Manager Data Engineering

**Let's Write Africa's Story Together!** Old Mutual is a firm believer in the African opportunity and our diverse talent reflects this. **Job Description** The Data Engineering Manager will lead the data engineering function, driving the design, development and delivery of scalable, secure and high-quality data platforms and products. The role combines technical leadership, people management, engineering delivery and strategic stakeholder engagement, enabling data-driven decision-making, analytics and AI across the organisation. **Responsibilities** * Lead, coach and develop a high-performing team of Data Engineers. * Define and execute the data engineering and platform roadmap aligned to business and technology strategy. * Oversee the design and delivery of scalable data pipelines, data platforms and data products. * Drive modern data engineering practices across cloud, automation, DevOps, CI/CD and data quality. * Ensure data platforms are reliable, secure, scalable and cost-effective. * Partner with Data Science, Analytics, Architecture, Technology and business stakeholders to enable analytics, AI and machine learning use cases. * Promote strong practices around data governance, security, quality, metadata and lineage. * Provide technical direction on data architecture, engineering standards and technology selection. * Manage delivery priorities, risks, dependencies and stakeholder expectations. * Drive continuous improvement, innovation and adoption of emerging data technologies. **Minimum Requirements** * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, Data Science or related field. * 8+ years' experience in data engineering, software engineering, data platforms or related technology disciplines. * 3+ years' experience leading or managing data engineering teams. * Proven experience designing and implementing enterprise-scale data platforms and pipelines. * Strong experience with cloud data platforms, preferably Azure, AWS or GCP. * Strong SQL and Python skills. * Experience with technologies such as Databricks, Snowflake, Microsoft Fabric, Spark, Kafka, Airflow or dbt would be advantageous. * Experience working in Agile, DevOps and CI/CD environments. * Strong stakeholder management, communication and problem-solving skills. **Advantageous Experience** * Financial services or insurance experience. * Data lake/lakehouse environments. * AI/ML and MLOps. * Real-time/streaming data. * Data governance and regulatory environments. * Cloud migration and modernisation of legacy data platforms   **Preferred Skills:** Certifications in relevant data engineering, cloud, or leadership domains. Experience with real-time data processing and streaming technologies. Knowledge of containerization and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes). Familiarity with data security and privacy considerations. **Skills** **Competencies** Business Insight Courage Cultivates Innovation Ensures Accountability Manages Complexity Optimizes Work Processes Plans and Aligns Strategic Mindset **Education** Bachelor of Commerce (BCom): Computer Science And Engineering (Required) **Closing Date** 20 August 2026 , 23:59 _**The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question.**_ _**The Old Mutual Story!**_