Manager, Data Engineering

About Omnidian

Omnidian, Inc. is a fast-growing Series C tech-enabled service company revolutionizing performance assurance for the distributed solar and energy storage industries.  Omnidian is building a more sustainable future for the planet through our passionate teams, our innovative technology, and by creating an amazing customer experience. We are headquartered in Seattle, WA

The Job

We are looking for an experienced Data Engineering Manager to drive our Data Engineering efforts.  You will lead a cross functional team of Data Engineers (a mix of direct and dotted-line reports), own, enhance and update Data Engineering processes and standards, understand company needs, and own and execute critical projects on our Data Engineering roadmap. This role sits within our Engineering department and will report directly to our Director of Data Management and Information Security. This role is remote, but there would be a preference in location to where some of this team is located Pittsburgh, Seattle, Upstate NY, Denver area.

What You'll Do

• At Omnidian we believe in trust and autonomy. How you create an impact is ultimately up to you. Here is an outline of some of the things you’ll be doing:

Team Leadership and Development (33%)

• Lead, mentor and coach a team of six Data Engineering professionals, fostering a collaborative environment.
• Establish and continuously improve Data Engineering architecture, processes and standards
• Provide mentoring, coaching and leadership to matrixed (dotted-line) Data Engineers

Own and Lead Critical Data Engineering Projects (33%)

• Own successful outcome and positive impact for critical large scale data engineering projects including project management and communication
• Mitigate risks and clear blockers
• Collaborate cross functionally to drive initiatives
• Contribute hands-on to the work as needed

Own the Data Engineering Roadmap and Strategy (33%)

• Establish, communicate and maintain a rolling 5 Quarter roadmap for Data Engineering
• Drive stakeholder alignment on roadmap and prioritization
• Ensure scalable and cost effective architecture

Who You Are

• Data Engineering Expertise: You have in-depth knowledge of Data Engineering processes and standards. 
• Data Architecture Experience: You are comfortable with data architecture and patterns for both structured and unstructured data.
• Leadership Abilities: You possess strong leadership skills, with the ability to provide mentoring cross-functionally.
• Communication: You have excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Value Creation: You understand business needs, users, technology, and data, and collaborate with stakeholders to design and deliver data solutions that provide business value.
• Problem-Solving: You demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a proactive approach to identifying issues and implementing effective solutions.

Experience You’ll Need

• 5+ years experience as a Data Engineer
• 3+ years experience as a people manager
• Experience successfully managing large scale data engineering projects
• Proficiency with distributed systems like Spark, Kafka and data lakes
• Experience working with time series and IoT data
• Experience with cloud platforms like AWS or Azure
• Understanding of data modeling principles
• Proficiency with object oriented programming languages such as Python
• Comfortable with SQL

Experience That's a Plus

• Solar Industry experience
• Experience with Databricks
• Experience with RDS

Work-life and Culture

• Most of our roles offer the opportunity to work remotely
• If you are in the Seattle, WA area, we offer a vibrant and creative co-working space in the heart of downtown Seattle
• We prioritize applicants near one of our employee clusters and offer one or more local gatherings per year
• We provide outstanding benefits including family medical, dental, vision, disability, 401(k) administration and $1k match per year and thoughtful paid time off
• We offer 12 weeks of paid parental leave to all FTE employees (birthing and non-birthing) after 1 year, and four-week paid sabbatical leave after four years
• We offer a competitive total compensation package that includes monthly health insurance premiums, bonuses and long-term stock options for every employee
• We love to lift each other up through company-wide slack channels such as #puppiesandpets, #omnidian-wellness, #praiseandbooms and #sustainablefuture
• We have affinity groups to help employees feel seen and supported, such as Rainbow Array, BIPOC, Thriving Survivors, Vets at Omnidian, Black Lights Matter and Neurospicy R Us
• We are a passionate, mission driven team that believes in collaboration, mutual respect and trust. For examples, come Discover our Story!

Grow With Us

• We mentor and invest in our employees and prioritize them for future opportunities. Check out our Instagram reels to see a few career journey examples
• Internal candidates: Check out our advice on Internal Transfer: Job Application Process
• Here are the next roles in this career track:
• Senior Data Engineering Manager
• Director of Data Management
• Director of Software Engineering
• We’re a fast-growing startup, which means we’re constantly reinventing processes, adding new products, and asking people to use all of their skills and talents. That means there’s gonna be a lot of opportunities for you to grow, which also means you will likely be stretched in ways you’ve never experienced in a job before. If you are resilient, determined, and not afraid of a big challenge, come apply. 

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Diversity and Inclusion

We strongly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and background will lead to a better environment for our employees and a better product for our customers. We are committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. We value diversity and inclusion and are committed to ensuring our hiring and retention practices, as well as our office culture, reflects this value.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Omnidian is an equal opportunity employer.  We are committed to diversity in the workplace.  We make employment decisions on the basis of merit and business need.  We hire without consideration to age, ancestry, citizenship, disability, gender expression, gender identity, marital status, national origin, political activity or affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other basis protected by law.

We invite you to be part of our mission to create a workplace that is inclusive and welcoming to all.