Senior Manager Data Architecture and AI

Aptiv PLC; Dublin; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Personal holidays

Healthcare

Pension

Tax saver scheme

Free Onsite Breakfast & Lunch

Discounted Corporate Gym Membership

Job summary

Aptiv PLC seeks a Senior Manager in DataOps to oversee analytics and AI capability delivery. Responsibilities include leading a team of data architects, architecting analytical solutions, and ensuring high standards in performance optimization. The ideal candidate will have a B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Computer Science or Software Engineering, 8+ years of relevant experience, and proven expertise in Google Cloud and other cloud platforms. The company offers personal holidays, healthcare, and a supportive work environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience delivering IaaS, SaaS, and PaaS analytics solutions.
• Proven expertise in Google Cloud's analytics tools and services.
• Experience with Azure Data & Analytics services is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Architect and deliver enterprise analytics and AI capabilities.
• Lead data architects and analysts to develop best practices.
• Ensure operational standards for monitoring and performance optimization.

Skills

Technical troubleshooting

Performance optimization

Object-oriented programming

ETL/ELT framework design

Data modeling

Leadership

Cloud services management

Education

Bachelor of Science or Master's in Software Engineering / Computer Science

Tools

Google Cloud Platform

Microsoft Copilot Studio

Microsoft Foundry

AWS

Azure

Hadoop

Job description

IT Data Analytics and AI is a diverse DataOps team of technology enthusiasts enabling our global business. Our team is charged with catalyzing value creation in the most critical areas of Aptiv’s value chain, touching our business by understanding customer demand, manufacturing implications, and our supply base. This is a senior manager–level, hands‑on technical leadership role responsible for architecting, delivering and operating Aptiv’s enterprise analytics and AI capabilities. The role combines deep technical expertise with people leadership, owning large‑scale analytics platforms, advanced data architecture, and enterprise agentic AI enablement using Microsoft Copilot Studio and Microsoft Foundry.

Your Role:

• Work collaboratively with all levels of business and technology stakeholders to architect, implement and test Bigdata‑based analytical solutions from disparate sources.
• Create and oversee best practices around ingestion, transformation, data modelling & visualization to ensure high data quality and reduced redundancy.
• Establish, maintain, and adhere to Enterprise Data Standards & Policies.
• Own the enterprise analytics and AI ecosystem, including platforms, tooling, integrations, and cloud services.
• Develop best practices for standard naming conventions and coding.
• Lead a team of data architects and analysts.
• Responsible for technical design quality, delivery outcomes, platform reliability and the continuous evolution of the analytics & AI ecosystem.
• Connect with functional and technical leads when prioritising technology initiatives to support analytics.
• Work with leadership and stakeholders to define the overall vision, mission and strategy for business data models that scale up for the enterprise.
• Mentor & guide technical project teams globally based on Google data platform components.
• Line management of technical teams to deliver and maintain analytics and AI solutions.
• Continuous improvement, enrichment and governance as part of the DataOps operating model.
• Ensure high engineering standards, solution quality and technical integrity across all analytics and AI initiatives.
• Balance innovation with operational stability through a mature DataOps operating model.
• Establish operational standards for monitoring, performance optimisation, incident management and cost control.

Your Background:

• Bachelor of Science degree and/or master’s in software engineering / Computer Science or an equivalent discipline.
• 8+ years of experience using various development methodologies to deliver robust IaaS, SaaS and PaaS‑based analytics solutions.
• Proven expertise on Google Cloud Platform: BigQuery, Dataproc, Dataplex, Looker, Cloud Data Fusion, Data Catalog, Dataflow, Cloud Composer, Analytics Hub, Pub/Sub, Dataprep, Cloud Bigtable, Cloud SQL, Cloud IAM, Google Kubernetes Engine, AutoML.
• Exposure to AWS, Azure and Hadoop platforms.
• Object‑oriented programming skills using Java, Python and .Net.
• ETL/ELT framework design and implementation.
• Demonstrated experience with technical troubleshooting, log analysis and performance optimisation.
• Microsoft Copilot Studio – design, configuration and delivery of enterprise AI agents.
• Microsoft Foundry – AI lifecycle management, governance and operationalisation.
• Azure Data & Analytics services (e.g., Azure Synapse, Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Factory, Azure SQL).
• Microsoft Entra ID – identity, access management and security integration.
• Understanding of Responsible AI, security and compliance within Microsoft platforms.

Nice to Have:

• Knowledge of trends, new concepts, industry standards and new technologies in the Data and Analytics space.
• Experience with Informatica, Alteryx, Qlik and Tableau platform maintenance.
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert / Azure Data Engineer Associate / Microsoft Certified: Power Platform or Copilot‑related certifications.

Why Join us?

• You can grow at Aptiv. Aptiv provides an inclusive work environment where all individuals can grow and develop, regardless of gender, ethnicity or beliefs.
• You can have an impact. Safety is a core Aptiv value; we want a safer world for us and our children, one with: Zero fatalities, Zero injuries, Zero accidents.
• You have support. We ensure you have the resources and support you need to take care of your family and your physical and mental health with a competitive health insurance package.

Your Benefits @ Aptiv

• Benefits/Perks: Personal holidays, Healthcare, Pension, Tax saver scheme, Free Onsite Breakfast & Lunch, Discounted Corporate Gym Membership.
• Multicultural environment.
• Learning, professional growth and development in a world‑recognised international environment.
• Access to internal & external training, coaching & certifications.
• Recognition for innovation and excellence.
• Access to transportation: Grand Canal Dock is well‑connected to public transportation, including DART trains, buses and bike‑sharing services, making it easy to get to and from the area.

Aptiv is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.