Data Engineering Manager | Lead Pipelines & Data Governance

Aviva plc; Perth, Norwich, Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Pension

Holiday allowance

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Job summary

Aviva plc is seeking a Data Engineering Manager to lead a skilled team in the UK. You’ll provide technical direction, coaching and hands‑on contribution while aligning with the data strategy and governance.

You’ll design and maintain robust data pipelines, collaborating with stakeholders to ensure accurate, reconciled data from extraction to reporting and visualization. You’ll also shape engineering standards, promote agile delivery, and foster continuous learning within the team.

Qualifications

• Experience leading technical delivery and setting high standards for engineering solutions.
• Strong SQL and dbt skills with experience designing and managing data pipelines.
• Knowledge of data architecture, data warehousing, modelling and data quality.
• Proven people leadership, coaching and development abilities.
• Stakeholder collaboration with familiarity in Power BI, Qlik or Tableau is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small team of engineers, providing technical direction, coaching and support.
• Design, build and maintain robust data pipelines and governed data assets.
• Collaborate with other data engineering teams and business stakeholders.
• Shape engineering standards and agile ways of working; prioritize delivery against data strategy.
• Foster continuous learning and improvement across the team.

Skills

SQL

dbt

Data pipelines

Data modeling

Tools

Power BI

Qlik

Tableau

Job description

Aviva plc is seeking a Data Engineering Manager to lead a skilled team in the UK. You’ll provide technical direction, coaching and hands‑on contribution while aligning with the data strategy and governance.

You’ll design and maintain robust data pipelines, collaborating with stakeholders to ensure accurate, reconciled data from extraction to reporting and visualization. You’ll also shape engineering standards, promote agile delivery, and foster continuous learning within the team.