Data Platforms Engineering Manager — AI Pipelines (Hybrid)

Northern Ireland Water Limited; Belfast; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading water utility provider is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead a newly established Data Engineering team in Belfast. In this role, you will manage a team, oversee the design of scalable data pipelines, and ensure data governance. The ideal candidate has strong expertise in data engineering and modern pipeline tools, with a salary of up to £100,000 plus benefits and a hybrid work model.

Benefits

10% bonus

Enhanced holiday allowance

Private medical

Critical illness benefits

Wider well-being benefits

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing and developing high-performing software/data engineering teams.
• Strong technical expertise in data engineering and modern pipeline tools.
• Experience with AI/ML platforms or generative AI technologies will be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, and develop the Data Engineering team through all stages of project delivery.
• Oversee the design and implementation of scalable, modern data pipelines and platforms.
• Collaborate with product and engineering stakeholders to align technical delivery.

Skills

Data engineering

Team management

SQL

Python

dbt

Airflow

Kafka

Tools

Snowflake

Redshift

BigQuery

Job description

A leading water utility provider is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead a newly established Data Engineering team in Belfast. In this role, you will manage a team, oversee the design of scalable data pipelines, and ensure data governance. The ideal candidate has strong expertise in data engineering and modern pipeline tools, with a salary of up to £100,000 plus benefits and a hybrid work model.