Analytics Engineering Manager – Lead & Scale IT

Petco Animal Supplies, Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 137,000 - 227,000; Full time

Job summary

Petco Animal Supplies, Inc. is seeking a senior IT engineering leader to drive design, deployment, and governance of our IT systems, infrastructure, and applications in a fast-paced retail tech environment.

You will lead a team of IT engineers, collaborate with cross-functional partners, and guide strategic initiatives to improve reliability, security, and scalability across on-premises and cloud platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• Advanced degree preferred.
• 5+ years in IT engineering with focus on system design, infrastructure management, and app development.
• 2+ years in leadership or managerial role, building high-performing teams.
• Strong networking, cloud, virtualization, cybersecurity, and database skills.
• Excellent communication; able to translate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Certifications such as ITIL, CISSP, PMP are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of IT engineers, providing guidance and mentorship.
• Plan, design, and implement scalable, reliable IT infrastructure and applications.
• Collaborate with departments to understand IT requirements and deliver solutions.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and advise on adoption to stay competitive.
• Establish and enforce IT engineering standards, policies, and procedures.
• Monitor performance and optimize IT systems; mitigate risks.
• Manage vendor relationships and SLAs for IT services.
• Lead cross-functional projects representing the IT team.

Skills

IT leadership

Team management

Strategic planning

Communication

Cybersecurity

Cloud computing

Networking

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure)

Virtualization technologies

Database management systems

Security frameworks

Job description

Petco Animal Supplies, Inc. is seeking a senior IT engineering leader to drive design, deployment, and governance of our IT systems, infrastructure, and applications in a fast-paced retail tech environment.

You will lead a team of IT engineers, collaborate with cross-functional partners, and guide strategic initiatives to improve reliability, security, and scalability across on-premises and cloud platforms.