At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead large-scale Data Engineering programs and ensure successful delivery.
- Company: Join a forward-thinking tech company focused on data innovation.
- Benefits: Attractive salary, flexible work options, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Collaborative culture with a focus on continuous learning and innovation.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in the data engineering field while leading dynamic teams.
- Qualifications: 12+ years in IT with strong data engineering and leadership experience.
The predicted salary is between 123750 - 151250 $ per year.
Delivery Manager – Data Engineering Programs
Role Summary
We areseeking an experienced Delivery Manager to lead the successful deliveryof large-scale Data Engineering programs.
The role requires ownership ofend-to-end delivery, including planning, execution, governance, stakeholderengagement, and team leadership.
The ideal candidate will possess a strong backgroundin cloud data platforms, data warehousing, data engineering practices, andprogramme delivery management.
The Delivery Manager will act as the primary interface between businessstakeholders, clients, architecture teams, and engineering teams to ensurehigh-quality, on-time, and on-budget delivery of strategic data initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Delivery Leadership
- Ownend-to-end delivery of Data Engineering programs, ensuring alignment withbusiness objectives and client expectations.
- Establishprogramme governance, delivery frameworks, reporting cadence, and riskmanagement processes.
- Managescope, schedule, budget, quality, and resource planning across multipleconcurrent initiatives.
- Ensuresuccessful delivery of data engineering initiatives.
- Drive Agile, Scrum, and Dev Ops delivery practices across distributed teams.
- Client& Stakeholder Management
- Serveas the primary point of contact for business and technology stakeholders.
- Buildtrusted relationships with client leadership and internal executives.
- Facilitateprogramme reviews, and executive reporting.
- Data Engineering & Technology Oversight
- Providedelivery oversight for enterprise data platforms built on Azure, Microsoft Fabric, Synapse.
- Ensureengineering teams adhere to architecture standards, security requirements, and best practices.
• Overseeimplementation of
- Data Warehousing and Lakehouse solutions
- Dataquality and governance frameworks
- AIinitiatives
- Partnerwith architects to drive scalable, secure, and cost-effective solutions.
- Managecontract commitments, resource utilization, delivery KPIs.
- Identifyopportunities for account growth, service expansion, and valuerealization.
- Risk& Quality Management
- Establishdelivery assurance practices.
- Proactivelyidentify programme risks, dependencies, and mitigation plans.
- Ensurecompliance with governance, security, regulatory, and audit requirements.
- Drivecontinuous improvement across delivery processes and operational metrics.
- People Leadership
- Build, mentor, and lead high-performing Data Engineering teams.
- Supporthiring, onboarding, workforce planning, performance management, and careerdevelopment.
- Fostera culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuouslearning.
- Required Qualifications
- 12+years of IT experience with at least 5+ years managing large Data Engineering or Analytics programs.
- Strongunderstanding of modern data architectures and cloud-native platforms.
- Experiencemanaging geographically distributed delivery teams.
- Technical Expertise
- Data Platforms
- Microsoft Fabric
- SQLServer
- Power BI
- Data Warehousing
- Lakehouse Architecture
- Data Modeling
- ETL/ELTFrameworks
- Data Governance
- Data Quality Management
- Performance Optimization
- Delivery& Operations
- Agile/ Scrum
- Release& Change Management
- Programmeleadership
- Clientrelationship management
- Riskand issue management
- Strongcommunication and presentation skills
- Teambuilding and people leadership
- Negotiationand conflict resolution
- Outcomeownership and execution excellence
- Success Measures
- On-timeand on-budget programme delivery
- Clientsatisfaction and CSAT improvement
- Revenueand margin achievement
- Deliveryquality and defect reduction
- Teamengagement and retention
- Continuousimprovement and innovation outcomes
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Delivery Lead with Data Engineer in Sydney employer: XPT Software
XPT Software is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters innovation and collaboration in the field of AI governance. Located at the heart of Defence operations, employees benefit from unique opportunities to engage with industry leaders and contribute to meaningful projects that enhance national security. With a strong focus on professional development, XPT Software supports employee growth through continuous learning and mentorship, making it an ideal place for those looking to make a significant impact in their careers.
