Data Engineering Manager

THE NEXT CHAPTER STARTS WITH YOU

Data Engineering Manager

Lead the people, platform and engineering standards powering the next chapter of data at Vanquis

We’ve invested significantly in modernising our technology landscape and strengthening our data capabilities. The opportunity now is to evolve, optimise and scale our Snowflake data platform, while building the engineering capability, standards and controls needed for what comes next. [

As our Data Engineering Manager, you’ll lead and develop a team of Lead Data Engineers while overseeing multiple engineering squads delivering data products across Vanquis.

You’ll combine strong people leadership with deep technical expertise, helping shape our Snowflake platform, Data Vault 2.0 modelling approach and wider engineering standards. You’ll have visible influence across quality, cost, resilience, governance and the continued development of our Data Engineering capability

There's More to the Story

Vanquis is evolving.

We’re investing in our people, modernising how we work and building new capabilities across the business. This role offers the opportunity to help shape a significant data platform, develop engineering leaders and influence decisions that support important regulatory, commercial and strategic outcomes.

How you’ll make an impact:  

• Lead, support and develop Lead Data Engineers and multiple engineering squads
• Shape our Data Vault 2.0 modelling approach and wider engineering standards
• Influence how we operate and evolve our Snowflake platform at scale
• Strengthen platform controls across access, masking, classification and environment management
• Improve platform resilience, observability and cost governance
• Oversee portfolio planning, dependencies, risks and service handovers
• Champion automation, CI/CD and streamlined engineering practices
• Collaborate across Technology, Architecture, Governance, Risk, Security and Operations to deliver trusted data products

Why this role matters

Our data platform supports important regulatory, commercial and strategic outcomes across Vanquis.

You’ll be accountable for the quality, cost, resilience and governance of data across your portfolio, helping ensure our platform remains controlled, efficient and capable of supporting changing organisational needs.  

Reporting to the Senior Data Engineering Manager, you’ll work with Data Engineering leaders, Architecture, Data Governance, Risk, Compliance, Internal Audit, Security, Operations, Service teams and third-party delivery partners. You’ll also contribute to the Enterprise Design Forum and Architectural Community of Practice, giving you the opportunity to influence decisions beyond your immediate portfolio.

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The Data Engineering Principles we build around

• ⚙️ Automation First - Improve flow and reduce unnecessary manual processes.
• 🔒 Controlled by Design - Build quality, security, resilience, cost and compliance into engineering decisions.
• 🤝 Shared Ownership - Collaborate from initial design through to service handover.
• 🚀 Continuous Improvement - Use insight, metrics and constructive challenge to improve how we work.
• 📚 Developing Capability - Invest in engineering leaders and create opportunities for people to grow.
• 🎯 Engineering with Purpose - Connect technical decisions to meaningful outcomes for customers, colleagues and the business.

The tools and technologies helping us shape what’s next

• ❄️ Data Platform - Snowflake, including multi-account architecture, platform operations and warehouse strategy
• 🏗️ Data Modelling - Data Vault 2.0, semantic modelling and data-product ownership
• ⚡ Transformation Tooling - Coalesce, dbt or comparable metadata-driven transformation platforms
• 🔐 Platform Controls - Role-based access control, data access, masking and classification
• 📊 Platform Management - Observability, resilience, consumption management and cost governance
• 🔄 Engineering Practices - CI/CD, infrastructure as code, automation and continuous improvemen

Essential experience

• Significant data engineering experience, including leadership of engineers or senior technical contributors
• Deep Snowflake experience at scale, including platform architecture, access controls, operations and cost governance
• Strong Data Vault 2.0 knowledge, with experience shaping, applying or owning modelling standards
• Experience using Coalesce, dbt or another metadata-driven transformation platform
• Experience leading, developing and building engineering capability
• Experience overseeing complex delivery across multiple teams, priorities and dependencies
• An understanding of engineering within a regulated, controlled or similarly complex environment
• The ability to influence senior stakeholders and communicate technical subjects clearly
• Experience working with third-party partners or geographically distributed teams

You don’t need to match every point perfectly. We’re interested in the technical expertise, leadership experience and transferable knowledge you can bring, as well as your commitment to learning and developing others.

Useful, but not essential

• Experience within financial services or another regulated sector
• SnowPro, Data Vault, data management, leadership or management qualifications
• Experience of semantic modelling, analytics enablement or internal data marketplaces
• Experience managing onshore, offshore or third-party engineering teams
• A relevant degree, although equivalent practical technical experience is equally valued

Career development

This is an opportunity to broaden your influence across a significant data engineering portfolio.

You’ll develop engineering leaders, shape standards across multiple squads and gain exposure to technical strategy, platform governance, cost management and senior stakeholder engagement.

As Vanquis continues to strengthen its data capability, you’ll have the scope to deepen your expertise and develop towards broader senior engineering, data or technology leadership opportunities

Why Vanquis?

• 🏆 Great Place to Work Certified
• 🏆 Financial Times Best Employers 2025 & 2026
• 🏆 Armed Forces Friendly Employer (Bronze)
• 🏠 Flexible Hybrid Working
• 💜 Inclusive Culture
• 💰 Up to 10% Pension Contribution
• 🌴 25-30 Days Annual Leave
• 🎓 LinkedIn Learning
• 🙌 Two Volunteering Days
• 👨 👩 👧 Enhanced Family Leave
• 🎂 Paid Birthday Leave
• 🚀 Career Development Opportunities

Ready to shape what’s 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.

The Next Chapter Starts With You.

Recruitment agency information

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.