Data Engineering Manager

Envato; Gauteng; Remote; ZAR 600 000 - 1 000 000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a Data Engineering Manager to lead a dynamic team in building a cutting-edge data platform. This role offers the chance to shape the future of data engineering while transitioning from legacy systems to a modern architecture. You will empower your team, drive technical excellence, and collaborate with various departments to ensure the platform meets business needs. With a commitment to flexibility and inclusivity, this role allows for remote work and fosters a culture of continuous improvement and professional growth. Join a passionate team dedicated to making a positive impact while enjoying great perks and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Flexible work hours

MacBook Pro or HP provided

Home office setup contribution

Paid primary carer leave

Annual learning budget

Free Envato Elements subscription

Holistic assistance program

Work from anywhere benefit

Support for working parents

Charity contributions

Qualifications

• Proven experience in leading and mentoring data engineering teams.
• Hands-on expertise in building and optimizing data platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of a new data platform while transitioning from legacy systems.
• Empower and mentor a data-focused team to deliver engineering projects.

Skills

Team Leadership

Data Engineering

Cloud Migration

Stakeholder Management

Project Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS

Redshift

Snowflake

DBT Cloud/Core

Job description

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About Envato

We exist to empower creatives to thrive independently and as a community. We work to be the must-have, most used, intelligent and essential creative companion where we empower creatives to create freely and confidently, and accelerate their everyday creative process however and wherever they work.

Our mission is to be the singular destination for creative assets.

We are a global and rapidly scaling business.

Blending purpose and profit, we're a passionate B Corp, committed to making a positive impact on the communities we engage in.

Where we can, let's make work, work for you!

Our roles can be based ANYWHERE in Australia or New Zealand, and while we all mostly work from home we're proud of how we keep our global team connected.

About the Role: As a Data Engineering Manager at Envato, you'll play a key role in leading and growing our Data Engineering team while driving the development of a brand-new, greenfield data platform.

This is an opportunity to build a modern data ecosystem from the ground up while also maintaining and gradually transitioning away from our legacy platform.

You'll be responsible for setting direction, prioritizing work, and fostering collaboration across teams, ensuring the data platform evolves to support business needs.

Your focus will be on empowering and supporting engineers, managing resources, and driving technical excellence—rather than just individual contribution.

If you're excited about leading a team through a major transformation and shaping the future of data at Envato, this role is for you.

What you'll be doing:

1. Empower, mentor, and develop a data focused team, ensuring they perform at their best.
2. Organise team work, set clear goals, and ensure accountability to successfully deliver data engineering projects.
3. Lead the build of a modern, scalable data platform from scratch while maintaining and gradually decommissioning the legacy system.
4. Oversee the transition to AWS, leveraging Redshift, Snowflake, and DBT Cloud or Core for data transformation.
5. Work closely with analytics, product, and business teams to define priorities, ensure alignment, and deliver value.
6. Take ownership of platform availability, performance, and security, ensuring smooth operations.
7. Continuously refine engineering practices, streamline workflows, and enhance predictability in project execution.
8. Promote data engineering excellence, including well-structured DBT models, scalable data pipelines, and robust governance.
9. Keep the team up to date with emerging technologies, encourage experimentation, and support professional growth.
10. Partner with senior leadership on technical strategy, budgets, resource planning, and long-term roadmap development.

About you:

1. Experienced people leader with a strong track record of mentoring, coaching, and developing high-performing data engineering teams.
2. Previously worked as a Data Engineer and has hands-on experience in building and optimizing data platforms.
3. Proven ability to lead and scale data teams, ensuring smooth operations and continuous delivery of high-quality work.
4. Strong delivery focus, effectively managing priorities, aligning resources, and driving successful project execution.
5. Expertise in cloud migration and replatforming, particularly within AWS environments.
6. Deep technical knowledge of Redshift, Snowflake, and DBT (Cloud or Core) for data transformation and modeling.
7. Excellent stakeholder management skills, fostering collaboration across business teams and ensuring alignment with company goals.
8. Adaptable and proactive leader who embraces change, drives continuous improvement, and empowers teams to succeed.

Some of the great things we offer:

• We are a remote business with full flexibility for you to manage work and life as you need - outcomes are what's important to us.
• We provide MacBook Pros or HP's for you to do your best work, as well as all your initial and ongoing tech setup to suit your individual needs.
• It's important you love your home office so we will provide a contribution towards your set up and a monthly allowance to support work from home costs.
• Want to expand your family? We will support you!

We offer 20 weeks paid primary carer leave (with super paid on top for the first 12 months); and 6 weeks paid secondary carers leave.

Connection is so important in a remote business. That's why we provide you with an annual allowance to meet up with colleagues and share some food and a laugh.

• Continuous improvement is encouraged and we provide an annual budget for you to put towards your learning.
• We know our product is awesome so we will provide you with a free Envato Elements subscription for your side gigs and / or personal use.
• Your wellbeing is paramount and we provide access to a holistic assistance program that provides support in many areas of life and health.
• Our culture - We are B Corp certified & believe in succeeding sustainably as one global team.
• We are leaders in flexible working and really walk the talk - our work from anywhere benefit allows you to work and travel for up to 3 months in another country.
• We have also removed standard hours from contracts to empower our people to work in a way that makes sense to them.
• We support working parents through a range of initiatives, including being a proud partner with Grace Papers.
• As part of our values and vision, Envato contributes 2% of profits to charities in each of the three main countries we operate in.

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