Data Engineering Manager I - Applications Systems

State of North Carolina - DIT EBS; North Carolina; Hybrid; USD 92,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

State of North Carolina - DIT is seeking an Applications Systems Manager I to lead the data engineering team supporting NCDOT’s data pipelines, integrations, and platform activities. The role promotes consistent development practices, predictable delivery, and effective communication with leadership.

This position also leads data stewardship efforts by establishing shared data definitions, metadata standards, and data quality expectations, coordinating with business and technical partners to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or an IT related field from an appropriately accredited institution and five years progressive experience including at least two years of experience in programming and applications analysis or related work.
• Associate degree in computer science or an IT related field from an appropriately accredited institution and six years progressive experience including at least two years of experience in programming and applications analysis or related work.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and coordinate data engineering staff, including prioritization, sprint planning, backlog refinement, and task assignment.
• Oversee development and maintenance of pipelines and integrations within Databricks, ensuring adherence to standards and documentation.
• Partner with senior SMEs on complex engineering and architectural decisions to ensure reliable, accurate, and maintainable solutions.
• Remove blockers, escalate risks appropriately, and keep work aligned with agency priorities and project timelines.
• Provide regular status updates summarizing backlog health, progress, risks, and delivery forecasts.
• Facilitate communication across technical and business teams to support planning and resource alignment.
• Maintain operational documentation and promote repeatable development processes.
• Lead and manage data discovery and stewardship capabilities, improving the agency's ability to identify, locate, understand, and effectively use data assets through data cataloging, metadata management, lineage documentation, and data quality practices.

Skills

Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban)

Leadership/Staff supervision

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or IT field

Associate degree in computer science or IT field

Tools

Databricks

Azure Data Lake

Job description

State of North Carolina - DIT is seeking an Applications Systems Manager I to lead the data engineering team supporting NCDOT’s data pipelines, integrations, and platform activities. The role promotes consistent development practices, predictable delivery, and effective communication with leadership.

This position also leads data stewardship efforts by establishing shared data definitions, metadata standards, and data quality expectations, coordinating with business and technical partners to