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London / £100000 - £135000 annum

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Salary

SALARY:

£100000 - £135000

Location

LOCATION

London

Job Type
JOB TYPE

Permanent

Engineering Director (Head of Data Engineering)

UK (fully remote) | £100,000 - £135,000 | Annual Bonus

This is a high-impact leadership opportunity for an experienced Engineering Director to build and scale a data platform function supporting business-critical initiatives. You'll lead engineering delivery, shape technical strategy, and establish the foundations for a modern, AI-enabled data ecosystem.

The Company

They are a global organisation investing heavily in the future of data, analytics, and AI. Following significant commitment to platform modernisation, they are consolidating legacy infrastructure into a centralised, governed, and scalable data environment. This role will play a key part in turning that vision into reality.

The Role

  • Build, lead, and develop a high-performing engineering team
  • Own engineering operations, delivery planning, and team performance
  • Drive architectural decisions and technical best practices
  • Establish standards across CI/CD, testing, documentation, and reliability
  • Partner with senior leadership on hiring, team development, and strategy
  • Manage delivery across platform builds, migrations, and transformation programmes
  • Coordinate with technology, product, and business stakeholders
  • Ensure operational excellence through monitoring, alerting, and incident management

Your Skills & Experience

  • Strong experience leading engineering or platform teams
  • Track record delivering large-scale data platform initiatives
  • Experience managing multidisciplinary engineering functions
  • Strong knowledge of cloud data platforms and modern data stacks
  • Familiarity with Snowflake, orchestration tools, and transformation frameworks
  • Experience implementing engineering standards and governance processes
  • Ability to balance strategic leadership with technical oversight
  • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills

What They Offer

  • Fully remote working across the UK
  • Opportunity to build and shape a strategic platform function
  • Significant leadership scope and visibility
  • Exposure to enterprise-wide data transformation initiatives
  • Collaborative and innovation-focused environment
  • Competitive salary and benefits package

How to Apply

Submit your CV to learn more about this Engineering Director opportunity.

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