Lead Data Engineer | London | 2 days a month in office
I’m working with a leading UK business that is investing heavily in its data and technology capabilities, and they’re looking for a Lead Data Engineer to join the team.
This is a technical leadership role where you’ll specialise in Databricks and manage a team of 4 Data Engineers , while providing technical direction across the wider data engineering function.
The role
Manage, mentor and develop a team of 4 Data Engineers
Provide technical leadership across data engineering projects
Design and deliver scalable data products and pipelines
Work closely with Data Scientists, Analysts, Architects and Product teams
Drive engineering standards around coding, testing and data quality
Oversee batch and real-time data integrations
Help shape the evolution of a modern cloud data platform
Improve engineering processes and ways of working across the wider data community
Provide hands-on technical guidance where required
Support wider data, ML and AI initiatives
What they’re looking for
Strong commercial Data Engineering experience
Previous experience leading, mentoring or managing Data Engineers
Strong Python and SQL skills
Experience with Databricks on AWS
Strong Spark and Airflow experience
Experience building scalable data pipelines and integrations
Good understanding of CI/CD and Git
Experience with Terraform or similar IaC tools
Strong understanding of data modelling and data quality
A genuine interest in developing people as well as technology
If you’re a Data Engineer who has moved into technical leadership or people management and want to lead a team while staying close to the technology, get in touch.
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