{"id":3054055,"url":"https://alion.io/job/auckland-council-senior-manager-data-engineering","title":"Senior Manager - Data Engineering","company":{"id":2689741,"name":"Auckland Council","domain":"aucklandcouncil.govt.nz","url":"https://alion.io/company/aucklandcouncil","size_band":null,"is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"SuccessFactors","truth_index":null},"role":"Data Science","role_family":"Data Science","seniority":"senior","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Auckland, New Zealand"],"countries":["NZ"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":59000,"max_usd":154000,"period":"year","method":"global_role_cell_scaled_by_country","sample_n":2679},"experience_years_min":10,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"CI/CD","optional":false},{"name":"Databricks","optional":false},{"name":"dbt","optional":false},{"name":"ETL/ELT","optional":false},{"name":"Fivetran","optional":false},{"name":"Machine Learning","optional":false},{"name":"Power BI","optional":false},{"name":"Python","optional":false},{"name":"SAP BusinessObjects","optional":false},{"name":"Snowflake","optional":false},{"name":"SQL","optional":false},{"name":"Tableau","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-02T00:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-02","last_verified_at":"2026-11-02T06:37:57Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":61,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":61},"description":"Lead Auckland Council’s transition to a modern data platform\nShape the data engineering strategy, roadmap and technical direction\nBuild and inspire a high-performing team of data engineers\nHe angitūtanga: The opportunity\nAs Senior Manager - Data Engineering, you will lead Auckland Council’s Data Engineering team and shape the strategy, roadmap and transition from legacy systems to our Modern Data Platform. This is an exciting opportunity to influence the future of data engineering across a large and complex organisation, creating scalable, reliable and sustainable data solutions that enable trusted insights, automation and innovation.\nIn this role, you will:\nLead the data engineering strategy and roadmap, overseeing the development of foundational data assets and pipelines across Snowflake, dbt, Fivetran and Power BI.\nDrive the transition from legacy platforms, including the decommissioning of existing BusinessObjects and Power BI pipelines, integrations and the WhereScape RED Enterprise Data Warehouse.\nEstablish the technologies, methodologies and quality controls used for data ingestion, integration and transformation, ensuring solutions are accurate, reliable and aligned with data governance standards.\nLead, coach and develop a high-performing team of data engineers, fostering technical excellence, innovation, accountability and continuous improvement.\nPartner with business stakeholders, technology teams and external vendors to prioritise delivery, manage expectations and identify opportunities across analytics, automation and machine learning.\nClick this link to access the Position Description\nHe kōrero mōu: About you\nWe’re looking for an experienced strategic and technical leader with a strong record of delivering data engineering transformation within large-scale, data-mature environments. You’ll bring broad expertise across modern data technologies such as Snowflake, Databricks, dbt and Fivetran, alongside visualisation platforms including Power BI or Tableau. Hands-on proficiency in SQL and a programming language such as Python will be important, along with experience building reliable production pipelines, designing ETL and ELT patterns, applying dimensional or medallion data modelling, and embedding version control and CI/CD practices.\nAn inspiring and adaptable people leader, you’ll be comfortable navigating ambiguity, motivating teams and leading others confidently through change. You’ll champion platform reliability, observability, data governance, quality, compliance, performance and cost optimisation while maintaining a clear view of the wider strategic picture. Your Agile mindset, sound commercial awareness and strong communication, influencing and negotiation skills will enable you to build trusted relationships, manage competing priorities and improve service delivery across the organisation.\nTo be successful in this role, you will have:\nAt least 10 years’ experience in data and analytics roles within organisations with a high level of data maturity, including five or more years in senior or technical leadership positions.\nProven experience leading teams through the complete data migration lifecycle, from strategy and planning through to execution, validation and transition.\nDemonstrated success managing complex stakeholder relationships and delivering technical programmes within agreed scope, budget and timelines.\nA relevant technical or professional degree in computer science, information technology, statistics, engineering or a comparable discipline\nNgā āhuatanga kei a mātou: What we offer\nAuckland Council is one of the largest local authorities in the South Pacific providing essential services and facilities to more than 1.6 million people. We are progressive socially, culturally and environmentally while we work towards creating change having an impact on our journey to becoming a city we are proud of for our ratepayers and residents.\nEhara taku toa, he takitahi, he toa takitini My success is not mine alone, but the success of many.\nIn return for your hard work, you will be rewarded with a competitive salary and be a part of a friendly and collaborative team that is dedicated to our customers. You will receive dedicated training and development to help build your career and on top of this, as part of our Auckland Council Group, you will gain access to many benefits and discounts. Click link to find out more about our employee benefits package.\nIf you have any questions about this role, please email me \nMe Tono Ināianei!: Apply Now!\nApplications close Sunday 8 November 2026\n#workingforauckland #dataleadership #analyticsleadership\nAuckland Council is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) and we are committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. 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