Data & Analytics Engineering Manager

Harnham; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

Pension contribution

Learning & development budget

Career progression into leadership

Exposure to cloud/data transformation

Job summary

Harnham is seeking a Data & Analytics Engineering Manager in Amsterdam to lead a team responsible for building and maintaining data platforms, pipelines, and analytics capabilities. You will shape the data engineering roadmap and collaborate with business and technology peers to deliver scalable solutions.

You will oversee data quality, governance, and security while guiding cloud-based architectures and modern engineering practices in an agile, product-led organisation.

Qualifications

• Experience leading data engineering or analytics engineering teams.
• Ability to coach and develop technical professionals.
• Expertise in modern data engineering and cloud-based data platforms.
• Hands-on SQL and data modelling.
• Experience building scalable ETL/ELT pipelines.
• Knowledge of data warehousing, analytics platforms, and data governance frameworks.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience working within agile or product-led environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of data and analytics engineers.
• Define and drive the data engineering roadmap with stakeholders.
• Oversee design, development, and optimisation of scalable data pipelines and data products.
• Ensure high standards for data quality, governance, security, and platform reliability.
• Support the implementation of cloud-based data architectures and modern engineering practices.
• Collaborate with analytics, data science, and business teams to deliver impactful solutions.
• Establish engineering best practices, including automation, testing, and monitoring.
• Manage delivery priorities and ensure successful execution of data initiatives.

Skills

Team leadership

Data engineering

Cloud platforms

SQL

ETL/ELT

Data governance

Stakeholder management

Agile environments

Job description

Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands | Salary: €95,000 - €120,000 + Benefits

This is an opportunity to lead and shape a modern data and analytics engineering function within a growing, data-driven organisation. You'll combine technical leadership with people management, helping to deliver scalable data platforms and high-impact analytics solutions that influence business decision-making across the company.

The Company

They are a well-established organisation undergoing significant investment in data, analytics, and digital transformation. Data is central to their long-term strategy, and they are building a modern ecosystem that enables faster, more intelligent decision-making. With a collaborative culture and strong executive support for data initiatives, they offer an environment where technical leaders can make a measurable impact.

The Role

As a Data & Analytics Engineering Manager, you will lead a team responsible for building and maintaining data platforms, pipelines, and analytics capabilities.

Responsibilities include:

• Leading, mentoring, and developing a team of data and analytics engineers
• Defining and driving the data engineering roadmap in partnership with business and technology stakeholders
• Overseeing the design, development, and optimisation of scalable data pipelines and data products
• Ensuring high standards for data quality, governance, security, and platform reliability
• Supporting the implementation of cloud-based data architectures and modern engineering practices
• Collaborating with analytics, data science, and business teams to deliver impactful solutions
• Establishing engineering best practices, including automation, testing, and monitoring
• Managing delivery priorities and ensuring successful execution of key data initiatives

Your Skills & Experience

• Strong commercial experience leading data engineering or analytics engineering teams
• Proven ability to manage, coach, and develop technical professionals
• Expertise in modern data engineering principles and cloud-based data platforms
• Hands-on knowledge of SQL and data modelling methodologies
• Experience building and maintaining scalable ETL/ELT pipelines
• Knowledge of data warehousing, analytics platforms, and data governance frameworks
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Ability to balance strategic planning with operational delivery
• Experience working within agile or product-led environments

What They Offer

• Salary of €95,000 - €120,000 depending on experience
• Performance-related bonus
• Pension contribution
• Learning and development budget
• Clear progression opportunities into senior leadership roles
• Exposure to large-scale data transformation programmes and modern cloud technologies