Data Engineering Manager — Hybrid, 9‑Month FTC

Capital One; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

High-performance career progression

Pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Cycle-to-work scheme

Subsidised restaurant

Job summary

Capital One is seeking an experienced Software Engineering Manager for a 9-month fixed-term contract in Nottingham. You will lead a team of eight engineers focusing on enhancing the company’s data capabilities across its UK business.

The role requires strong leadership in delivering high-quality data solutions, advocating for innovative practices, and ensuring timely delivery of valuable products. Benefits include generous holiday entitlement, private medical insurance, and flexible working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Experienced leader focused on business value and talent development.
• Strong background as a software engineer.
• Experience with complex regulated industries.

Responsibilities

• Lead and empower a high-performing data engineering team.
• Mentor engineers for personal and technical growth.
• Drive technical excellence and influence architectural direction.
• Deliver product roadmap in partnership with Product and Change Delivery.
• Encourage innovation and advocate for effective tooling.
• Build cross-functional relationships across Data Engineering.

Skills

Problem-solving leadership

Technical decision-making

Data platform technologies

AI developer tooling advocacy

Public Cloud solutions delivery

Agile methodologies

Excellent communication skills

Tools

Apache Airflow

Spark

AWS Glue

Snowflake

Job description

Capital One is seeking an experienced Software Engineering Manager for a 9-month fixed-term contract in Nottingham. You will lead a team of eight engineers focusing on enhancing the company’s data capabilities across its UK business.

The role requires strong leadership in delivering high-quality data solutions, advocating for innovative practices, and ensuring timely delivery of valuable products. Benefits include generous holiday entitlement, private medical insurance, and flexible working arrangements.