Sr Data Engineering Manager

Staples - Framingham, MA

Full-time - Senior

Framingham, MA

Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods

About the position

Join Staples as a Senior Manager of Data Solutions Engineering, where you will lead a team in building and defining advanced analytical models and data solutions architecture for the North American Delivery organization. This role focuses on establishing the data infrastructure and governance processes necessary for new analytics capabilities, enabling efficient operations and data-driven decision-making across the enterprise.

Responsibilities

• Define and deploy data architecture and governance models.
• Oversee the design and creation of data architecture and repositories.
• Develop data products from proof of concept to scalable solutions based on business priorities.
• Champion technical design sessions to facilitate discussions with architects and engineers.
• Manage data flow from internal and external sources using distributed and local data structures.
• Optimize the data pipeline platform to support scalable workloads and diverse use cases.
• Support mission-critical applications and near real-time data needs.
• Participate in design and code reviews and collaborate with cybersecurity and infrastructure teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in Computer Sciences, Data Analytics, Management Information Systems, or related quantitative field in Data Engineering.
• 10 years of experience in designing and building scalable on-prem/cloud data engineering solutions using distributed frameworks like Spark and Hadoop.
• Strong hands-on coding experience with Python, PySpark, and SQL.
• Experience managing and mentoring direct reports.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with Airflow, Kubernetes, and cloud infrastructure (e.g., Azure, GCP).
• Hands-on experience with cloud data warehousing services like Snowflake.
• Experience in SnowSQL, GCP - BigQuery, Cloud SQL, DataFlow, Pub/Sub, Cloud Functions.
• Understanding of upcoming data technology trends and implementations of data API solutions.

Benefits

• Inclusive culture with associate-led Business Resource Groups
• Flexible PTO (22 days) and Holiday Schedule (7 observed paid holidays)
• Online and Retail Discounts
• Company Match 401(k)
• Physical and Mental Health Wellness programs