Senior Data Engineering Manager - AI-Driven Platform Lead

Aspen Dental; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 160,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health, dental, vision benefits

401(k) with match

Job summary

Aspen Dental is seeking a Manager, Data Engineering to lead a team of Data Engineers across multiple domains in Chicago. The role balances technical work with people leadership, focusing on architecture, data pipelines, and platform modernization.

The position requires strong SQL/Python skills, cloud experience with GCP, and hands-on leadership to drive AI-assisted development, governance, and performance improvements within a multi-brand data environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, or related field.
• 7+ years of Data Engineering experience with modern cloud data platforms.
• 3+ years of leadership experience managing Data Engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of Data Engineers across multiple domains.
• Own architecture and delivery of scalable data pipelines, semantic models, and data products.
• Drive AI-assisted development and governance, and manage platform reliability and cost optimization.

Skills

SQL

Python

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering/IS or related field

Tools

dbt

Airflow

Cloud Composer

Terraform

BigQuery

GCS

Pub/Sub

Dataflow

Vertex AI

Job description

Aspen Dental is seeking a Manager, Data Engineering to lead a team of Data Engineers across multiple domains in Chicago. The role balances technical work with people leadership, focusing on architecture, data pipelines, and platform modernization.

The position requires strong SQL/Python skills, cloud experience with GCP, and hands-on leadership to drive AI-assisted development, governance, and performance improvements within a multi-brand data environment.