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London / £70000 - £85000 annum

INFO

Salary

SALARY:

£70000 - £85000

Location

LOCATION

London

Job Type
JOB TYPE

Permanent

Lead Data Engineer

Up to £85,000

Holborn, London (4 days a week in office)

This is an opportunity to take ownership of a Data Engineering function at a high-growth AI-driven SaaS business. Working directly with senior technology leadership, you will combine hands-on engineering with team leadership, helping to shape the technical direction, standards and future growth of the function.

THE COMPANY

They are a rapidly scaling SaaS organisation that helps businesses unlock greater value from their data through advanced analytics and AI-powered products. Their technology supports enterprise clients across a range of sectors, delivering actionable insights that improve decision-making and commercial performance.

THE ROLE

As a Lead Data Engineer, you will be responsible for leading Data Engineering whilst remaining heavily involved in technical delivery.

Specifically, you can expect to be involved in the following:

  • Building and developing the Data Engineering function, including processes, standards and best practices
  • Leading, mentoring and managing a team of Data Engineers
  • Designing and delivering scalable ETL and ELT pipelines across cloud environments
  • Owning data modelling, architecture and platform design decisions
  • Collaborating with Product, Data Science, Platform and Client Success teams
  • Driving improvements across CI/CD, DevOps and engineering workflows
  • Working with clients and stakeholders to understand data challenges and deliver value-driven solutions

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

The successful Lead Data Engineer will have the following skills and experience:

  • Previous experience leading or managing a Data Engineering team
  • Strong commercial experience with SQL and Python
  • Expertise in building scalable ETL and ELT pipelines
  • Strong understanding of data modelling and modern data architecture principles
  • Experience working with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS or GCP
  • Knowledge of Databricks, Azure Data Factory, Microsoft Fabric or similar modern data platforms
  • Experience with Git, CI/CD and DevOps best practices
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to engage technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Experience in consulting, client-facing or project-led environments would be advantageous

BENEFITS

The successful Lead Data Engineer will receive the following benefits:

  • Salary up to £85,000 - depending on experience

HOW TO APPLY

Please register your interest by sending your resume to Majid Latif via the Apply link on this page.

CONTACT

Majid Latif

Recruitment Executive

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