Manager Data Engineering

Lead, mentor, and empower a team of data engineers responsible for the design, development, and maintenance of Hudson Valley Credit Union’s data infrastructure and pipelines. Ensure data and technology are reliable, scalable, accessible, and available to support business objectives and enable data-driven decision-making. This role combines technical expertise with leadership, project management, vendor management, and budget management skills.

Responsibilities

• Implement the long-term data strategy to align data initiatives with business goals and enable data-driven decision-making, including designing and maintaining scalable data architectures (data warehouse/lakes) and data pipelines (ETL/ELT). Maintain roadmaps and processing documentation.
• Ensure data quality, integrity, and security by implementing governance policies and best practices.
• Hire and develop Data Engineer employees, including career development, performance reviews, 1x1 meetings, and fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.
• Responsible for project resource allocation and ensuring data solutions are designed and delivered on time, with quality, and within budget.
• Oversee the design, implementation, and optimization of robust, scalable, and efficient data warehouses and data pipelines.
• Define and implement industry-standard best practices for data ingestion, processing, storage, and transformation.
• Ensure resiliency, scalability, and performance through modern and mature monitoring, enforcement of data quality standards, data validation processes, and governance.
• Participate in the annual budget for people, technology, and vendors.
• Adhere to all Credit Union policies, procedures, and regulatory agency requirements. Participate in required and recommended training and development, including Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) training, and demonstrate attained knowledge.
• Participate in Credit Union teams, projects, and strategic initiatives as opportunities arise.
• Perform additional duties and special projects as assigned.
• Embrace and apply HVCU’s guiding principles, including the Credit Union’s Mission, Vision, Core Values, Employee and Member Value Propositions, Sales and Service Model, and commitment to Lean Six Sigma practices. Support initiatives by demonstrating teamwork and professionalism.
• Responsible for regular and predictable attendance, including punctuality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field required.
• ITIL v3 or v4 foundation certification (or within 1 year of joining) required.
• Certified Information Technology Manager (CITM) or comparable certification (or within 1 year of joining) required.
• Microsoft Certified in Azure Data Engineer (or within 1 year of joining) required.
• Databricks Certified in Data Engineer Associate (or within 1 year of joining) required.
• Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in IT required.
• Minimum 7 years of hands-on experience in data engineering required.
• Minimum 4 years of experience with a modern programming language required.
• Minimum 4 years of leadership experience (Supervisor or higher) required.
• Minimum 2 years of experience with Databricks required.

Benefits

• Base and variable pay structures.
• Paid personal, holiday, and volunteer time off.
• Professional development and training.
• Student loan repayment and tuition reimbursement programs.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401(k) with employer match and non-elective employer contribution.
• Life, short-term, and long-term disability insurances.
• Discounted loan rates and fees.