Data Platform Engineering Manager (Hybrid)
Full Time • Hybrid - US
Benefits:
- Competitive salary
- Opportunity for advancement
- Training & development
Data Platform Engineering Manager (Hybrid) — Cary, NC
What’s in it for you
- Lead high-impact data platform initiatives
- Work on large-scale, cloud-native data infrastructure
- Partner with engineering, product, analytics, and data science teams
- Hybrid work potential after the first six months (based on business needs)
- Strong ownership, feedback, and continuous improvement culture
Role Overview
The Data Platform Engineering Manager leads a team of senior and principal engineers building and operating platform services and infrastructure. This role blends people leadership, technical direction, delivery execution, and operational excellence to ensure systems are scalable, reliable, and easy to use across the organization.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and develop senior/principal engineers responsible for data platform services and infrastructure.
- Build an inclusive, high-performing engineering culture focused on ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Improve delivery practices, engineering processes, and operational rigor to ensure reliable, high-quality systems.
- Partner with engineering leadership and cross-functional stakeholders to define and execute a clear roadmap.
- Translate strategic initiatives into actionable technical plans delivered through iterative, well-scoped milestones.
- Maintain high standards for architecture, scalability, code quality, reliability, and performance.
- Review architecture proposals, design documentation, and key implementations; provide hands-on technical guidance.
- Support incident response and operational readiness for critical systems when needed.
- Evolve platform capabilities that enable teams to efficiently access and analyze data.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related discipline (or equivalent experience).
- 5–7+ years of engineering management experience leading teams in data platform, infrastructure, or distributed systems.
- Experience designing and operating large-scale distributed data systems in cloud environments.
- Strong ability to review architecture, design docs, and code implementations.
- Proven track record managing complex systems, ambiguity, and production-critical environments.
- Experience with ingestion pipelines, storage systems, and data access platforms.
- Hands-on experience with Apache Kafka (or similar event streaming platforms).
- Familiarity with OLAP stores such as Apache Pinot or ClickHouse.
- Experience with data lake/warehouse tech: Amazon S3, Databricks, or Snowflake.
- Strong background in .NET, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms—especially AWS.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Apache Flink or Apache Spark.
- Background building observability/telemetry and data access platforms.
- Experience supporting high-scale, real-time systems.
Work Location
Cary, NC (Hybrid).
Ready to make an impact? Apply now and join us on our journey!
Flexible work from home options available.
Compensation: $100.00 - $120.00 per hour
AES is a premier technology consulting company that brings together businesses and talent to deliver the most innovative technology solutions that create the most positive impact to society.
In the last 20 years, we have developed innovative best-in-class technology solutions to the world’s forward-thinking companies on four key service areas:
- Customer Experience: engaging customers with differentiating digital experiences to sustain
business relevance
- Employee Experience: enabling employees to learn, collaborate, and grow to sustain business
performance
- Business Solutions: transforming and optimizing business operations to sustain business resilience
- Emerging Technology: exploring and adopting emerging technology to transform business model
Our team ensures that your favorite coffee shop has the right amount of people serving you at any given time. Our team ensures that the governance board of a global company has the right ESG insights to make the most sensible actions for the world. The list goes on and on. At the core of
what we do is creating the future that is right for everyone, with the right technology, and with the right talent.
In the last 20 years, we have developed innovative best-in-class technology solutions to the world’s forward-thinking companies on four key service areas:
- Customer Experience: engaging customers with differentiating digital experiences to sustain
business relevance
- Employee Experience: enabling employees to learn, collaborate, and grow to sustain business
performance
- Business Solutions: transforming and optimizing business operations to sustain business resilience
- Emerging Technology: exploring and adopting emerging technology to transform business model
Our team ensures that your favorite coffee shop has the right amount of people serving you at any given time. Our team ensures that the governance board of a global company has the right ESG insights to make the most sensible actions for the world. The list goes on and on. At the core of
what we do is creating the future that is right for everyone, with the right technology, and with the right talent.
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