Data Engineering Manager

Onusworks Software India; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 3,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Onusworks Software India seeks an Engineering Manager, Data in Bengaluru to lead a hands-on data engineering capability, personally directing data modeling, architecture, and pipelines. You will own DevOps for the team and ensure smooth CI/CD, deployment, and environment setup.

This role bridges the Application and Data teams with clear, reliable communication and strong leadership. The ideal candidate has 15+ years of relevant experience, can translate technical needs across teams, and will

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience with a strong, hands-on data engineering background.
• Ability to lead data modeling, architecture, and pipeline work personally.
• DevOps ownership including CI/CD, deployment, and environment setup.
• Excellent cross-team coordination between the applications and data teams.
• Strong people leadership and trusted communication with technical and business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Direct, hands-on leadership of a data engineering capability able to dig into data modeling, architecture, and pipeline work personally.
• DevOps ownership for CI/CD, deployment, environment setup.
• Coordination with the Application team to translate needs to the data team and ensure alignment.
• Setting technical direction and raising the bar for the data engineers.

Skills

Hands-on data engineering

DevOps ownership

CI/CD

Cross-team coordination

People leadership

Communication

Tools

dbt

Job description

Engineering Manager, Data

Experience: 15+ years, with a strong, hands-on data engineering background

Location: Bangalore

Mission

Lead a data engineering capability directly not just manage delivery. This person needs to be able to get into the data, the architecture, and the dbt/pipeline work themselves, not just coordinate other people's output. They're also the connective tissue between the Application team and the data team, making sure what one side builds actually lines up with what the other side needs.

What you'll own

• Direct, hands-on leadership of a data engineering capability able to dig into data modeling, architecture, and pipeline work personally, not just review it.
• DevOps ownership for the team's work — CI/CD, deployment, environment setup
• Coordination with the Application team — understanding what they're building and changing, and translating that accurately back to the data team so nothing gets lost in handoff
• Setting technical direction and raising the bar for the data engineers reporting to this role

What we're looking for

Area ----- Bar ----- Why it matters

Experience ----- 18+ years ----- Senior manager bar, needs real hands-on credibility, not just people-management experience

Hands-on data engineering ----- High ----- Must be able to personally lead technical work, not just delegate it — this is explicitly not a delivery-only manager role

DevOps ----- Medium-High ----- Comfortable owning CI/CD, deployment, and environment setup across the team's work

Cross-team coordination ----- High ----- Primary bridge between the Application team and the data team — needs to translate accurately in both directions, not just relay messages

People leadership ----- High ----- Managing and growing a team of data engineers

Communication ----- High ----- Needs to be trusted by both technical engineers and non-technical/business stakeholders