Senior Manager, Data Engineering

We are seeking an experienced and passionate Senior Data Engineering Manager to lead, mentor, and grow our Data Operations and Engineering team. The ideal candidate blends strong technical expertise in data engineering and the modern data stack with exceptional people management and cross-functional communication skills. You will be instrumental in defining our data standards, best practices, and overall data engineering roadmap. You’ve hustled, you’ve created, you’ve implemented, and you love the intensity of a startup in high-growth mode. 

This is a full time position, the salary range for this role is $190,000 - $220,000 depending on level of experience and geographic location.

Key Responsibilities

Team Management & Collaboration (50%)

• Team Development: Lead, mentor, and manage a team of Data Engineers, fostering a culture of ownership, continuous improvement, and technical excellence.
• Cross-Functional Partnering: Serve as the primary liaison between the Data Engineering team and other departments (Client Success, Partnerships, Product, Engineering, Clinical, and Business Intelligence) to translate business needs into technical requirements and roadmaps.
• Project Management: Work with leadership, stakeholders, and product managers to coordinate roadmap commitments, keep projects on track, and communicate and roll with changes as they inevitably occur
• Process Improvement: Drive the adoption of DevOps and DataOps methodologies, automating workflows, improving deployment processes, and reducing manual operational burden.

Data Operations, Security, & Compliance (25%)

• Operational Excellence: Oversee daily data operations of our Data Platform, including monitoring, incident response, and performance tuning of data pipelines and databases to ensure high uptime and meet defined SLAs.
• Data Quality & Governance: Implement proactive data quality checks and monitoring frameworks. Partner with stakeholders to establish and enforce data governance policies.
• HIPAA & Compliance: Ensure all data operations and infrastructure adhere strictly to healthcare regulatory requirements, including HIPAA and other relevant data privacy standards.
• Disaster Recovery: Develop and maintain robust backup, recovery, and business continuity plans for critical data assets.

Data Strategy & Engineering Leadership (25%)

• Architect and Build: Lead the design and implementation of scalable, reliable, and performant ETL/ELT data pipelines and data warehouse solutions that meet the demands of a growing organization.
• Multi-Cloud Infrastructure: Own and optimize the data infrastructure across AWS and Azure cloud environments, ensuring interoperability, cost efficiency, and robust security.
• Technology Expertise: Drive the selection and adoption of best-in-class data technologies, including modern data warehouses (e.g., Snowflake, Azure Synapse), orchestration tools (e.g., AWS Glue, Azure Data Factory), and real-time streaming solutions.
• Code Quality: Set and enforce standards for code quality, testing, version control (Git), and documentation for all data engineering projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field (Master’s preferred).
• 10+ years of experience in Data Engineering, with at least 2 years in a management or technical leadership role.
• Strong, hands-on experience with both AWS and Azure cloud platforms and their respective data services (e.g., AWS S3, EMR, Redshift, Lambda; Azure Data Lake, Azure Synapse, Data Factory).
• Expert proficiency in SQL, Python, and experience with modern data warehousing/data lake concepts.
• You are AI-native: You champion AI developer productivity tools (e.g., Cursor, GitHub Copilot) daily to accelerate your workflow and mentor the team on effective AI-assisted development.
• Demonstrable experience working with sensitive healthcare data (e.g., PHI, EMR/EHR, Claims data) and ensuring HIPAA compliance.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation) and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with a major orchestration tool like Apache Airflow or similar.
• Familiarity with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI).
• Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

We’re excited about you because you have

• An innate curiosity, an eye for detail, and excellent problem-solving and analytical skills. You stay up-to-date with the latest trends and technologies in data engineering.
• The ability to work independently and as part of a team coupled with strong communication skills, both written (documentation and comments) and verbal.
• A relative comfort with ambiguity and a mission driven mindset which makes you proactively seek to make things more smooth and scalable, rather than waiting for a solution to be dictated.
• An entrepreneurial spirit and an ability to innovate and solve problems creatively and strategically.
• Knowledge of healthcare tech industry and/or medical/pharmacy claims is a strong plus.
• A passion for Carrum Health’s mission to make healthcare more affordable and consumer-centric, one bundle at a time.