CLA is a top 10 national professional services firm where our purpose is to create opportunities every day, for our clients, our people, and our communities through industry-focused wealth advisory, digital, audit, tax, consulting, and outsourcing services. Even with more than 8,500 people, 130 locations, and a global reach, we promise to know you and help you.
CLA is dedicated to building a culture that invites different beliefs and perspectives to the table, so we can truly know and help our clients, communities, and each other.
Our Perks:
CLA is growing and seeking to hire an experienced Manager of Data Engineering to join our talented Information Technology team. The position offers growth, flexibility and a collaborative work environment.
This role is to lead a team of data architects responsible for designing scalable, secure, and interoperable data solutions across CLA’s data ecosystem. This role guides enterprise data architecture strategy, patterns, and governance practices while aligning architectural direction with business goals, platform capabilities, and product delivery. As a people leader and technical steward, this role mentors talent, shapes strategic direction, and ensures architecture consistency across teams and initiatives.
The Manager of Data Engineering works closely with Product, Operations, Governance, Security, and Business Units to define and evolve architectural standards, reference models, and technical roadmaps to support analytics, application development, data services, and AI.
How you’ll create opportunities in this Manager of Data Engineering role:
People Leadership & Talent Development
• Recruits, mentors, and develops a team of data architects with varied levels of expertise.
• Cultivates an inclusive, collaborative culture that values curiosity, consistency, and scalable design.
• Aligns team responsibilities and expertise with enterprise priorities; clears roadblocks and supports career development.
Architecture Strategy & Roadmap
• Leads the evolution of CLA’s enterprise data architecture, including integration standards, medallion architecture, service and API design, and platform interoperability.
• Partners with Data Engineering, Governance, Product, and Infrastructure teams to ensure architecture supports both immediate use cases and long-term scalability.
• Owns and evolves architecture patterns and models that support both operational and analytic workloads.
Solution Design & Technical Oversight
• Provides architectural guidance on key data initiatives, ensuring solutions are scalable, performant, secure, and compliant.
• Guides the use of data modeling, metadata standards, and lineage tools.
• Evaluates new technologies and supports architecture decisions for platform investments.
Governance, Quality & Security Enablement
• Champions architecture alignment with governance, data quality, and privacy standards.
• Ensures architecture supports regulatory compliance, data stewardship, and clear lineage.
• Collaborates with Data Governance to define ownership boundaries and metadata expectations.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Partners with Data Engineering and Product to ensure architecture enables timely delivery and iteration.
• Works with Product, Analytics, AI/ML, Security, and Infrastructure to ensure alignment on solution patterns.
• Supports project estimation, technical planning, and platform scalability conversations across teams.
Operational Readiness & Strategic Planning
• Supports architectural documentation, review cycles, and governance boards.
• Tracks adoption of architectural patterns and frameworks across teams.
• Assesses technical risk and alignment
What you will need:
Core Competencies:
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Wellness at CLA
To support our CLA family members, we focus on their physical, financial, social, and emotional well-being and offer comprehensive benefit options that include health, dental, vision, 401k and much more.
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