Data Engineering Manager

Our data platform supports important regulatory, commercial and strategic outcomes across Vanquis. This role provides leadership across multiple engineering squads and helps ensure that the platform is governed, resilient, cost-effective and capable of supporting the organisation’s future needs.

You’ll work closely with Data Engineering, Architecture, Data Governance, Risk, Compliance, Security, Operations, Service teams and third-party delivery partners. You’ll have the opportunity to influence senior stakeholders, challenge constructively and see how your decisions contribute to meaningful outcomes across the organisation

Engineering with purpose

We connect technical decisions to the outcomes they create for our customers, colleagues and business.

Automation first

We look for opportunities to automate repeatable activity, improve delivery flow and reduce unnecessary manual processes.

Controlled by design

Quality, security, resilience, cost and compliance are considered throughout the engineering lifecycle.

Shared ownership

Engineering teams collaborate with Architecture, Governance, Risk, Security and Operations from design through to service handover.

Continuous learning

We invest in developing skills, knowledge and capability

Snowflake platform engineering and multi-account architecture

Data Vault 2.0 modelling

Coalesce, dbt or comparable metadata-driven transformation tooling

Role-based access control, data access and masking

Cost governance, consumption management and cost attribution

Observability, platform operations and resilience

CI/CD and infrastructure as code

Data products, semantic modelling and analytics enablement

Essential experience

Significant data engineering experience, including experience leading engineers or senior technical contributors

Deep experience of Snowflake at scale, including platform architecture, access controls, operations and cost governance

Strong practical knowledge of Data Vault 2.0, with experience setting or owning modelling standards

Experience using Coalesce, dbt or another metadata-driven transformation platform

Experience leading, developing and building engineering capability, including recruitment, performance and succession

An understanding of engineering within a regulated, controlled or similarly complex environment

Experience managing complex delivery across multiple teams, dependencies and stakeholders

The ability to communicate technical subjects clearly and influence senior technical and non-technical audiences

Experience working with third-party partners and geographically distributed teams

You don’t need to match every point perfectly. What matters is that you can bring together technical leadership, sound judgement and people leadership to help us strengthen and evolve our Data Engineering capability.

SnowPro, Data Vault, data management, leadership or management qualifications

Experience within financial services or another highly regulated sector

Experience of semantic modelling, analytics enablement or internal data marketplaces

A degree in a relevant subject, although equivalent practical technical experience is equally valued

This is an opportunity to broaden your influence across a significant data engineering portfolio, develop engineering leaders and shape standards that will guide how our data platform evolves.

You’ll work across technical strategy, people leadership, governance, portfolio delivery and senior stakeholder engagement, giving you the scope to deepen your expertise and develop towards broader senior engineering, data or technology leadership opportunities.

🏆 Award-Winning Employer Great Place to Work Certified • Financial Times Best Employers 2025 & 2026 • Armed Forces Friendly Employer, Bronze

🎓 LinkedIn Learning Access to learning resources to support your growth and development

🏠 Flexible Hybrid Working A balanced approach to office and home working

🙌 Two Volunteering Days Paid time to support causes that matter to you

💜 Inclusive Culture A workplace where colleagues are supported, respected and encouraged to be themselves

👨‍👩‍👧 Enhanced Family Leave Supporting colleagues through important life moments

💰 Up to 10% Pension Contribution Helping you plan and prepare for the future

🎂 Paid Birthday Leave An extra day off to celebrate you

🌴 25–30 Days Annual Leave Time away to rest, reset and recharge

🚀 Career Development Opportunities Support to build skills, grow your career and shape what comes next

If you’re looking for an opportunity to lead talented engineering teams, influence the evolution of a significant Snowflake data platform and help shape the future of Data Engineering at Vanquis, we’d love to hear from you.

Our Talent Acquisition team manages all recruitment activity directly. We work with approved recruitment partners where additional support is required.

Unsolicited CVs submitted without prior agreement from Vanquis Talent Acquisition will be considered direct applications and no agency fees will be payable.

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