Data Platform Engineering Manager

TN United Kingdom; Manchester; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Data Platform Engineering Manager to lead a dynamic team in enhancing data reliability and scalability. This role involves directing the development of innovative data platforms that support business applications and analytics. With a strong emphasis on collaboration and leadership, you will establish KPIs, design robust data architectures, and ensure operational excellence. Join a company that values its employees and offers generous benefits, including remote work options and professional development opportunities, while making a meaningful impact in the industry.

Benefits

Generous time off, including personal and volunteering

Tuition reimbursement

Professional development opportunities

Charitable contribution match programs

Stock purchase opportunities

Qualifications

• 15+ years in data engineering and platform engineering.
• Expertise in building large-scale data analytics platforms.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic direction for data platform engineering.
• Oversee development and operation of scalable data platforms.

Skills

Data Engineering

Platform Engineering

Distributed Data Systems

Data Warehouses

Real-time Streaming Analytics

Data Lakes

ETL Processes

Business Intelligence Tools

Cloud Database Technologies

Microsoft Azure

Interpersonal Skills

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28.04.2025

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12.06.2025

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Award-winning, inclusive, Top Workplace culture doesn’t happen overnight. It’s a result of hard work by extraordinary people. More than 11,000 of the industry’s brightest talent drive our efforts to deliver purposeful work and meaningful impact every day. Learn more about what makes us different and how you can thrive as a Data Platform Engineering Manager at Marsh McLennan Agency (MMA).

MMA provides business insurance, employee health & benefits, retirement, and private client insurance solutions to organizations and individuals seeking limitless possibilities. With 200 offices across North America, we combine the personalized service model of a local consultant with the global resources of the world’s leading professional services firm, Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC).

A day in the life.

As our Data Platform Engineering Manager on the Data Platform Engineering team, you’ll provide strategic direction and leadership to the team, overseeing the implementation of strategies designed to enhance data reliability and minimize redundancies. You will direct the development and operation of MMA’s data platform, ensuring it is scalable, reliable, and secure. You’ll establish KPIs and metrics to measure engineering performance and productivity, define and execute the data platform roadmap, and design robust, scalable data platforms to support various business applications and analytics.

Our future colleague.

We’d love to meet you if your professional track record includes these skills:

• 15+ years of experience in data engineering, platform engineering, or related fields, with deep expertise in designing and building distributed data systems and large-scale data warehouses.
• Over 10 years of experience building large-scale data analytics platforms using real-time streaming analytics, data warehouses, data lakes, Data Pipelines, ETL processes, and business intelligence tools at scale.
• 5 to 7 years of experience in Cloud database technologies.
• Hands-on experience architecting and building secure, scalable, and flexible enterprise data projects in Microsoft Azure.
• Strong interpersonal skills, capable of delivering executive-level presentations.

These additional qualifications are a plus, but not required to apply:

• Knowledge of Agency Management systems like Applied EPIC and Vertafore Sagitta, Benefit Point is a major plus.

We know there are excellent candidates who might not check all of these boxes. Don’t be shy. If you’re close, we’d be very interested in meeting you.

We value and respect the impact our colleagues make every day both inside and outside our organization. We’ve built a culture that promotes colleague well-being through robust benefit programs and resources, encourages professional and personal development, and celebrates opportunities to pursue the projects and causes that give colleagues fulfillment outside of work.

Some benefits included in this role are:

• Generous time off, including personal and volunteering
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities
• Remote work
• Charitable contribution match programs
• Stock purchase opportunities