Sr. Manager Data Engineering

About the role

At Cracker Barrel, we believe in the power of teamwork and the importance of supporting those who serve our guests. As a member of the Store Support Center, you’ll be part of a dynamic team focused on delivering exceptional service and support.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of data engineers in developing and maintaining robust data pipelines and infrastructure.
• Drive the evolution of our data architecture to support scalability, reliability, and performance with a Snowflake-first mindset, including data modeling standards, ELT patterns, warehouse strategy, security, performance optimization, and cost governance.
• Remain technically hands-on as needed by designing solutions, reviewing code, modeling data, and guiding implementation decisions to ensure quality and consistency across the platform.
• Promote and enable a culture of self-service analytics through thoughtful data architecture design and tool enablement.
• Champion best practices in data engineering, continuously seeking opportunities to optimize processes and workflows and move the team from ad hoc pipelines toward reusable, scalable, and configuration-driven patterns.
• Direct the daily operations of the department, including analyzing and delegating work, establishing priorities, developing and monitoring adherence to standards, and guiding deadlines.
• Own team-level planning, including backlog grooming, sprint planning, capacity management, and sequencing of work across initiatives.
• Translate strategic initiatives and architectural goals into executable roadmaps and sprint-level plans.
• Mentor team members, providing guidance and support to help them grow both technically and professionally.
• Balance delivery of near-term business needs with longer-term architectural investments.
• Collaborate with Analytics and cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into durable technical solutions.
• Collaborate with DBAs in designing Snowflake environment, including roles and permissions, warehouse sizing, and credit monitoring.
• Partner with IT leadership to understand new technology considerations, timelines, and how the data can play a role in improved analytics and business understanding.
• Create and maintain documentation that supports current and future state of business systems and promotes transparency across pipelines and platforms.
• Maintain the department budget, ensuring fiscally responsible use of company resources with explicit awareness of Snowflake cost drivers.
• Stay current with industry trends and technologies, evaluating and implementing new tools and techniques where they provide clear value.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field; Master’s preferred and/or equivalent work experience.
• Six or more years of experience leading data engineering teams, with demonstrated ownership of architecture, delivery planning, and technical decision-making in modern cloud data platforms.
• Expertise in data modeling, ETL/ELT processes, and data warehousing technologies with experience operating in Snowflake.
• Demonstrated Management/Leadership skills that can inspire and motivate.
• Excellent communication for technical and non-technical team members.
• Solid technology knowledge leveraging cloud-based solutions, with continued desire to learn.
• IT project management techniques and methodologies with proven ability to plan, prioritize, deliver work using Agile framework.
• Experience with tools such as: Azure/AWS, Snowflake, Data Stage/Informatica, Alteryx/Dataiku/Databricks or similar platforms.

Qualifications

• Restaurant or Retail industry experience is a plus.

Skills

• Expertise in data modeling, ETL/ELT processes, and data warehousing technologies with experience operating in Snowflake.
• Strong leadership and management skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical team members.
• Knowledge of cloud-based solutions and continuous learning mindset.
• Experience with IT project management techniques and methodologies.
• Experience with relevant tools and platforms.

Benefits

• Competitive Annual Salary
• Annual Bonus Opportunities
• Medical, Rx, Dental and Vision Benefits on Day 1
• Life Insurance and Disability Coverage
• Paid Vacation/Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Professional Development
• Culture of Belonging
• Business Resource Groups
• Exclusive Biscuit Perks
• 35% Discount on Cracker Barrel Food and Retail items

Pay

Competitive Annual Salary

Schedule

Full-time