Data Engineering Manager: SQL, Cloud Migrations & Leadership

Socket.dev; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Flexible work arrangements

Generous leave

Wellness program

Job summary

Publicis Sapient in Arlington, VA seeks a Manager-Level Data Architect to lead a team of data engineers and to drive the evolution of a modern data platform. You will blend hands-on SQL Server DBA expertise with data engineering best practices while migrating to cloud-managed services.

The role emphasizes leadership of 3–5 engineers, collaboration with PMs, and governance across data pipelines, with a focus on DataOps, CI/CD, and security in a fast-paced enterprise environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in data architecture, database administration, or data engineering roles.
• Strong hands-on experience as a SQL Server DBA (current or prior role), including performance tuning, HA/DR, and operational support.
• Proven experience leading small engineering teams (5–7 members).
• Experience designing and managing self-hosted database environments (IaaS).
• Demonstrated experience planning and executing database migrations to PaaS/cloud-managed services.
• Strong understanding of DataOps practices, including monitoring, reliability, and performance management.
• Experience building and maintaining data pipelines and ETL/ELT processes (SSIS, Glue, Python).
• Experience with CI/CD tools for data platforms (Liquibase, Python-based automation).
• Familiarity with BI tools such as SSRS and Tableau.
• Strong collaboration skills with PM/Prod Management.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of 3–5 data engineers across platform and integration tracks.
• Collaborate with Program Managers to plan, prioritize, and execute data initiatives.
• Drive accountability for project delivery, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.
• Provide technical guidance and architectural oversight across all data-related workstreams.
• Oversee setup, configuration, and maintenance of data platforms and environments.
• Lead database administration activities including performance tuning, high availability, backup/recovery, and upgrades.
• Define and implement access control, governance, and security best practices.
• Drive DataOps practices including monitoring, reliability, and performance optimization.
• Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines for database and platform deployments (Python, Liquibase).
• Lead security remediation efforts and compliance initiatives.
• Oversee design and development of scalable data pipelines and integration workflows.
• Guide implementation of ETL/ELT processes using SSIS, AWS Glue, and Python.
• Support development and optimization of data marts and analytical data models.
• Ensure strong DataOps practices including data quality, observability, and freshness monitoring.
• Lead and support data migration efforts, particularly SQL Server to PaaS transitions.
• Optimize performance and scalability of data pipelines and integration processes.
• Plan and execute migration strategies from SQL Server (IaaS) to managed PaaS database services.
• Evaluate target architectures and recommend cloud-native solutions.

Skills

SQL Server DBA

Data Architecture

DataOps

CI/CD for data

ETL/ELT (SSIS/Glue)

Python

Tableau/SSRS

Cloud migration

Leadership

Tools

Liquibase

Terraform

CloudFormation

AWS Glue

Python automation

Job description

Publicis Sapient in Arlington, VA seeks a Manager-Level Data Architect to lead a team of data engineers and to drive the evolution of a modern data platform. You will blend hands-on SQL Server DBA expertise with data engineering best practices while migrating to cloud-managed services.

The role emphasizes leadership of 3–5 engineers, collaboration with PMs, and governance across data pipelines, with a focus on DataOps, CI/CD, and security in a fast-paced enterprise environment.