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KIPP Foundation
KIPP Foundation
51 – 200 Employees
H1B Visa SponsorEducationNon-profitSocial Impact
KIPP Foundation is a national education nonprofit that supports a network of public charter schools serving students from kindergarten through grade 12. Its work centers on expanding educational opportunity, strengthening school communities, and helping students build the skills and confidence to shape their futures. The organization brings together educators, school leaders, and support teams around an inclusive approach to K-12 education and long-term community impact.
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Senior Manager, Data Engineering — KIPP Foundation (Remote, United States)

Lead KIPP Foundation’s data architecture, engineering pipelines, quality framework, and MLOps foundations. The role combines agile delivery, cross-functional partnership, and technical team development.

USUnited States
$120,000 – $145,000 / year
RemoteFull-timeSeniorEnglish RequiredData Engineer
AzureCloudETLPySparkSparkSQLSSIS

Description

  • Own end-to-end delivery of data architecture and pipeline solutions, from planning and requirements through design, development, and testing
  • Build and govern the semantic layer as a trusted source for business intelligence and reporting
  • Run sprint and release operations, resolve dependencies, and remove delivery blockers
  • Analyze sprint, operational efficiency, and DevOps metrics to drive continuous improvement
  • Create and operate a data quality framework covering monitoring, alerts, root-cause analysis, troubleshooting, resolution, and impact assessment
  • Establish foundational capabilities for MLOps, machine learning, feature engineering, and ML/AI platform integration
  • Manage and improve data architecture, pipelines, monitoring standards, and operational controls
  • Collaborate with Analytics, Application Development, Data Collection Strategy & Operations, IT Operations, Product Management, and Regional Data Systems & Strategy teams
  • Develop and execute project plans while balancing competing priorities
  • Provide clear visibility into progress, risks, and dependencies through consistent tracking and communication
  • Coach team members on data solutions, quality practices, review standards, and documentation
  • Manage and develop employees or contractors through clear expectations, feedback, and coaching
  • Report to the Senior Director of Data Management & Governance

Requirements

  • Demonstrated commitment to KIPP’s mission and ability to uphold its Core Values
  • Ability to co-create ambitious goals, track progress across multiple workstreams, and deliver outcomes
  • Skill in developing project plans, balancing priorities, delegating effectively, and maintaining knowledge management systems
  • Ability to build and sustain processes aligned with organizational priorities
  • Strong problem-solving skills, initiative, risk awareness, and proactive solution development
  • Experience coaching teammates and managing performance and development goals
  • Knowledge of SQL, Spark, PySpark, on-premises and cloud data platforms, CI/CD, ETL pipelines, version control, SSIS, agile sprint operations, project management tools, and machine learning principles
  • At least 8 years of professional experience in data engineering, infrastructure engineering, or a closely related technical field
  • Experience with SQL-based platforms and modern cloud data warehouse or lakehouse technologies such as Fabric/OneLake, Snowflake, or Databricks
  • Experience running agile sprints, tracking DevOps metrics, and using JIRA or comparable tools
  • Experience with Git-based version control and CI/CD workflows on platforms such as Bitbucket, GitHub, and Azure DevOps
  • Advanced proficiency in SSIS, Spark, PySpark, and SQL
  • Experience operating data platforms and building or managing ETL processes and pipelines
  • Experience managing and mentoring data engineers
  • Understanding of machine learning workflows and ML/AI enablement for data platforms
  • Bachelor’s degree in data engineering, computer science, or a related field

Benefits

  • 25 holidays
  • 18 additional flexible PTO days, increasing to 23 days in years 3 and 4 and 28 days from year 5 onward
  • Fully paid parental leave
  • Full coverage of employee medical, dental, and vision plan premiums
  • 75% coverage of employee-plus-family medical, dental, and vision plan premiums
  • Wellness support including fitness reimbursements, discounted attraction tickets, backup care for children and adults or elders, and an employee assistance program
  • 401(k) retirement plan with a 4% employer match
  • Employer-sponsored legal plans
  • Life and disability insurance
  • Flexible spending accounts
  • Limited travel requirement of 10%, or approximately 20 days per year

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