At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a dynamic team in building innovative data platforms and analytics solutions.
- Company: Join Kaluza, a pioneering energy intelligence platform transforming the future of clean energy.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, flexible working, and a range of perks including private medical insurance.
- Other info: Be part of a diverse team with excellent career growth opportunities and a commitment to innovation.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in the energy sector while developing your leadership and technical skills.
- Qualifications: Experience in data engineering and team management with a passion for diversity and inclusion.
The predicted salary is between 92800 - 115000 £ per year.
Location: London, Bristol or Edinburgh (Including Hybrid)
Salary: £92,800 - £115,000
Reporting to: Head of Data Science & Products
This role is based in London, Bristol or Edinburgh and requires existing right to work in the UK. At this time, we are not able to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
Kaluza is the Energy Intelligence Platform, turning energy complexity into seamless coordination. We help energy companies overcome today’s challenges while accelerating the shift to a clean, electrified future. Leveraging Data, AI, and real‑time decision‑making we turn energy complexity into growth opportunities for our partners.
You will be joining the Kaluza Data community. Data is the foundation of everything we do as an organisation, and to deliver our vision we need curious, tenacious people who can turn this data, and their knowledge, into insight, strategy and actions. You’ll be working on the Kaluza platform, which aims to revolutionise the operating platforms for energy retailers globally.
More specifically, you will join our Data leadership team, working directly to Kaluza’s Head of Data Science & Product, and will be the lead for the Data Platform team. The Data Platform team lies at the epicentre of Kaluza’s evolving data & architecture strategy – they build and own the infrastructure, tooling and governance for Kaluza's internal data pipeline.
What will I be doing?
- As an Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for managing engineers and product analysts who work in our Data Platform team.
- You will assist your team in the scoping, planning and delivery of data engineering and analytics engineering projects.
- You will introduce thought‑leadership on how to deliver excellent analytical and data engineering to the wider practice.
Responsibilities
- Staff Management: Lead the Data Platform and Analytics Engineering teams.
- Project Leadership: Scope and lead data engineering projects across the platform.
- Technical Excellence: Drive the design and building of new data models and production data pipelines.
- Community & Collaboration: Align with data leads across the organisation to improve collaboration and ways of working.
- Operational Health: Take ownership of security, risk, compliance, and incidents relating to the Data Platform.
- Agile Delivery: Ensure teams continuously improve quality and velocity through Agile methodologies.
- Stakeholder Management: Collaborate with product management to prioritise work based on business impact and urgency.
About You
- People‑First Leader: You are passionate about developing others and helping people become the best version of themselves.
- Experienced Manager: You are a dedicated leader who enables collective success and has experience leading data‑oriented teams.
- Technical Expert: You can draw on significant experience in data and analytics engineering.
- Architectural Mindset: You have experience designing and building data pipelines.
- Pipeline Specialist: You possess extensive experience in engineering robust ETL/ELT processes and data pipelines.
- Data Governance Focused: You have solid experience in implementing data models and data quality rules.
- Strong Communicator: You have excellent presentation skills and can articulate results clearly.
- Stack Proficient: You have experience working with a modern analytics stack, including SQL, GitHub, Python, BI tooling, and native cloud services.
What will set you apart
- Orchestration Mastery: Deep experience with data orchestration tooling such as dbt or dataform.
- Platform Specifics: Hands‑on experience with Databricks.
- Modeling Expertise: Practical knowledge of Kimball’s dimensional modelling.
Here at Kaluza we have five core values that guide our business:
- Play to win
- Solve the real problem
- Build trust every day
- Own the outcome
- Go further together
From us you’ll get:
- Pension Scheme
- Discretionary Bonus Scheme
- Private Medical Insurance + Virtual GP
- Life Assurance
- Access to Furthr - a Climate Action app
- Free Mortgage Advice and Eye Tests
- Perks at Work – access to thousands of retail discounts
- 5% Flex Fund to spend on the benefits you want most
- 26 days holiday
- Flexible bank holidays, giving you an additional 8 days
- Progressive leave policies with no qualifying service periods
- Dedicated personal learning and home office budgets
- Flexible working – we trust you to work in a way that suits your lifestyle
We want the best people. We’re keen to meet people from all walks of life — our view is that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.
Senior Engineering Manager (Data Platform & Analytics Engineering) in Bristol employer: Kaluza
Kaluza is an exceptional employer that fosters a dynamic work culture in the heart of London, where innovation meets collaboration. Employees benefit from a comprehensive pension scheme and flexible holiday options, promoting a healthy work-life balance while engaging in meaningful projects that leverage cutting-edge AI technology. With ample opportunities for professional growth and development, Kaluza empowers its team to thrive in a supportive environment dedicated to enhancing internal processes through automation.
