Engineering Manager

Vizient; Irving (TX); Hybrid; USD 193,000 - 236,000; Full time

Job summary

Vizient is seeking a senior data engineering leader to oversee software/data engineering teams, drive SDLC and agile practices, and deliver high-quality data products. You will collaborate with product owners and stakeholders to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions.

Responsibilities include establishing engineering standards, ensuring architecture consistency, and guiding adoption of AI/ML-enabled capabilities across platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Electrical/Electronics Engineering or related field.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and direct the technical execution of software/data engineering teams.
• Partner with product owners and stakeholders to translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Establish and improve engineering standards, coding practices, testing and release controls.
• Provide oversight of implementation plans ensuring architecture consistency and platform integration.
• Lead SDLC and agile practices to improve predictability and throughput.
• Identify and resolve delivery blockers and cross-team impediments.
• Ensure product/platform quality, reliability, and performance through readiness, monitoring and improvement.
• Evaluate and standardize development tools and technologies; guide tool adoption.
• Drive AI/ML-enabled solutions in collaboration with analytics/data science teams.
• Mentor engineers through coaching, feedback, and growth plans.

Skills

T-SQL/SQL

SSIS

ETL design

Automic UC4

Data integration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/CIS/EE

Tools

Azure Databricks

Delta Lake

Apache Spark

SQL Server

SSIS

Automic UC4

Azure DevOps

Power BI

Python

REST APIs

Git

CI/CD

Pulumi

Azure Data Factory

Azure Data Lake Storage

Azure Key Vault

AIML

Medallion Architecture

Data Modeling

Job description

When you’re the best, we’re the best. We instill an environment where employees feel engaged, satisfied and able to contribute their unique skills and talents while living and working as their authentic selves. We provide extensive opportunities for personal and professional development, building both employee competence and organizational capability to fuel exceptional performance through an inclusive environment both now and in the future.

Oversee and direct the technical execution of software/data engineering teams, ensuring delivery using appropriate engineering methods, best practices, and modern technologies. Partner with product owners, business stakeholders, and subject matter experts to gather requirements, translate business needs into technical solutions/data products, and deliver high-quality outcomes on schedule. Establish, enforce, and continuously improve engineering standards including coding standards, documentation, testing practices, peer code reviews, and release controls to ensure maintainability, performance, and security. Provide oversight of implementation plans and enterprise solution alignment, ensuring architecture consistency, platform integration, and adherence to organizational technology standards. Lead and improve SDLC and agile practices by driving agile ceremonies, refining engineering processes, and promoting team cohesion to improve predictability and throughput. Identify, expedite, and resolve delivery blockers including technical dependencies, operational issues, process gaps, and cross-team impediments to maintain project momentum. Ensure product/platform quality, reliability, and performance through operational readiness practices, monitoring/alerting expectations, and continuous improvement initiatives. Evaluate, select, and standardize development tools and technologies by staying current with industry trends and guiding teams on tool adoption and consistent usage. Drive adoption of AI/ML-enabled solutions by collaborating with analytics/data science teams to evaluate use cases, support model operationalization patterns, and integrate AI/ML capabilities into engineering platforms/products in a governed and scalable manner. Mentor and develop engineers through 1:1 coaching, performance feedback, review cycles, and targeted upskilling plans to strengthen technical capability and career growth. Uses the following tools and technologies: Azure Databricks, Delta Lake, Apache Spark, SQL, Python, Azure Data Factory (ADF), Azure Data Lake Storage (Gen2), Azure Key Vault, AIML, REST APIs, Git, CI/CD Pipelines, Azure DevOps, Pulumi, Data Quality frameworks, Medallion Architecture, Data Modeling, Automic (UC4), Power BI, SSIS. Supervise the work of other employees (Software Developers, Business Intelligence Analysts, Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers).

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum requirements: This position requires a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related field and 5 years of related (progressive, post-baccalaureate) experience in a software development or engineering occupation.
• Must also have 60 months of experience with each of the following: 1) Performing data analysis and validation by writing complex T-SQL/SQL queries, including joins/subqueries, and implementing triggers and PK/FK constraints to enforce business rules and data integrity.
• 2) Designing and developing ETL solutions using SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), including advanced transformations and control-flow automation.
• 3) Deploying and supporting production ETL processes, including SSIS package configurations, event handlers, checkpoints, logging, and operational troubleshooting/error handling.
• 4) Automating ETL scheduling and batch workflows using Automic (UC4) jobs, job plans, and event triggers, including file transfer automation.
• 5) Developing data movement solutions across heterogeneous sources and formats using SSIS/BCP/Bulk Insert/DTS, integrating Oracle/DB2/SQL Server, and ingesting from flat files/Excel/CSV/XML.

Employer will accept experience gained concurrently. Full-time, telecommuting from home office available within commuting distance from the HQ at 290 E John Carpenter Fwy, Irving, TX 75062. Up to 10% of domestic (U.S.) travel per year required to attend leadership training and corporate events. Salary: $214,386/year. Visa sponsorship not available for this position.

This position is also incentive eligible.

Vizient has a comprehensive benefits plan! Please view our benefits here:

http://www.vizientinc.com/about-us/careers

Equal Opportunity Employer: Females/Minorities/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The Company is committed to equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religion, color, gender identity, ethnicity, age, national origin, sexual orientation, disability status, veteran status or any other category protected by applicable law.