Engineering Manager (Data platforms)

MCS Group; Belfast; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company in Belfast is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead a Data Engineering team. This role involves managing the design and delivery of scalable data platforms and guiding a talented group of engineers. The ideal candidate has strong leadership skills, experience with cloud platforms, and knowledge of modern data pipeline tools. This position offers a salary of up to £100,000 with additional benefits such as a 10% bonus and enhanced holiday allowance.

Benefits

Work From Home

Enhanced holiday allowance

Private medical

Critical illness benefits

Qualifications

• Experience managing high-performing software/data engineering teams.
• Strong technical expertise in data engineering and pipeline tools.
• Proficiency in SQL and at least one programming language.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, and develop the Data Engineering team.
• Oversee design and implementation of modern data pipelines.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to align delivery with objectives.

Skills

Data engineering

Cloud platforms

Leadership

Collaboration

Data governance

Tools

dbt

Apache Airflow

Kafka

SQL

Python

Job description

MCS Group is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead a newly established Data Engineering team based in Belfast. Joining one of the most interesting companies to set up in Northern Ireland in recent years, this fledgling, growing team is responsible for developing a next-generation data platform that will deliver advanced business intelligence, AI/ML, and generative AI capabilities, leveraging large-scale proprietary datasets utilised by some of world's largest organisations.

In this role, the Engineering Manager will lead and mentor a team of data engineers and analytics engineers, driving the design, development, and delivery of scalable data pipelines and analytics solutions. You will work closely with product and domain experts to ensure the platform meets the highest standards of data quality, consistency, and governance, while enabling innovative data-driven insights for customers.

Key Responsibilities

• You’ll lead, manage, and develop the Data Engineering team through all stages of project delivery.
• Oversee the design and implementation of scalable, modern data pipelines and platforms.
• Collaborate with product and engineering stakeholders to align technical delivery with strategic objectives
• Ensure best practices in data governance, quality, and compliance are consistently applied
• Provide technical leadership and foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and professional growth - with the opportunity to scale and grow the team over time.

Requirements

• Proven experience managing and developing high-performing software/data engineering teams.
• You’ll have strong technical expertise in data engineering and modern pipeline tools (dbt, Airflow, Kafka, etc.)
• Proficiency in SQL and experience with at least one programming language (Python, Java, or Scala)
• Hands‑on experience leading teams of engineers working with cloud data platforms (Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery, or equivalent)
• Strong understanding of data governance, security, and compliance standards
• Experience with AI/ML platforms or generative AI technologies will be advantageous.

Location

Belfast (Hybrid, 2-3 days per week on‑site)

Salary

• Up to £100,000k with 10% bonus. Wider benefits include enhanced holiday allowance, private medical, critical illness and wider well‑being benefits.

To speak in absolute confidence about this opportunity, please send an up‑to‑date CV via the link provided or contact Rachael Walker IT Recruitment Manager at MCS Group

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Skills

• Engineering Manager
• Software Manager
• Data Engineer
• Director of Engineering
• data platforms

Benefits

• Work From Home