key role in bringing alignment, structure, and consistency across engineering practices, while working within a modern Microsoft technology stack including Azure, Databricks, Fabric, Power Platform, SharePoint, and Azure DevOps. The focus is on creating a high-performing engineering function that delivers reliably and continuously improves.

Key ResponsibilitiesEngineering Leadership & Delivery

• Lead multiple engineering teams across data platforms, Power Platform, and collaboration technologies.
• Establish clear delivery frameworks, including sprint planning, backlog management, and consistent release cycles.
• Drive engineering standards to ensure quality, scalability, and maintainability across all solutions.

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Work closely with IT, product, and transformation teams to align priorities and ensure smooth delivery.
• Remove blockers and foster strong cross-functional collaboration.
• Support the development of a data-driven culture across the organisation.

People Management & Development

• Coach and mentor engineering managers and team leads.
• Build internal capability through structured development, feedback, and training initiatives.
• Promote a collaborative, high-performance team culture.

Vendor & Service Oversight

• Manage third-party delivery partners to ensure performance, quality, and cost-effectiveness.
• Oversee service transitions into production and ensure stable ongoing operations.
• Support and strengthen L2/L3 support models.

Continuous Improvement

• Identify opportunities to optimise tools, processes, and delivery practices.
• Champion best practice across Azure, Databricks, Fabric, and the wider engineering ecosystem.

Skills & Experience

• Proven experience leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams, including managing team leaders or managers.
• Strong delivery background across multiple agile squads, with a focus on predictable and consistent outcomes.
• Experience operating within multi-vendor environments.
• Solid working knowledge of:
  • Azure
  • Databricks / Fabric
  • Power Apps & Power Automate
  • SharePoint
  • Azure DevOps
• Experience managing service transition and operational support frameworks.
• Track record of scaling and maturing engineering functions.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders.

Desirable

• Microsoft certifications (Azure, Power Platform)
• Agile or programme delivery certifications (Scrum, SAFe, Lean, etc.)
• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

The Opportunity

This is a leadership role with real scope to shape engineering practices, build capability, and influence how large-scale technology delivery is executed. You'll have the autonomy to make meaningful improvements while working with modern tools and a collaborative team environment.