Manager, Data Engineering - Hybrid

ULTRA MOBILE is seeking a talented Manager, Data Engineering to join the Enterprise Information Management (EIM) in Costa Mesa, CA! Individual reports to Senior Manager, Data Engineering. Role is Hybrid. 

This role is a hybrid opportunity that requires a local commutable distance to the HQ Costa Mesa, CA office as needed. 

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Manager, Data Engineering is a member of the EIM team that provides technical and resource management leadership in the delivery of daily operations of Data Engineering and Enablement teams.   You will be a hands-on leader who will drive the importance of purpose-built data capabilities and is passionate about “data-driven” decisions. Serve as one of the Product Owners for 24/7 Data Engineering Operations, including stakeholder engagement with cross-functional engineering teams and business leaders is key to successfully providing solutions that ensure the consistency, accuracy, availability, and security of our data.  

This role leads teams that designs, develops, and test data integrations, ensuring adherence to standards, conformity to business requirements, delivery within commitments, and the evolution of the Data Lake/Warehouse as we leverage Modern Cloud Technologies including (AWS, Snowflake!).  

Your usual day of awesomeness includes:  

• Hands-on technical leadership for your team performance, mentoring, training, upskilling, and working side-by-side with your team of Engineers.
• Leading the daily operations of the data engineering teams by example, leveraging UVNV Inc. core values to establish credibility and optimize the team’s value.
• Serve as a Product Owner in Agile for Data Engineering ‘data products’ roadmap, intake, refinement, prioritization, grooming/sizing, and delivery.
• Developing effective data products and integration solutions to transform, store, and retrieve company data assets.
• Lead the collaboration with analysts, data scientists, data engineers, and business teams to recommend and improve data products that support business processes.
• Advance our Data Engineering stack through leveraging serverless, CI/CD, terraform, orchestration, data modeling as needed, development of our ETL/Data pipelines, DBT, and more.
• Responsible for the accuracy, consistency and applicability of the data engineering team’s delivery.

WHAT YOU BRING

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / Statistics / Math or equivalent experience.
• 4+ years of experience performing data engineering services.
• 2+ years of experience leading technical teams including Agile framework delivery.
• Strong Data Engineering background with expertise in Python, ETL, Data Visualization, DBT, and Data Engineering Pipelines.
• 2+ Years of Cloud experience working with AWS services (Lambda, S3, Glue, Aurora, Dynamo, MWAA) and cloud data systems like Snowflake.
• Experienced with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), CI/CD (Git/Bit, CI/CD, Orchestration).
• Experience with coding languages for data manipulation and analysis like Python or R for data engineering and backend development.
• A data product-focused mindset with the ability to understand business requirements to develop systems that conform to enterprise standards and will scale and extend to accommodate those needs.
• Ability to work through a problem logically, identify root causes, and provide practical effective solutions while being detail and process-oriented.
• Excellent written, visual, and oral communication skills, ability to communicate with key business and/or technical partners clearly and succinctly.
• A self-starter who can work without continuous supervision and is highly organized
• Driven sense of ownership, passion to build quality data products on a massive scale in a collaborative and agile environment, and an excitement to learn.
• Amplified attention to detail and excellent communication/collaboration skills.
• Desire to drive data initiatives and articulate the value across the organization.
• Ability to work independently, autonomously, and effectively for value-added outcomes.
• Bonus points for:
• Snowflake
• Airflow/Jenkins
• Containerized service development
• Big Data/Spark ecosystem
• Kafka/Kinesis
• Certifications Preferred:
• AWS (Minimum Developer or Solutions Architect Associate)
• Terraform 
• Database Related

WE ARE ULTRA & MINT MOBILE

We connect people to what’s most important in their lives: Easily, affordably and reliably. We strive to be California’s Preeminent Destination Employer. Oh yeah, we get it too! We understand what matters to you most. You’re an individual with unique needs, and we’re prepared to exceed any expectations you have for an ideal employer. 

We’re smart, strategic, and get things done without a lot of red tape or unnecessary politics. Everyone matters here and everyone has a voice. Expect to spend your time contributing to projects that really matter. We obsess over the employee experience. To start, we provide some of the most competitive salary, benefits, family leave, and vacation in Southern California. We believe in you and invest in you. Not just your career aspirations, but your life.

In addition, we’ve got a laundry list of perks you’ll brag about on insta -- Lunch every day prepared by our very own chef, healthy snacks, onsite gym, car wash services, and most importantly, a team atmosphere. We even raise the bar on well bars, including Espresso/Cappuccino/Nitro/Cold Brew Bar, Froyo Bar, Breakfast Bar, Snack Bar and a, well, you know, bar (after 5 pm).  

And if you feel intrigued right now reading, imagine the co-workers we have already attracted. This is the kind of team you’ll want to take home to mom or invite to your kid’s next birthday party. This is the kind of close-knit community happening here. Come check out how you can be part of Ultra & Mint! 

OUR VALUES – LET’S MAKE LIFE ULTRA TOGETHER!

• Ownership: We are all owners; be the outcome and get the job done.
• Action Biased: Be brilliant, proactive, and act with urgency.
• Embrace the Adventure: Be agile, adaptive, and thrive on change.
• Invent and Simplify: Never accept good enough.

$1,000 REFERRAL BONUS

Take a look at this job description, if you are the right person, please apply. If Ultra Mobile doesn't appear to be a fit for you, refer a friend or colleague and get $1,000. Let your friend or colleague know to provide your full name and email when applying to the job.  If we hire them and they stay for 90 days, you get $1000.  For more details of restrictions and rules, please email [email protected].

We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, genetic information, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, lawful alien status, national origin, age, marital status, or protected veteran status. We support an inclusive workplace where associates excel based on personal merit, qualification, experience, ability, and job performance.

In support of the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, the range of starting pay for this role is $140,000 - $160,000.  This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, actual compensation is influenced by a wide range of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, education, certifications, responsibility, and geographic location.  We also offer a variety of benefits including health, disability insurance, 401 (k), flexible spending accounts, EAP, education reimbursement, parental leave, unlimited vacation, bonuses, and company paid holidays.  The specific programs available will vary depending on state, start date, and employment type. Our recruitment team will be happy to answer any questions you may have.

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