Manager Data Engineering

Are you looking to power the next leap in the exciting world of advanced electronics? Do you want to help solve problems that drive success in the rapidly evolving technology and connectivity landscape? Then bring your problem-solving, passion, and creativity to help us power the next leap in electronics.

At Qnity, we’re more than a global leader in materials and solutions for advanced electronics and high-tech industries – we’re a tight-knit team that is motivated by new possibilities, and always up for a challenge. All our dedicated teams contribute to making cutting-edge technology possible. We value forward-thinking challengers, boundary-pushers, and diverse perspectives across all our departments, because we know we play a critical role in the world enabling faster progress for all. Learn how you can start or jumpstart your career with us.

Manager, Data Engineering – Job Description

Qnity is a premier technology provider across the semiconductor value chain, empowering AI, high‑performance computing, and advanced connectivity. From groundbreaking solutions for semiconductor chip manufacturing, to enabling high‑speed transmission within complex electronic systems, our high‑performance materials and data integration expertise make tomorrow’s technologies possible. More information about the company, its businesses and solutions can be found at www.qnityelectronics.com.

Our purpose is Making tomorrow’s technologies possible

• To be a premier technology solutions provider across the semiconductor value chain, empowering AI, high performance computing, and advanced connectivity
• Innovative portfolio built on decades of leading-edge products and solutions.
• Mission-critical strategic Partner of Choice to fabs and industry leading OEMs.
• Best-in-class operating model with excellence and consistency in performance, scalability, security, and reliability.

The Manager, Data Engineering provides technical, delivery, and team leadership for enterprise data engineering initiatives. This role owns architecture governance, solution design oversight, project planning, execution management, engineering excellence, and end-to-end delivery of scalable, secure, and AI-ready data solutions.

The position requires a strong technical leader who can guide architecture and design decisions, mentor engineering teams, drive delivery execution, and partner with business stakeholders to deliver modern data and analytics solutions.

• Lead architecture and design reviews, and technical discussions for data engineering initiatives.
• Define and drive engineering standards, design principles, reusable frameworks, and establish best practices.
• Provide technical leadership across Azure Data Platform, ADF, Databricks, Lakehouse Architecture, Data Integration, and Analytics solutions.
• Evaluate architectural alternatives and technology choices based on scalability, reliability, maintainability, security, and cost optimization.
• Act as the senior technical escalation point for complex engineering challenges and critical delivery decisions.
• Own end-to-end delivery of Data Engineering, Analytics, Data Platform Modernization, and AI-enablement initiatives.
• Partner with Product Owners and business stakeholders to translate business objectives into technical roadmaps and execution plans.
• Drive effort estimation, work breakdown structures, milestone planning, dependency management, and resource planning.
• Ensure delivery commitments are achieved with the expected quality, timeline, and business outcomes.
• Lead and mentor a team of Data Engineers, fostering a culture of engineering excellence, ownership, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Build strong partnerships between business and engineering teams to ensure successful delivery outcomes.

• Bachelor’s degree in technology or engineering is required.
• 12-15 years of overall experience in Data & Analytics, including 5+ years of hands-on experience with Azure data engineering technologies.
• At least 3+ years of experience in leading data engineering teams or working in similar technical lead roles.
• Strong experience in architecting and designing scalable, secure data solutions and building AI-ready data platforms.

• Strong hands-on experience with Azure Data Factory (ADF), Databricks, PySpark & SQL.
• Strong understanding of Databricks Unity Catalog and CI/CD using Azure DevOps.
• Proven experience in designing secure, scalable, and AI‑ready data solutions.
• Ability to collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to gather requirements and deliver high‑impact data solutions.
• Strong sense of ownership, accountability, and execution discipline across multiple initiatives.

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to handle high-impact business stakeholder interactions effectively.
• Analytical thinking and judgment to evaluate complex problems and make sound architectural and design decisions considering scalability, security, and business impact.
• Strong leadership and ownership, with the ability to mentor team and drive execution excellence and continuous improvement.

• Data Engineering & Architecture - Designs and delivers scalable, secure, and AI‑ready data solutions, including batch and streaming data ingestion.
• Azure & Databricks - Strong hands‑on experience with Azure data services, ADF, Databricks, Unity Catalog, PySpark and SQL.
• Stakeholder Collaboration - Effectively partner with Business, Architecture, Data science, and Product teams to translate requirements into impactful data solutions.
• Relevant certifications in Azure, Databricks, Data Engineering, AI, or Data Governance are preferred.

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Qnity is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability or any other protected class. If you need a reasonable accommodation to search or apply for a position, please visit our Accessibility Page for Contact Information.

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