Lead Data Engineer

Description:

You will take ownership of the Data Engineering function, driving technical excellence, engineering best practice and team growth whilst leading the development of scalable, cloud-based data solutions.
Key responsibilities include:

• Building and leading the Data Engineering function, defining standards, processes and ways of working.
• Managing, mentoring and developing a growing team of Data Engineers.
• Designing and delivering scalable ETL/ELT pipelines across operational, analytical and AI data environments.
• Owning data architecture, modelling strategy, CI/CD processes and deployment governance.
• Driving adoption of AI-enabled engineering practices to improve development efficiency, quality and scalability.
   

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

You will bring strong capability in:

• Previous experience leading and line-managing Data Engineering teams.
• Advanced SQL and Python development skills.
• Consultancy experience
• Building and optimising ETL/ELT pipelines within modern cloud environments.
• Data modelling, dimensional modelling and modern data architecture principles.
• CI/CD, Git, DevOps practices and cloud platforms including Azure, AWS and/or GCP.