Data Engineering Manager

Data Engineering Manager (SAP Data Integration Project) Leading travel company (global market leader) require a SAP Data Integration Engineering Manager, you will be accountable for project leadership, platform health, and delivery outcomes. You will lead the team responsible for building and evolving our integration with SAP S/4HANA (RISE with SAP) as we migrate from our legacy SAP EEC system. While this is not a day-to-day coding role, you must be technically credible to guide architectural decisions and challenge implementation approaches. You will collaborate with Product, Architecture, Security, and Risk stakeholders to align the platform with strategic priorities and regulatory obligations, including SOX and GDPR/PII. We are looking for a proactive leader with strong communication skills. Key Responsibilities and Duties People & Leadership Directly manage engineers Lead by example by taking ownership, being proactive and collaborating Foster a great culture that innovates, work together as a team, partner with other teams/roles and celebrate unified success Respect the values and use them as a guide to the way we work Create a high-performance, inclusive culture focused on ownership, quality, and continuous learning. Technology, Craft & Delivery Experience in large scale data processing and workflow management Mastery in technology leadership Engineering delivery, quality and practices within own team Delivery of the wider engineering strategic objectives Embed agile ways of working and company values within the team Ability to get into the technical detail to coach, support and mentor the team Adhere to the default principles for architecture, quality and non-functional requirements Drive a culture of ownership and technical excellence, including reactive work such as incident escalations Learn new technologies and keep abreast of existing technologies to be able to share learnings and apply these to a variety of projects when needed Architecture & Product Strategy Partner with Product Managers and stakeholders to shape roadmaps, priorities, and delivery plans. Build new products, processes and operational plans Negotiate on the strategic importance of own product roadmap features Drive innovation in the team Own the architecture across the team Role Qualifications and Requirements - 2+ years of formal engineering management experience. - 10+ years of relevant experience in backend software development. - Proven experience modernizing legacy systems and leading major replatforming or migration efforts. - Strong communication skills and experience managing complex people issues. - Experience with AWS, cloud computing fundamentals, and highly regulated systems (SOX/GDPR) is highly advantageous. This role offers a daily rate of £650 per day for an initial 6 month contract, 1 day a week in the Manchester office is required with the rest WFH .