Sr. Manager Data Engineering

Cracker Barrel; Lebanon (TN); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Life Insurance

Disability coverage

Dental and Vision benefits

Paid vacation

Tuition reimbursement

Professional development

401k match

Job summary

Cracker Barrel is seeking a Senior Data Architect at our Store Support Center to lead data engineering, shape our Snowflake-first data platform, and enable scalable analytics across the organization.

You will mentor engineers, translate business requirements into durable technical solutions, and collaborate with IT and analytics partners to drive cost-effective, high-performance data initiatives.

Qualifications

• Six+ years of experience leading data engineering teams with ownership of architecture and delivery planning.
• Experience with modern cloud data platforms and scalable data architectures.
• Strong communication across technical and business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of data engineers to build robust data pipelines and infrastructure.
• Evolve data architecture for scalability, reliability, and performance with a Snowflake-first mindset.
• Stay hands-on to design solutions, review code, model data, and guide implementations.
• Promote self-service analytics through thoughtful data architecture and tool enablement.
• Improve processes toward reusable, scalable, configuration-driven patterns.
• Direct daily operations, planning, backlog grooming, sprint planning, and budgeting.
• Mentor team members and balance near-term needs with long-term architectural investments.
• Collaborate with Analytics and cross-functional teams to translate requirements into durable solutions.
• Work with DBAs on Snowflake environment, roles, permissions, and cost monitoring.
• Stay current with industry trends and technologies.

Skills

Data modeling

ETL/ELT

Snowflake

Data warehousing

Leadership

Cloud platforms

Azure/AWS

Communication

Agile

Data governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Data Stage

Informatica

Alteryx/Dataiku/Databricks

Job description

They say you are the company you keep - and at Cracker Barrel, we take that seriously. At the Store Support Center, we're in the business of serving those who serve our guests. Whether you're designing solutions, telling our story, or setting our teams up for success, your work makes a difference every single day. Here, the work means more because we take pride in doing it together. So, join our team and find your place, because here...we're all in good company.

What You'll Do - You'll Make the Moment

• Technical Architecture & Hands-On Leadership
• Lead a team of data engineers in developing and maintaining robust data pipelines and infrastructure.
• Drive the evolution of our data architecture to support scalability, reliability, and performance with a Snowflake-first mindset, including data modeling standards, ELT patterns, warehouse strategy, security, performance optimization, and cost governance.
• Remain technically hands-on as needed by designing solutions, reviewing code, modeling data, and guiding implementation decisions to ensure quality and consistency across the platform.
• Promote and enable a culture of self-service analytics through thoughtful data architecture design and tool enablement.
• Champion best practices in data engineering, continuously seeking opportunities to optimize processes and workflows and move the team from ad hoc pipelines toward reusable, scalable, and configuration-driven patterns.
• Team Leadership & Planning
• Direct the daily operations of the department, including analyzing and delegating work, establishing priorities, developing and monitoring adherence to standards, and guiding deadlines.
• Own team-level planning, including backlog grooming, sprint planning, capacity management, and sequencing of work across initiatives.
• Translate strategic initiatives and architectural goals into executable roadmaps and sprint-level plans.
• Mentor team members, providing guidance and support to help them grow both technically and professionally.
• Balance delivery of near-term business needs with longer-term architectural investments.
• Cross-Functional Partnership
• Collaborate with Analytics and cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into durable technical solutions.
• Collaborate with DBAs in designing Snowflake environment, including roles and permissions, warehouse sizing, and credit monitoring.
• Partners with IT leadership to understand new technology considerations, timelines, and how the data can play a role in improved analytics and business understanding.
• Operational Excellence
• Creates and maintains documentation that supports current and future state of business systems and promotes transparency across pipelines and platforms.
• Help maintain the department budget, ensuring fiscally responsible use of company resources with explicit awareness of Snowflake cost drivers.
• Stay current with industry trends and technologies, evaluating and implementing new tools and techniques where they provide clear value.

Experience and Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field; Master's preferred and/or equivalent work experience

• Six or more years of experience leading data engineering teams, with demonstrated ownership of architecture, delivery planning, and technical decision-making in modern cloud data platforms

Knowledge and Skills

• Expertise in data modeling, ETL/ELT processes, and data warehousing technologies with experience operating in Snowflake

• Demonstrated Management/Leadership skill that can inspire and motivate

• Excellent communication for technical and non-technical team members

• Solid technology knowledge leveraging cloud-based solutions, with continued desire to learn

• IT project management techniques and methodologies with proven ability to plan, prioritize, deliver work using Agile framework

• IT project management techniques and methodologies

• Experience with tools such as: Azure/AWS, Snowflake, Data Stage/Informatica, Alteryx/Dataiku/Databricks or similar platforms
• Restaurant or Retail industry experience is a plus

Focus on You

We're all about making sure you're taken care of too. Here's what's in it for you:

• Good Work Deserves Good Pay: Competitive Annual Salary | Annual Bonus Opportunities
• Support That Goes Beyond the Clock: Medical, Rx, Dental and Vision Benefits on Day 1| Life Insurance and Disability Coverage | Paid Vacation/Employee Assistance Program
• Grow and Thrive Your Way: Business Resource Groups | Tuition Reimbursement | Professional Development
• Culture of Belonging: Support that starts on day one | Onboarding, training, and development to help you thrive | Recognition programs and employee events that bring us together
• Invest in Your Future: 401k Plan with Company Matching Contributions at 90 days | Employee Stock Purchase Program
• More Perks, Just Because: 35% Discount on Cracker Barrel Food and Retail items | Exclusive Biscuit Perks like discounts on home, travel, cell phones, and more!

A Little About Us

Since 1969, Cracker Barrel has been a place to gather around delicious food, abundant servings, unexpected finds, and a warm welcome. Over time, it's become even more - somewhere folks can reconnect and feel at home. With more than 70,000 team members nationwide, we take pride in our roots -- always serving up more than a meal.

Cracker Barrel is an equal opportunity employer.

Qualified applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, national origin, age, marital status, medical condition, disability or any other class expressly protected by law.