Data Engineering Manager

STEM Search Group; South Carolina; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

STEM Search Group seeks an hands-on Technical Architect for our data platform in the United States. You will own schema design, performance tuning, and make platform tradeoffs in a landscape without a dedicated architect.

You will lead a small data engineering team, design ELT workstreams with Snowflake, and guide BI strategy using Tableau and Sigma to ensure scalable dashboards across the new environment. A player-coach mindset and strong mentorship are essential.

Qualifications

• Hands-on data engineering architecture experience: owning schema design, performance tuning, and platform tradeoffs without a dedicated architect.
• Strong working knowledge of Snowflake or comparable cloud data warehouse.
• Experience with modern ELT/transformation tooling such as dbt, Coalesce, or similar platforms.
• Experience with Tableau or a comparable BI tool.
• A player-coach leadership style: leads by doing, not just delegating.
• Strong interpersonal skills and investment in team culture, mentorship, and cross-functional relationships.
• Nice to have: Azure experience, Sigma, Streamlit, or exposure to legacy Microsoft data stacks (SQL Server, SSIS) is a plus but not required.

Responsibilities

• Act as hands-on technical architect for the data platform and make design decisions.
• Lead and coach a small data engineering team with pipeline design and code reviews.
• Own the technical roadmap for migrating core data infrastructure to Snowflake.
• Modernize ELT/transformation workflows using dbt/Coalesce; retire legacy processes as the platform evolves.
• Guide reporting/BI strategy across Tableau and Sigma for scalable dashboards.
• Coach and develop team through regular 1:1s and pairing; mentor skill gaps.
• Partner with business stakeholders to translate reporting needs into scalable data solutions.

Skills

Data architecture

Snowflake

ELT design

dbt

Coalesce

Tableau

Sigma

Leadership

Mentoring

Cross-functional

Tools

dbt

Coalesce

Tableau

Sigma Computing

Azure

SQL Server

SSIS

Job description

• Act as the hands-on technical architect for the data platform, making real architecture and design decisions since there is no separate architect role on the team
• Lead and coach a small, close-knit data engineering team, staying hands-on with pipeline design, code review, and day-to-day problem solving
• Own the technical roadmap for migrating core data infrastructure to Snowflake, driving decisions on schema design, performance, and scalability
• Modernize ELT/transformation workflows using tools like dbt, Coalesce, or similar, retiring legacy processes as the platform evolves
• Guide reporting and BI strategy across tools such as Tableau and Sigma so dashboards and data models scale with the new environment
• Coach and develop team members through regular 1:1s and hands-on pairing, stepping in to "coach up" where skill gaps exist
• Partner directly with business stakeholders to translate reporting needs into scalable, well-architected data solutions

What we're looking for...

• Hands-on data engineering architecture experience: someone comfortable owning schema design, performance tuning, and platform tradeoffs without a dedicated architect to lean on
• Strong working knowledge of Snowflake, or a comparable cloud data warehouse with fast ability to ramp
• Experience with modern ELT/transformation tooling such as dbt, Coalesce, or similar platforms
• Experience with Tableau or a comparable BI tool
• A genuine "player-coach" leadership style: someone who leads by doing, not just delegating
• Strong interpersonal skills and a real investment in team culture, mentorship, and cross-functional relationships
• Nice to have: Azure experience, Sigma, Streamlit, or exposure to legacy Microsoft data stacks (SQL Server, SSIS) is a plus but not required