Data Engineering Manager, Platform & Ops

FedEx Corporation; Plano (TX); Hybrid; USD 114,000 - 154,000; Full time

Job summary

The FedEx Corporation is seeking a Manager of Data Engineering within the Enterprise Data Group. The role leads architectural strategy, production operations, FinOps, and governance for enterprise data platforms powering analytics and decision making.

Hybrid work model across FedEx campuses in Memphis, Plano, or Pittsburgh with 50-mile live radius; responsibilities include 24/7 production support, budget forecasting, vendor management, and data quality initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or a quantitative discipline (e.g., Mathematics or Engineering).
• Five to eight (5-8) years equivalent work experience in measurement and analysis, quantitative business problem solving, simulation development and/or predictive analytics.
• Extensive knowledge in data engineering and large-scale data pipelines; experience with enterprise data platforms.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Platform & Pipeline Architecture: translate priorities into robust data architecture blueprints and roadmaps.
• Production Support & Operational Reliability: own 24/7 run-engine operations and incident response for critical data pipelines.
• Budget Projection, FinOps & Contract Management: forecast cloud spend, manage budgets, and oversee vendor contracts.
• Data Governance, Quality & Compliance: deploy data validation frameworks, lineage, and data contracts for governance.
• People Leadership & Delivery Execution: lead and coach engineering teams, drive agile delivery and stakeholder alignment.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or a quantitative discipline such as Mathematics or Engineering

Job description

The FedEx Corporation is seeking a Manager of Data Engineering within the Enterprise Data Group. The role leads architectural strategy, production operations, FinOps, and governance for enterprise data platforms powering analytics and decision making.

Hybrid work model across FedEx campuses in Memphis, Plano, or Pittsburgh with 50-mile live radius; responsibilities include 24/7 production support, budget forecasting, vendor management, and data quality initiatives.