Data Platform Engineering Manager

Join us as an Engineering ManagerIdentifying and solve engineering-wide challenges as they appearWe’ll look to you to deliver exceptionally high-quality work and empower engineers to make a big impactInvesting in NatWest Boxed’s overall platform architectureEnsuring the security of our systems and working practiceWhat you’ll do As a Data Platform Engineering Manager, you will take ownership of our data ecosystem, guiding a high-performing engineering squad to architect and maintain a robust platform that empowers every business unit to effectively ingest, manage, and leverage data for varied strategic requirements. Day-to-day, you’ll be:Leading, mentoring and growing a high-performing team of data engineers, shaping our hiring strategy and fostering a culture of innovation and ownershipDefining the strategic vision and technical roadmap for our data platform, focusing on self-service, reliability, scalability, security, and user experienceCritically evaluating architectural proposals and technical designs from the team, ensuring alignment with long-term business goals, platform vision, architecture and securityChampioning engineering excellence by embedding best practices for self-service platform engineering, CI/CD, and SRE, while owning the operational health of our platform through SLOsCollaborating with Product, Architecture, Analytics, Operations and Security teams to deliver a secure, robust platform that enables all groups to easily manage data within defined standardsDriving projects from inception to delivery, taking into consideration the needs of your customers whilst fitting into the wider Platform strategyEngaging with clients and vendors on integration patterns and implementationThe skills you'll needWe’re looking for someone with proven experience leading, managing, and scaling high-performing data mesh architectures as well as the ability to connect technical architecture decisions directly to business outcomes; you understand the cost, risk, and revenue impact. It would be great if you had experience with FinTech / Banking and hands-on experience with programming languages such as Python or Go.You’ll also have:A strong technical background in cloud-native technologies (e.g., AWS, GCP), event streaming (Kafka), and data-mesh toolingDeep understanding of modern platform engineering principles, including infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform, Crossplane), data streaming platforms, data transformation, observability (e.g., Datadog, OpenTelemetry) and self-service platform designA strategic mindset with experience designing, building, and operating scalable, distributed systems in a regulated environmentExcellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences internal and externalHours35Job Posting Closing Date:13/08/2026Ways of Working:Remote FirstSummaryLocation: LondonType: Full time