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Data Engineer - Manager

PwC
PwC Salary
Chicago, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 11/15/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 12/13/2025
Specialty/Competency: Data Engineering

Industry/Sector: Not Applicable

Time Type: Full time

Travel Requirements: Up to 40%

At PwC, our people in data and analytics engineering focus on leveraging advanced technologies and techniques to design and develop robust data solutions for clients. They play a crucial role in transforming raw data into actionable insights, enabling informed decision-making and driving business growth. In data engineering at PwC, you will focus on designing and building data infrastructure and systems to enable efficient data processing and analysis. You will be responsible for developing and implementing data pipelines, data integration, and data transformation solutions.

Enhancing your leadership style, you motivate, develop and inspire others to deliver quality. You are responsible for coaching, leveraging team member’s unique strengths, and managing performance to deliver on client expectations. With your growing knowledge of how business works, you play an important role in identifying opportunities that contribute to the success of our Firm. You are expected to lead with integrity and authenticity, articulating our purpose and values in a meaningful way. You embrace technology and innovation to enhance your delivery and encourage others to do the same.

Skills

Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

  • Analyse and identify the linkages and interactions between the component parts of an entire system.
  • Take ownership of projects, ensuring their successful planning, budgeting, execution, and completion.
  • Partner with team leadership to ensure collective ownership of quality, timelines, and deliverables.
  • Develop skills outside your comfort zone, and encourage others to do the same.
  • Effectively mentor others.
  • Use the review of work as an opportunity to deepen the expertise of team members.
  • Address conflicts or issues, engaging in difficult conversations with clients, team members and other stakeholders, escalating where appropriate.
  • Uphold and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements.

The Opportunity

As part of the Data and Analytics Engineering team you will manage the development of innovative data solutions that drive client success. As a Manager you will lead teams and projects, fostering the delivery of quality results while mentoring junior staff and promoting a culture of collaboration and integrity. This role offers the chance to leverage your broad experience in data architecture and management, while embracing technology and innovation to enhance our service delivery.

Responsibilities

  • Lead project teams to secure timely delivery of exceptional results
  • Mentor junior staff to foster their professional growth and development
  • Analyze complex data sets to identify trends and insights
  • Establish leading practices for project management and execution

What You Must Have

  • Bachelor's Degree
  • At least 5 years of experience

What Sets You Apart

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer and Information Science, Management Information Systems, Software App preferred
  • Demonstrating knowledge of data architecture and management
  • Analyzing and developing ETL and data integration processes
  • Creating scalable data integration solutions using iPaaS tools
  • Recognizing patterns in data relationships from disparate systems
  • Demonstrating some knowledge/experience with data analytic, visualization and virtualization tools (Dremio, Tableau, PowerBI)
  • Addressing performance and data quality issues
  • Conceptualizing Azure infrastructure and design architecture
  • Documenting processes and procedures effectively
  • Having extensive experience with RDBMS (SQLServer, Azure SQL, PostgreSQL), NoSQL (MongoDB) and/or other database technologies (Couchbase, Neo4j)
  • Demonstrating experience with data analytic and visualization tools

Learn more about how we work: https://pwc.to/how-we-work

PwC does not intend to hire experienced or entry level job seekers who will need, now or in the future, PwC sponsorship through the H-1B lottery, except as set forth within the following policy: https://pwc.to/H-1B-Lottery-Policy.

As PwC is an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity); age; disability; genetic information (including family medical history); veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or, any other status protected by law. 

For only those qualified applicants that are impacted by the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, San Diego County Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable, arrest or conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with these laws. At PwC, we recognize that conviction records may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship to responsibilities such as accessing sensitive company or customer information, handling proprietary assets, or collaborating closely with team members. We evaluate these factors thoughtfully to establish a secure and trusted workplace for all.

The salary range for this position is: $99,000 - $232,000, plus individuals may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. For roles that are based in Maryland, this is the listed salary range for this position. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation, personal and family sick leave, and more. To view our benefits at a glance, please visit the following link: https://pwc.to/benefits-at-a-glance

Salary : $99,000 - $232,000

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