We’re looking for an experienced Lead Data Engineer to play a key role in transforming how a global organisation leverages data across its R&D pipeline.
This is a hands‑on leadership role where you’ll combine technical excellence with squad leadership driving discovery, shaping engineering design, and delivering high-quality, enterprise‑scale data products. You’ll help modernise the data landscape, build stable and scalable pipelines, and coach junior engineers while championing best practice across the business.
What you’ll be doing:
* Leading engineering squads through sprint delivery and product discovery
* Designing and delivering scalable data pipelines and data products
* Driving technical standards, governance, and quality practices
* Partnering with Product, Engineering, and Security teams
* Acting as a technical escalation point for complex data challenges
* Promoting modern data architecture and engineering approaches
What we’re looking for:
* Strong cloud experience (Azure, GCP, Databricks preferred)
* Experience with modern data architectures (lakehouse, APIs, SQL/NoSQL, data contracts)
* Proven technical leadership and mentoring capability
* Passion for improving data access, quality, and speed to value
Experience with machine learning workflows, data governance, and infrastructure automation (Terraform/Ansible) would be highly beneficial.
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