Engineering Manager Data Engineering & Platforms
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Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
As the Data Platform and Engineering Team Lead this role is responsible for leading and managing a talented team of data engineers while helping shape and execute the overall Data Platform & Engineering (DPE) strategy.
What youll do
- Support guide and develop the Data Platform & Engineering team fostering a culture of accountability operational excellence and continuous improvement.
- Promote collaboration shared ownership and transparent communication across teams to deliver outcomes that support carsales strategic and operational goals.
- Run carsales core data platforms (Snowflake RMQ etc) to high operational standards ensuring scalability reliability and performance.
- Ensure sound engineering standards are upheld in the development and delivery of data infrastructure and pipelines.
- Advocate for strong data governance lineage and quality practices aligned with CAR Groups data standards and policies.
- Drive adoption of sound engineering practices across the team including observability automation version control and CI/CD ensuring the platform remains reliable and cost-efficient.
- Partner closely with Product Platform and Analytics teams to align priorities communicate progress and ensure the data platform delivers measurable business value.
- Oversee the health reliability and evolution of the carsales data ecosystem through disciplined operational management and proactive issue resolution
Qualifications :
What are we looking for
- Proven experience as an Engineering Manager Data Platform Lead or similar role within large-scale data environments.
- Hands-on technical experience in modern data stacks including data modelling orchestration and real-time/streaming architectures (e.g. Snowflake BigQuery Kafka/RMQ Airflow).
- Strong understanding of cloud platforms (AWS/GCP) and data engineering best practices for performance reliability and scalability.
- Demonstrated FinOps experience in managing and optimizing cloud data costs.
- Track record of building and enabling high-performing data engineering teams.
- Excellent communication and decision-making skills with the ability to simplify complexity and guide cross-functional teams.
- Effective organisational and delivery management skills management skills ensuring structured execution across multiple priorities.
Additional Information :
A few other things we want to let you know about...
- carsales is an equal opportunity employer who prides themselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We encourage everyone of all ages genders and backgrounds to apply. If youre a candidate with a disability or youll need some adjustments to be at your best let us know how we can provide you with additional support.
- We know how important keeping that balance between work/life is and have a range of flexible working options on offer including part time. We are open to this conversation during our recruitment process if you want to know more just ask!
- We are a proud Circle Back Initiative Employer which means we are committed to responding to every job applicant.
- Successful candidates joining the carsales family are required to undergo a National Police Record check and must have full-time Australian working rights on an ongoing basis.
So come and join our team - because every role is a big role in our plans to go big.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Key Skills
- Hospitality Experience
- Go
- Management Experience
- React
- Redux
- Node.js
- AWS
- Mechanical Engineering
- Team Management
- Leadership Experience
- Mentoring
- Distributed Systems
About Company
Are you ready to be a big part of something big?At carsales, we're all about making buying and selling a great experience. For 25 years we’ve been evolving with the new economy to help people choose how they move today and tomorrow.When it comes to your career, we want to provide big ... View more
