Derivco is boldly leading the way as a next generation tech company. With a vision to become the formidable force in the tech industry, we are constantly pushing the boundaries of innovation to create cutting-edge solutions that set new standards.
Our team of over 2000 global experts is made up of trailblazers who embody our core values of creativity, passion, and a relentless pursuit of excellence. Together, we are on a mission to revolutionise the iGaming world and beyond.
By joining Derivco, you will have the opportunity to contribute to our vision, to shape the future of technology, and to be part of a team that is setting the standard for what's possible. Come and join us on our journey to be the formidable next generation tech company, and together, let's create a future beyond imagination.
The Data Engineering Manager will lead a team of Data Engineers responsible for services and resources, governing and maintaining the platform and systems that supports all teams in a data centric environment
Responsibilities
Software Delivery & Product/Project Management
- Responsible for each phase of the end-to-end Product/Project life cycle as applicable. Where applicable this includes inception, requirements, analysis, design, development, testing, deployment, infrastructure, capacity, performance, support, monitoring, and decommissioning as appropriate.
- Customer orientation - Responsible for creating and propagating a customer-orientated attitude within the team, whilst identifying and understanding the needs of all customers, and managing their expectations.
- Aligning product/project strategy with the business, customers (internal and external), and technology through collaboration.
- Ensure products/projects are compliant as required and remain relevant where applicable.
- Define, track and measure product business benefits realisation
- Maintains technical understanding and product(s) knowledge as well as general group product knowledge.
- Accountable for the reporting and analysis of the relevant performance metrics.
- Prioritisation and planning of Backlogs / Demand Pipelines and, where applicable, Product Roadmaps
- Ensures that company standards and processes are adhered to
- Understand the business requirements and plan what is to be implemented and when.
- Removes any bottlenecks preventing software delivery
- Bridge the gap between the business and the technical stakeholders
- Ensure risk mitigation plans are in place.
- Accountable for the software engineering life cycle
- Participates in the recruitment of new staff, when necessary.
- Manages direct and indirect reports.
- Ensures that the team is appropriately resourced and members are equipped with the requisite skill set required for both current and future projects.
- Developing a training and career development plan for each team member.
- Facilitate regular performance development conversations and drive agreed actions to support team members' growth as well as their contribution to the team and company culture.
- Facilitates mentoring and coaching, as required.
- Manage relevant team budgets
- Ensures that the team is aligned with the company strategy and working towards achieving the strategy.
- Provides feedback to your manager on a regular basis, regarding team performance as well as product and project progress as applicable.
- Leads with a software engineering mindset
- Continuously reviews processes (including inner sourcing) to maximize team and Derivco wide efficiencies. This would include software engineering maturity best practices.
- Continuously aim to improve the quality of the software and team effectiveness
- Continuously aim to automate as much of the development, testing, deployment and monitoring aspects of our software
- Stay abreast of software engineering best practices in the market to inform opportunities for improvement.
- Drive and communicate with peers and other active parties to drive the improvement of processes
- Continuously align with stakeholders to ensure adoption of change, integration and collaboration between dependent teams, products and services
- Effectively resolve escalated issues to ensure delivery and good stakeholder relationships
- Manage issues with appropriate urgency which includes resolution and communication with stakeholders in conjunction with the support process.
- Create and execute product/project technical and operational strategy that aligns with portfolio and group taking into consideration Products, Markets, Customers and Services.
- Facilitates an understanding of competitor analysis and market research to identify areas of opportunity and risk.
- Aligns with other teams as required to achieve objectives.
- Facilitates change management due to changing situational/organizational/market requirements
Experience and Skills:
- Significant experience and domain knowledge within a technology or iGaming organization.
- A proven track record of managing a team of Data/Software Engineers
- Strong leadership skills including coaching and developing Engineers in order to build a talented, motivated and professional team.
- Knowledge of DevOps best practice.
- High attention to detail.
- An emphasis on excellent customer service and communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple deadlines and perform well under pressure.
- Root Cause Analysis
- Ability to identify key areas for automation and innovation.
- Implementation of Preventative Measures
- Strong interpersonal and organisational skills
- A strong work ethic with an emphasis on teamwork.
- Project Planning and Delivery.
- Databricks
- Data modelling
- Cloud Computing
- Azure, AWS, PaaS, Saas
- PowerBI / Tableau
- Exploratory Data Analysis - EDA
- SQL
- MS SQL server
- NoSQL
- C# , Json- calling APIs
- Python
- PowerShell
- Apache Spark
- Kafka
- Scala
- Data Warehousing
- Data Pipeline
- Data Cleansing
Are you ready to take your seat amongst the best? Apply now!
