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The Nuclear Company

Senior Manager, Data Engineering

The Nuclear Company · Washington, DC

Posted about 2 months ago · $179,000 - $203,000

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
48 days
The Nuclear Company's roles stay open a median of 80 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
Yes
68% of The Nuclear Company's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at The Nuclear Company
high
80 stale, 4 reposted of 84 open
Hiring momentum
111 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-22

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About this role

The Senior Manager, Data Engineering at The Nuclear Company will lead the technical implementation of the company's data engineering platform, constructing it from the ground up due to the absence of a centralized system. This role involves making engineering decisions, managing a team of data engineers, and ensuring the delivery and quality of data systems to support nuclear power plant operations. The manager will also be responsible for data quality practices and managing cloud infrastructure costs while collaborating with various business units to translate requirements into technical specifications.

Our read on this posting3.8out of 5
benefits
2/5
freshness
4/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
5/5

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What you need

  • Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 8 years related work experience or equivalent combination of education and work experience, including a minimum of 3 years supervising data engineers.
  • Experience designing, building, and operating production data platforms in a cloud environment.
  • Experience supervising, mentoring, and developing engineering staff.
  • Experience with SQL and at least one general-purpose programming language (e.g. Python).
  • Knowledge of distributed data processing, data modeling, and the operational characteristics of batch and streaming systems.
  • Experience deploying infrastructure through code and applying software development practices including version control, code review, and automated testing to data systems.

Nice to have

  • Experience establishing data infrastructure where limited or no prior capability existed.
  • Experience advising on how to construct data structures for long term flexibility and performance.
  • Experience with Amazon Web Services data services.
  • Experience with workflow orchestration tools such as Airflow, Dagster, or Prefect.
  • Experience with data transformation and modeling tools such as dbt, and with lakehouse table formats such as Iceberg.

What you get

  • Competitive compensation packages
  • 401k with company match
  • Medical, dental, vision plans
  • Generous vacation policy, plus holidays

Worth weighing

  • No specific technologies listed for the required experience, though familiarity with modern data platform engineering is emphasized.
  • Role involves building a data platform from scratch, which may be challenging without existing infrastructure.
  • The company operates with an AI-first mindset, which may require a strong adaptability to new technologies and processes.

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Listed by The Nuclear Company on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-22. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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