Data Platform Manager: Lead Engineers & Cloud Migrations

Publicis Groupe Holdings B.V; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Generous paid leave and holidays

Wellness program

Employee assistance

Flexibility for work-life balance

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

Publicis Sapient in Arlington, VA is seeking a Manager-Level Data Architect to lead a small team of data engineers and drive the evolution of the enterprise data platform, transitioning from self-managed SQL Server/IaaS to fully managed PaaS solutions.

The role emphasizes hands-on DBA experience, data integration and pipeline design, DataOps practices, security and governance, and collaboration with PMs to deliver data initiatives on time and with high quality.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in data architecture, database administration, or data engineering roles.
• Strong hands-on experience as a SQL Server DBA, including performance tuning, HA/DR.
• 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 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 Program/Product Management.
• Solid understanding of data security, governance, and access control.

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 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 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.
• Ensure minimal disruption and high data integrity during migration processes.

Skills

SQL Server DBA

Data architecture

Data engineering

Leadership

DataOps

CI/CD

Python

Tableau

Power BI

AWS

PostgreSQL

Tools

Liquibase

Terraform

CloudFormation

SSIS

AWS Glue

Python

Job description

Publicis Sapient in Arlington, VA is seeking a Manager-Level Data Architect to lead a small team of data engineers and drive the evolution of the enterprise data platform, transitioning from self-managed SQL Server/IaaS to fully managed PaaS solutions.

The role emphasizes hands-on DBA experience, data integration and pipeline design, DataOps practices, security and governance, and collaboration with PMs to deliver data initiatives on time and with high quality.