Senior Data Engineering Manager

Cyber Security training courses; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 99,000 - 121,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work in central London

Performance-related bonus plans

Enhanced company pension schemes

Career development and progression

Job summary

Cyber Security training courses is seeking a Senior Data Engineering Manager to lead a globally distributed team delivering large-scale data and AI initiatives in a modern Microsoft data ecosystem.

This hands-off leadership role focuses on people management, delivery assurance, governance and capability building, working with vendor partners to ensure high-quality, scalable data solutions while maintaining strong engineering standards and predictable delivery.

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience delivering data projects and leading multi-disciplinary teams.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience shaping data strategy and governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead a globally distributed data engineering team to ensure alignment and delivery.
• Own engineering delivery, quality standards and sprint discipline across squads.
• Collaborate with IT, product and transformation teams to align priorities.
• Develop and coach engineering leaders to raise capability maturity.
• Oversee vendor/offshore delivery ensuring value and best practices.
• Drive continuous improvement of tooling, processes and engineering practices.
• Champion a data-driven culture and predictable delivery.

Skills

Senior leadership

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

People management

Tools

Azure

Databricks

Microsoft Fabric

Power Platform

Job description

Senior Data Engineering Manager

£110,000

We are recruiting a Senior Data Engineering Manager to join a global organisation delivering large-scale, high-profile projects, currently investing heavily in its Data & AI capabilities. This is a key leadership role within a growing global function, responsible for guiding engineering teams and vendor partners to deliver high-quality, scalable data solutions.

This is a hands‑off leadership position, focused on people management, delivery assurance, governance and capability building rather than day-to-day technical contribution. You will play a pivotal role in creating the conditions for predictable delivery, strong engineering standards and long-term operational success across a modern Microsoft data ecosystem.

Responsibilities

• Lead a globally distributed data engineering team ensuring alignment, performance and clear direction
• Own engineering delivery, quality standards and sprint discipline across multiple squads
• Work closely with IT, product and transformation teams to align priorities and unblock delivery
• Develop and coach engineering leaders, strengthening internal capability and leadership maturity
• Oversee vendor and offshore teams, ensuring quality, value and alignment to best practice
• Drive continuous improvement across tooling, processes and engineering practices
• Champion a collaborative, data-driven culture across the organisation

Skills and Experience

• Proven experience in a senior leadership role (e.g. Data Engineering Manager / Head of Data Engineering / Engineering Lead)
• Experience managing multi-disciplinary engineering teams and team leads
• Strong background delivering data solutions across Azure, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric and Power Platform
• Experience working within multi-vendor or offshore delivery models
• Excellent communication and senior stakeholder management skills

What's on Offer

• Salary up to £110,000
• Performance-related bonus plans
• Enhanced company pension schemes
• Hybrid working in central London, 3 days in office
• Strong focus on career development and progression