UMGC
Senior Manager, Data Lakehouse
(North America) Adelphi, MD · Senior · Part-time
No sponsorship$160k-$175kDetected 30 days ago
DatabricksCI/CDDevOpsMachine LearningData EngineeringStakeholder ManagementPerformance ManagementLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationMentoring
About the role
- The University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination.
- Workplace Accommodations: The University of Maryland Global Campus Global Campus (UMGC) is committed to creating and maintaining a welcoming and inclusive working environment for people of all abilities.
- For information about UMGC's Reasonable Workplace Accommodation Policy or to request an accommodation, applicants/candidates can contact Employee Accommodations via email at employee-accommodations@umgc.edu.
Responsibilities
- Oversee data architecture and engineering activities, including ELT/ETL and CI/CD pipelines and data integration across Bronze, Silver, and Gold layers to support analytics, reporting, operational, and AI use cases.
- Monitor and maintain day to day platform operations, including performance, availability, and issue resolution, ensuring service levels and operational expectations are met.
- Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, IT, and business stakeholders to deliver approved analytics, AI, and self-service capabilities within established architectural, security, and governance standards.
- Manage delivery commitments and operational priorities, supporting resource planning, vendor coordination, and cost optimization under approved operating plans and AVP Enterprise Data oversight.
- Implement and maintain data governance, security, quality, and compliance controls in partnership with information security, legal, and compliance teams, ensuring adherence to regulatory and institutional requirements.
- The Senior Manager, Data Lakehouse is a senior technical and people leader responsible for executing and operating UMGC's enterprise data strategy through the design, implementation, and ongoing management of the Data Lakehouse and analytics platform.
- This role leads the day to day operation of the Databricks Lakehouse platform, ensuring data is secure, reliable, and optimized to support analytics and AI/ML enabled decision making.
- The position balances hands on technical leadership, team management, and platform operations while collaborating with cross functional stakeholders to support approved enterprise initiatives.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Information Science and Technology, Library and Information Science, Computer Science, Business Analytics, or a related field.
Nice to have
- 7-9 years of experience supporting or delivering enterprise data and analytics platforms
- 3+ years of experience leading data engineering or analytics teams
- AI/BI integration
- Databricks strongly preferred
- Preferred Experience Requirements
Skills
- Education & Experience
- Education & Experience Requirements:
Compensation
- $160k-$175k
Benefits
- Generous Time Off: Enjoy 22 days of paid vacation, 15 days of sick leave, 3 personal days, and 16 paid holidays (17 during general election years).
- For part-time employees, time off rates will be prorated based on the number of hours worked.
- Comprehensive Health Coverage: Access to health care, medical with vision, dental, and prescription plans for both individuals and families, effective from the 1st of the month following your hire date.
- Insurance Options: Term Life Insurance, Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance, and Long-Term Disability (LTD) Insurance.
- Flexible Spending Accounts: Available for medical and dependent care expenses.
- Retirement Plans: Choose between the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) or the Maryland State Retirement and Pension System (MSRPS).
- Supplemental Retirement Plans: include 401(k), 403(b), 457(b), and various Roth options.
- Tuition Remission: Immediate availability for Regular Exempt Staff.
- Spouses and dependent children are eligible for undergraduate tuition remission after two years of service.
- NOTE: For part-time employees (at least 50 percent of the time), tuition remission benefits are prorated.
Equal opportunity
- The University of Maryland Global Campus Global Campus (UMGC) is committed to creating and maintaining a welcoming and inclusive working environment for people of all abilities.
- UMGC is dedicated to the principle that no qualified individual with a disability shall, based on disability, be excluded from participation in or be denied the benefits of the services, programs, or activities of the University, or be subjected to discrimination.
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