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Senior Manager, Data Engineering
Location
United States
Posted
2 days ago
Salary
$196K - $245K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Senior Manager, Data Engineering
Zscaler
• Drive platform strategy and architecture by defining the technical roadmap and long-term vision for the Enterprise Data Platform utilizing Snowflake, dbt, Matillion DPC, and Streamlit • Balance platform evolution and business support, transitioning teams toward a modern platform operating model with medallion and mesh architectures while supporting critical organization-wide data initiatives • Embed AI into data and analytics by designing pipelines, analytics models, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation systems to transition central data and federated BI teams into AI-ready units • Enable self-service and mesh architecture to empower decentralized business functions to independently build custom data models across foundational analytics layers • Implement robust platform governance, observability, and cost attribution frameworks while executing hands-on technical troubleshooting, prototyping advanced workflows, and developing AI/LLM-powered AIOps systems for operational efficiency
Job Requirements
- Demonstrated experience driving technical strategies to transition data structures into AI-ready units, alongside hands-on knowledge of building Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and Graph RAG architectures
- Five or more years of experience leading, mentoring, and growing high-performing data engineering, platform engineering, or analytics engineering teams
- Deep architectural and operational knowledge of Snowflake and dbt, including analytics engineering, modeling standards, and testing
- Practical experience implementing or operating within a self-service data platform environment and a Data Mesh architectural framework
- Strong hands-on experience with cloud-native ETL/ELT tools, preferably Matillion Data Productivity Cloud or similar
- Solid software engineering foundations in Python and SQL, including CI/CD, Git, and automated testing
Benefits
- Various health plans
- Time off plans for vacation and sick time
- Parental leave options
- Retirement options
- Education reimbursement
- In-office perks, and more!
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