Senior Manager, Data Lakehouse

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Location: Adelphi, MD Category: IT and Project Management Type: Full-time Senior Manager Data Lakehouse Data Strategy US Exempt Regular Full-time Stateside Exempt 4.3

Senior Manager Data Lakehouse Data Strategy Full-time Exempt Regular Pay Grade 4.3 Location: Hybrid (Onsite presence in Adelphi, MD at minimum 3 days a week)

Job Summary

The Senior Manager Data Lakehouse is a senior technical and people leader responsible for executing and operating UMGCs enterprise data strategy through the design, implementation, and ongoing management of the Data Lakehouse and analytics platform. This role leads the day-to-day operation of the Databricks Lakehouse platform, ensuring data is secure, reliable, and optimized to support analytics and AI-enabled decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute and operate approved Data Lakehouse initiatives aligned with UMGCs enterprise data and analytics strategy, ensuring the Databricks platform is reliable, secure, and scalable to meet business needs.
• Provide technical and people leadership to a team of data engineers and architects, supporting performance management, coaching skills development, and continuous improvement in alignment with established goals.
• Oversee data architecture and engineering activities, including ELT, ETL, and CICD pipelines, and data integration across Bronze, Silver, and Gold layers to support analytics, reporting, operational, and AI use cases.
• Monitor and maintain day-to-day platform operations, including performance, availability, and issue resolution, ensuring service levels and operational expectations are met.
• Implement and maintain data governance, security, quality, and compliance controls in partnership with information security, legal, and compliance teams, ensuring adherence to regulatory and institutional requirements.
• Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, IT, and business stakeholders to deliver approved analytics, AI, and self-service capabilities within established architectural, security, and governance standards.
• Contributes to the evaluation and adoption of new tools, technologies, and platform enhancements, providing technical recommendations to improve performance, scalability, usability, and cost efficiency.
• Manage delivery commitments and operational priorities, supporting resource planning, vendor coordination, and cost optimization under approved operating plans and AVP Enterprise Data oversight.

Competencies

• Strategic leadership, collaboration, accountability, communication, excellence, innovation, mindset, change leadership
• Databricks Lakehouse, enterprise data platforms, cloud analytics, data governance, Agile, DevOps, stakeholder management, offshore team management, experience

Education & Experience Requirements

• Education: Bachelors degree in Information Science and Technology, Library and Information Science, Computer Science, Business Analytics, or a related field.
• Experience: 7-9 years of experience supporting or delivering enterprise data and analytics platforms, 3 years of experience leading data engineering or analytics teams.
• Preferred Experience Requirements: Higher education data environments, AI integration, certifications.

Benefits Package Highlights

• Generous Time Off: 22 days of paid vacation, 15 days of sick leave, 3 personal days, and 16 paid holidays (17 during general election years).
• Comprehensive Health Coverage: Access to health care, medical, vision, dental, and prescription plans for both individuals and families.
• Insurance Options: Term Life Insurance, Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance, and Long-Term Disability (LTD) Insurance.
• Flexible Spending Accounts: Available for medical and dependent care expenses.
• Retirement Plans: Choose between the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) or the Maryland State Retirement and Pension System (MSRPS).
• Supplemental Retirement Plans: Include 401(k), 403(b), 457(b), and various Roth options.
• Tuition Remission: Immediate availability for Regular Exempt Staff, with spousal and dependent children eligible for undergraduate tuition remission after two years of service.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination. UMGC is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, ancestry, political affiliation, or veteran status in employment, educational programs, and activities, and admissions.

Workplace Accommodations

UMGC is committed to creating and maintaining a welcoming and inclusive working environment for people of all abilities. UMGC is dedicated to the principle that no qualified individual with a disability shall be excluded from participation in or be denied the benefits of the services, programs, or activities of the University or be subjected to discrimination. For information about UMGCs Reasonable Workplace Accommodation Policy or to request an accommodation, applicants/candidates can contact Employee Accommodations via email at

employee-accommodations@umgc.edu