Data Engineering Manager

Data Engineering Manager CPI Security, a national leader in residential and commercial security solutions, is hiring a Data Engineering Manager to help lead our data transformation. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who enjoys building modern data solutions while mentoring and guiding a small team of data engineers. This role is on-site in Charlotte, NC. What You’ll Do: - Lead and mentor data engineers through code reviews, technical guidance, pair programming, and best-practice sharing. - Build and maintain scalable data pipelines, data models, and analytics-ready datasets using Snowflake, dbt, Python, SQL, and AWS. - Partner with business and technical stakeholders to understand data needs and deliver reliable, high-quality solutions. - Support the modernization of CPI’s data platform, including migration from legacy on-premises SQL Server and SSIS environments to Snowflake. - Design and build data marts using dimensional modeling to support reporting, BI, and analytics needs. - Implement data quality checks, testing, monitoring, and deployment automation across the data pipeline lifecycle. - Help define practical engineering standards for data modeling, development, documentation, security, and performance. - Support DataOps practices including CI/CD, testing, monitoring, access controls, and secure data sharing. What We’re Looking For: Required Experience - 6+ years of data engineering experience, including cloud data platforms. - 4+ years of hands-on Snowflake experience. - 4+ years of dbt experience, Cloud or Core. - 4+ years of Python development experience. - 4+ years of AWS experience. - Experience building data warehouses, data marts, and production-grade data pipelines. - Strong SQL and dimensional modeling experience. - Experience with CI/CD, automated deployments, and data quality testing. - Experience mentoring junior or mid-level data engineers. - Ability to balance hands-on development with technical leadership. Technical Skills - Snowflake, dbt, Python, SQL, AWS. - SQL Server and SSIS experience preferred, especially in migration environments. - Data orchestration tools such as Airflow, Prefect, or similar. - Data modeling, data warehousing, and analytics engineering best practices. - Data governance, security, RBAC, monitoring, and compliance concepts. - Agile or Scrum experience preferred. Preferred Qualifications - AWS Certified Developer or related AWS certification. - Snowflake certification. - Experience with modern BI and analytics platforms. - Prior experience supporting cloud data platform migrations. Soft Skills - Strong communication skills with both technical and business audiences. - Positive, collaborative, and team-oriented approach. - Strong problem-solving skills and ownership mindset. - Ability to lead through influence, coaching, and hands-on technical contribution. - Comfortable working in a lean, fast-moving team environment. Why Join CPI Security - Help build and modernize an enterprise data platform during an active transformation. - Lead and mentor a growing data engineering function while staying hands-on. - Work with modern cloud data technologies including Snowflake, dbt, Python, and AWS. - Join a collaborative, high-impact team in a dynamic and growing company. - Competitive compensation and benefits package. - Professional development and certification support. - On-site role in Charlotte, NC.