Manager, Data Engineering - Merrimack - Connection

Description

Manager, Data Engineering
Elegant solutions to sophisticated problems. That's what you deliver. Surround yourself with the team, resources, and support you need to design and build world-class IT solutions.

Merrimack, NH

CONNECTION

At Connection, our purpose is simple: we connect people with technology. From hardware—PCs, printers, servers, and more—to cutting-edge cloud, cybersecurity, and professional IT services, we design, build, and support the IT solutions that thousands of companies, schools, and government agencies rely on every day. Back in 1982, we started out with two employees and a phone line. Today, Connection is a Fortune 1000 IT solutions partner operating in 174 countries around the world—still driven by that startup mentality and guided by our original purpose. We'd love for you to join us and make your mark on the future of technology.

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Full Time

$120,000.00/Yr. - $156,000.00/Yr.

Overview: What We Do:
We calm the confusion of IT by guiding the connection between people and technology. If a customer is looking for a better way to manage their warehouse inventory, equip their workforce, or secure their data, we make it happen. All it takes is finding the right combination of tech hardware, software, cloud solutions, and support services. That's what we do. We're the IT Department's IT Department.
Who We Are:
Our team is made stronger by a multitude of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. It's what makes Connection unique—what drives us to innovate and create technology solutions that stand apart from the crowd. We'd love for you to be a part of that fabric, to share your ideas and experiences with a team that thrives on fresh thinking, creativity, and helping others.
Why You Should Join Us:
You'll find supportive teammates and a rewarding career at Connection—plus great benefits. We take pride in supporting employees with a total rewards package that provides financial, emotional, and physical resources for you and your family. Our compensation, 401k plans, medical insurance, and other benefits are progressive and competitive. We value the importance of our employees' emotional well-being. To support employees, we provide free therapy visits, mental health coaching and tools, and meditation resources. You'll also enjoy a generous paid time off package that includes not only vacation and sick time, but also Wellness and Volunteer Time Off days.
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.
Working under general supervision of the Sr Director, Data Engineering and Science, the Manager of Data Engineering is responsible for managing the data engineering activities in support of all corporate information systems across multiple platforms. Responsibilities include working with our Business Transformation team and business partners on new project assessments, resource planning and allocation, solution design and project execution; mentoring and training team members and providing day-to-day leadership; and manages and implements process improvement initiatives. Works directly with the Data Governance and Data Analytics leaders to collaborate on data operations lifecycle policies and project collaboration.
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Responsibilities:

• Works with the PMO to assess projects and priorities, resource allocation and capacity planning and project tracking.
• Leads design and development initiatives, specifically providing technical leadership and mentoring.
• Directly interacts with business stakeholders as required, to gather requirements, provide updates and support implementations and any necessary escalations for post-deployment support.
• Serves as a Subject Matter Expert in the areas of data systems and integration.
• Identifies opportunities for process improvements and lead efforts to implement solutions.
• Collaborates with Data Governance and Data Analytics teams to provide input regarding processes and policies.
• Continues professional development through Connection University offerings as well as self-learning through various educational opportunities to keep abreast of technology advancements and leading trends.
• Establishes and communicates realistic performance expectations, motivates employees to achieve high performance through goal development; communicates performance improvement needs, supports employees learning and development, and conducts effective and timely performance evaluations.
• Encourages feedback and participation; provides support and direction when needed; creates an environment for self-motivation and promotes cooperation and teamwork.
• Performs all other duties or special projects as assigned.

Requirements:

• Advanced working knowledge of multiple data integration and engineering tools such as SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), Informatica, Databricks and replication engines, such as Fivetran.
• Strong working knowledge of Source Control applications such as Git or Bitbucket.
• Strong working knowledge of principles and techniques of the application development lifecycle process.
• Strong working knowledge of logical and physical database design concepts.
• Strong working knowledge of business Intelligence applications such as Power BI.
• Proven ability to facilitate knowledge transfer sessions and technical walkthroughs to continuously build cross-team support coverage.
• Proven ability to institute and drive development quality and governance.
• Discreet with demonstrated ability to work in a confidential executive environment using good judgment while acting as an ambassador for the company.
• Ability to work with architects and technical leads directly to establish and maintain data management policies and processes.
• Strong business acumen with ability to facilitate design sessions with business partners and technical resources.
• Intuitive with ability to perceive others' feelings and motives quickly from subtle signals.
• Decisive with ability to make a prompt determination and substantiate decision if challenged.
• Inquisitive information seeker with ability to ask probing questions to uncover root causes of problems.
• Organized state of mind with ability to document activities, anticipate problems, plan schedules and monitor performance according to priorities and deadlines.
• Supportive mentor with ability to guide and develop team members.