Salary: £50,000 - 130,000 per year Requirements: Strong commercial experience as a Data Engineer, Senior Data Engineer, or Lead Data Engineer, ideally gained in a fast-paced, growing technology-driven business Hands-on expertise with AWS data services and modern data warehouse technologies (e.g. Snowflake, Redshift, Glue, Lambda, S3, Step Functions) Proven experience designing and building scalable data pipelines, data models, and ETL/ELT processes Strong understanding of data architecture, cloud engineering principles, security, governance, and best-practice engineering standards Ability to self-manage, take ownership of complex technical work and operate confidently as the internal lead on a major data platform build Experience collaborating with external suppliers or delivery partners, ensuring quality, alignment, and successful handover Excellent communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills A positive, pragmatic approach, balancing strategic thinking with hands-on delivery Responsibilities: Leading the build of a new cloud-based data warehouse, working hands-on with AWS technologies and modern data-engineering tooling Acting as the internal technical owner for the outsourced data warehouse project, ensuring alignment between business needs, architectural decisions, and delivery outcomes Evaluating and selecting appropriate technologies, tools, and patterns to support a scalable, secure, and high-performing data platform Managing knowledge-transfer activity from the external provider, embedding best practice and ensuring the business can confidently own and extend the platform Designing and implementing robust data pipelines, modeling approaches, and integration patterns to support analytics, reporting, and operational use cases Establishing engineering standards, documentation, and processes to support long-term maintainability and future team growth Providing guidance, coaching, and leadership to colleagues as the function expands, fostering a positive, collaborative, and delivery-focused culture Working closely with product, engineering, finance, and operational stakeholders to understand data needs, prioritize work, and ensure timely delivery Technologies: AWS Lambda Redshift Cloud Data Warehouse ETL Support Security Snowflake CTO More: We are a successful tech scale-up with a cash-generative SME currently at approximately £10m turnover and around 80 staff. We aim to double in size in the next five years under the guidance of our experienced CEO and first-class senior leadership team. We are looking to appoint a Senior/Lead Data Engineer to strengthen our Data capability. This full-time, permanent role is based in Newcastle upon Tyne, offering excellent hybrid and flexible working options, along with a highly negotiable salary between £50,000 and £100,000, plus benefits. Additional rewards include free parking, on-site health facilities, staff events and discounts, and training opportunities. last updated 10 week of 2026