Job Data Engineering Manager

Data Engineering Manager

QuikTrip is looking for a Data Engineering Manager who is as comfortable contributing technical solutions as leading the team that builds them. This is a working manager role for a technically sharp, hands-on leader who brings deep experience building and maintaining data pipelines, curating datasets, and delivering data visualization solutions that drive real business value. The ideal candidate is equally comfortable mentoring a multi-disciplined engineering team and rolling up their sleeves to design, build, and troubleshoot data infrastructure. Preferred candidates will have practical, working experience with modern data platforms such as Databricks, and a proven track record of delivering end-to-end data solutions in a fast-paced business environment. Candidates who thrive at the intersection of technical craft and team leadership and are energized by helping an organization become more data-driven are encouraged to apply.

Primary Purpose of job: This position is responsible for managing a portfolio of data products for a defined portion of business users with the purpose of enabling QuikTrip to derive value from data. The product portfolio will primarily contain data pipelines, curated data sets, and data visualization applications, and this position is responsible for leading a multi-disciplined delivery team who build, support, and maintain the data products. Key objectives of the position include ensuring product development aligns with QT goals and objectives, team delivery of quality solutions that meet defined business need, and helping QT become more data driven through education of user communities and assisting in the identification of opportunities for value. Most importantly, the goal of this position is to develop their direct reports through providing of training opportunities, valuable experiences, and ongoing mentoring and feedback.

Major Functions:

• Effectively manage direct-report employees.
• Data Portfolio Management - 30%
• Strategic Resource Planning and Management – 25%
• Lead Product development for data portfolio (products and projects) – 20%
• Lead Incident and Problem Management for Portfolio – 10%
• Financial responsibilities – 10%
• Administration and Communication – 5%

Position in Organization: Reports to: Manager of Enterprise Data & Business Intelligence Directly supervises: Product Technical Owners, Data Analysts, and Data Engineers as well as contractors and consultants. Relationships: Inside the Company: Stakeholders in assigned business units, especially leadership, and IT management, including Architects and PTOs outside of Data Services. Outside the Company: Vendor partner sales, management, and staff. Software vendor sales, management, and staff. Business partner technical staff.

Position Specifications: The required specifications (education, experience, and skills) are those that the employee must have to hold the position. Applicants applying for this position must possess the required specifications in order to be considered for the job. The desired specifications are those that are not required for the employee to hold the position, but the employee should try to obtain the desired education, experience, and/or skills to be effective and successful in the position.

Required education: Bachelor's degree in business or computer science; or equivalent experience. Desired education: College Degree, preferably in technology fields of study or Mathematics.

Required experience: Five or more year's supervisory experience. 4+ years in managing and/or leading technology teams. 8+ years working in a technical data or programming position, including analysis, design, and implementation in a business environment.

Desired experience : Experience with current QuikTrip technologies and processes. Experience supervising professionals. Experience leading technology projects.

Required skills: Portfolio management, resource management, budgeting and planning, systems analysis, leadership, strategic planning, organization, supervisory, negotiating, and strong communication skills.

Desired skills : Azure DevOps, Technical Business knowledge of QT standard Data tools and technologies.

Additional criteria: The individual must combine technical hands-on skills and human resources ability. The incumbent should have excellent understanding of current technologies and should be able to do evaluation, analysis, and provide feedbacks of large, complex projects. Must be self-motivated and able to act independently once assignments are made. Able to set own priorities as well as the priorities of the group. Requires ability to understand the business practices, principals, and values employed at QuikTrip. On call 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Starting Salary: $133,100 - $166,350 Benefits: Employee Benefits – QuikTrip