Data Engineering Manager - Must be located in Tennessee

Wellpath; Franklin (TN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

DailyPay

Tuition assistance

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Company paid life insurance

Health Spending Accounts (HSA)

Wellness program

Home and auto loan discounts

Job summary

Wellpath in Franklin, TN is seeking a Data Engineering Manager to lead the delivery of data platform, integration, and reporting initiatives within a complex enterprise environment.

You will translate business priorities into actionable plans, coordinate technical teams, manage dependencies, and ensure reliable, high-quality data solutions while aligning with clinical and operational objectives.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in technical delivery, data engineering delivery, data warehousing, or related roles.
• 3+ years of experience leading technical teams.
• Experience coordinating hybrid delivery models, including onshore/offshore teams and vendor partners.
• Demonstrated ability to manage roadmaps, backlogs, dependencies, risks, milestones, and executive-ready status reporting.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Azure Data platforms in support of hybrid environments.
• Experience applying Agile, Scrum, Kanban, waterfall, or hybrid delivery frameworks in a technical environment.
• Working knowledge of data pipelines, integration patterns, databases, cloud platforms, and large-scale data processing concepts.
• Experience with Microsoft data and reporting tools, including SQL Server, SSRS, SSIS, PowerShell, and Tableau.
• Understanding of data governance, security, compliance, and change management considerations in technology delivery.
• Familiarity with modern data engineering tools such as Databricks, Delta Lake, or Snowflake preferred.
• Exposure to master data management (MDM) or enterprise data governance frameworks preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex data warehousing, database, and infrastructure issues under operational pressure.
• Experience supporting healthcare or other highly regulated environments preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, prioritization, and delivery of data engineering initiatives, ensuring alignment with business, operational, and clinical objectives.
• Oversee data platform reliability, scalability, operational readiness, and continuous improvement efforts.
• Manage project roadmaps, timelines, risks, dependencies, status reporting, and cross-functional team coordination.
• Serve as the senior escalation point for data engineering issues and support resolution of complex technical and operational challenges.
• Ensure compliance with governance, security, data standards, and change management requirements while promoting engineering best practices and quality outcomes.

Skills

Data engineering

Azure data platforms

Agile / Scrum

Hybrid delivery

Data governance

Tableau

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or Computer Science

Tools

SQL Server

SSRS

SSIS

PowerShell

Databricks

Delta Lake

Snowflake

Job description

Join Us And Find a Career That Supports

• Make a difference every day in the lives of the underserved
• Join a mission driven organization with a people first culture
• Excellent career growth opportunities

Perks And Benefits

In addition to comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and 401k, we foster a work, life balance for team members and their family to support physical, mental, and financial wellbeing including:

• DailyPay, receive your money as you earn it!
• Tuition Assistance and dependent Scholarships
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including free counseling and health coaching
• Company paid life insurance
• Tax free Health Spending Accounts (HSA)
• Wellness program featuring fitness memberships and product discounts
• Preferred banking partnership and discounted rates for home and auto loans
• Eligibility for perks and benefits varies based on employee type and length of service.

Why Us

Now is your moment to make a difference in the lives of the underserved.

If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone on our team, it is the deep desire to make a difference by helping society's most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. Every day we have the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non-judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most. For those whose calling it is to serve others, now is your moment to join our mission to provide quality care to every patient with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, to live our mantra to “Always Do The Right Thing!”, and to collectively do our part to heal the world, one patient at a time.

Wellpath sees hundreds of thousands of unique individuals in their facilities month over month and a very large percent of those individuals receive direct clinical care, which includes lives saved by Narcan.

We offer ongoing training and development opportunities for licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members, and have best in class clinical resources for training, education, and point of care support.

How you make a difference

The Data Engineering Manager leads the delivery of data platform, integration, and reporting initiatives while overseeing the infrastructure that supports them.

This role translates business priorities into actionable plans, coordinates technical teams, manages dependencies, and ensures the successful delivery of reliable, high-quality data solutions.

The position operates within complex enterprise environments and plays a key role in aligning stakeholders, resolving delivery challenges, and driving operational excellence.

The Data Engineering Manager balances strategic planning with hands-on leadership to support both technology and business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, prioritization, and delivery of data engineering initiatives, ensuring alignment with business, operational, and clinical objectives.
• Oversee data platform reliability, scalability, operational readiness, and continuous improvement efforts.
• Manage project roadmaps, timelines, risks, dependencies, status reporting, and cross-functional team coordination.
• Serve as the senior escalation point for data engineering issues and support resolution of complex technical and operational challenges.
• Ensure compliance with governance, security, data standards, and change management requirements while promoting engineering best practices and quality outcomes.

Additional Details

******This is a hybrid position at our Corporate Headquarters in Franklin, TN. ******

Qualifications & Requirements

Education

• Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field from an accredited college or university, or equivalent experience.

Experience

• 5+ years of experience in technical delivery, data engineering delivery, data warehousing, or related roles.
• 3+ years of experience leading technical teams.
• Experience coordinating hybrid delivery models, including onshore/offshore teams and vendor partners.
• Demonstrated ability to manage roadmaps, backlogs, dependencies, risks, milestones, and executive-ready status reporting.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Azure Data platforms in support of hybrid environments.
• Experience applying Agile, Scrum, Kanban, waterfall, or hybrid delivery frameworks in a technical environment.
• Working knowledge of data pipelines, integration patterns, databases, cloud platforms, and large-scale data processing concepts.
• Experience with Microsoft data and reporting tools, including SQL Server, SSRS, SSIS, PowerShell, and Tableau.
• Understanding of data governance, security, compliance, and change management considerations in technology delivery.
• Familiarity with modern data engineering tools such as Databricks, Delta Lake, or Snowflake preferred.
• Exposure to master data management (MDM) or enterprise data governance frameworks preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex data warehousing, database, and infrastructure issues under operational pressure.
• Experience supporting healthcare or other highly regulated environments preferred.

Licenses/Certifications

• Microsoft Azure, data engineering, project management, Agile/Scrum, or related technology certifications

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

We are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of uniqueness.

We celebrate a variety of backgrounds and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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