Data Engineering Manager

Accenture PLC; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days’ vacation per year

Private medical insurance

3 extra days’ leave per year for-char?

Job summary

Accenture plc in Glasgow is seeking a Data Engineering Manager to lead AI-powered data engineering programmes and cloud-scale migrations. You will oversee pipeline design and data products that serve AI and analytics needs, while guiding teams across modern data platforms.

The role emphasizes AI-assisted development, governance, and scalable data solutions within a global delivery network, offering training and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Design and delivery of cloud-scale data engineering solutions across Azure, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, Snowflake, AWS or GCP.
• AI-assisted pipeline development using GenAI tooling to accelerate engineering delivery.
• Data quality, observability and automated governance including schema drift detection and lineage management.
• Data modelling including dimensional design, medallion architecture and source-to-target mapping.
• ETL/ELT delivery and legacy-to-cloud migration at scale.
• Data product thinking with consumption-first mindset and understanding of data product principles.
• Agentic AI patterns in a data engineering context.
• CI/CD and engineering standards for data platforms, including test automation and AI-assisted delivery practices.
• Experience leading and mentoring engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of cloud-scale data engineering programmes and platform migration initiatives across Azure, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, Snowflake, AWS and GCP.
• Drive AI-assisted pipeline development as standard engineering practice using GenAI tooling for build, testing and documentation, and governance of AI outputs.
• Design and implement data quality, schema drift detection and lineage capabilities using AI-driven automation.
• Own data product design and quality end-to-end from consumption requirements to data modelling and governance.
• Lead ETL/ELT modernisation and cloud migration programmes with AI-assisted approaches.
• Architect observability, resiliency and self-healing pipeline capabilities with AI-driven monitoring.
• Drive adoption of agentic pipeline patterns and autonomous AI workflows within pipelines.
• Translate data modelling patterns into reusable agent skills and automation frameworks.
• Establish CI/CD, testing automation and engineering standards across data engineering delivery.

Job description

Data Engineering Manager

Location: Glasgow

Salary: Competitive Salary + Package (dependent on experience)

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next-generation technology to each business challenge. We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognized worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too. “Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture: We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and with the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us.” – Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO

Team

As a team: Working across industry groups, our Data & AI team combines deep technology, business and industry expertise to design and deliver some of the largest, most challenging and highest profile data and AI solutions in the world. We operate across Financial Services, Resources, Products, Communications and Health & Public Services. Our practice is built around three strategic capabilities: AI Platform Engineering, AI Pipelines, and Data Products. Together these capabilities cover the full spectrum of modern data and AI delivery — from the cloud infrastructure and platforms that underpin AI workloads, through the pipelines that move and transform data at scale, to the data products that turn engineering effort into lasting business value.

Role Overview

As a Data Engineering Manager, you will lead delivery of AI-powered data engineering programmes — owning the full journey from pipeline design and build through to the data products that serve our clients’ AI, analytics and business needs. We operate in an AI-augmented delivery model where AI-assisted pipeline development, automated data quality and agentic data operations are current practice, and our managers are expected to lead teams in adopting and embedding these approaches as standard. You’ll learn, grow and advance in an innovative culture that thrives on shared success, diverse ways of thinking and enables boundaryless opportunities that can drive your career in new and exciting ways. If you’re looking for a challenging career working in a vibrant environment with access to training and a global network of experts, this could be the role for you.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of cloud-scale data engineering programmes and platform migration initiatives across Azure, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, Snowflake, AWS and GCP
• Drive AI-assisted pipeline development as standard engineering practice — setting team norms around the use of GenAI tooling for pipeline build, testing and documentation, and governing the quality of AI-generated outputs
• Design and implement data quality, schema drift detection and lineage capabilities using AI-driven automation — moving teams away from manual quality gates towards intelligent, self-describing pipelines
• Own data product design and quality end to end — from consumption requirements through data modelling, pipeline delivery and ongoing governance — ensuring what the team builds is fit for business and AI consumption, not just technically correct
• Lead ETL/ELT modernisation and cloud migration programmes, applying AI-assisted approaches to accelerate analysis, mapping and delivery of legacy-to-cloud transitions
• Architect observability, resiliency and self-healing pipeline capabilities — using AI-driven monitoring and alerting to anticipate issues and reduce operational toil
• Drive adoption of agentic pipeline patterns — designing data workflows that incorporate autonomous and human-in-the-loop AI operations, and leading teams in understanding how to build, govern and iterate on these effectively
• Translate data modelling and mapping patterns into reusable agent skills and automation frameworks — moving the team beyond one-off delivery towards scalable, repeatable capability
• Establish CI/CD, testing automation and engineering standards across data engineering delivery, incorporating AI-assisted approaches as a baseline expectation
• Mentor and develop engineering teams in AI-augmented data engineering practices, setting technical standards and fostering a culture of continuous improvement
• Contribute to proposition development, accelerators and reusable data engineering assets that strengthen our market offering and reduce delivery time on future engagements

Experience

• Significant experience in the following: Design and delivery of cloud-scale data engineering solutions across one or more of: Azure, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, Snowflake, AWS or GCP
• AI-assisted pipeline development — proven experience using GenAI tooling to accelerate engineering delivery and governing the quality of outputs
• Data quality, observability and automated governance — including schema drift detection, lineage management and AI-driven quality controls
• Data modelling including dimensional/Kimball design, medallion architecture and source-to-target mapping, with the ability to translate these into scalable, reusable patterns
• ETL/ELT delivery and legacy-to-cloud migration at scale
• Data product thinking — experience owning the full pipeline-to-product journey, with a consumption-first mindset and understanding of data product principles
• Agentic AI patterns in a data engineering context — experience designing or delivering pipelines that incorporate autonomous or human-in-the-loop AI workflows
• CI/CD and engineering standards for data platforms, including test automation and AI-assisted delivery practices
• Experience leading and mentoring engineering teams, setting technical direction and driving delivery to a high standard

Ideal Candidate

• Hands‑on experience designing or delivering agentic data pipeline capabilities or autonomous data operations in production
• Experience building reusable data product frameworks, templates or accelerators
• Demonstrable expertise with Decision Intelligence Platforms (e.g. Palantir, Quantexa)
• Experience contributing to commercial propositions, bids or client‑facing accelerators
• Data modelling experience including dimensional design, medallion architecture or source-to-target mapping
• Familiarity with data product principles: discoverability, reusability, quality contracts and SLAs
• Relevant cloud or data platform certifications (e.g. Azure Data Engineer Associate, Databricks Certified Professional Data Engineer, AWS Data Analytics Specialty)
• AI platform and engineering certifications (e.g. Databricks Generative AI Engineer, AWS Machine Learning Specialty, Google Professional ML Engineer)
• AI practitioner certifications demonstrating hands‑on fluency with leading AI platforms — for example Anthropic Claude Certified Architect (CCAR-F or CCAR-P), Microsoft Agentic AI Business Solutions Architect (AB-100) or AI Agent Builder Associate (AB-620), or equivalent credentials from other leading AI vendors

Benefits

• 30 days’ vacation per year
• Private medical insurance
• 3 extra days’ leave per year for charitable work of your choice

Closing Date for Applications

22/01/27
Accenture reserves the right to close the role prior to this date should a suitable applicant be found.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

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About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at www.accenture.com

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