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Data Engineering Lead / Manager
We’re looking for an experienced and hands‑on Data Engineering Lead to drive the evolution of enterprise data platforms within a fast‑paced, highly regulated environment. This role combines technical leadership, people management, strategic roadmap ownership, and hands‑on engineering delivery, with a strong focus on compliance, data processing, data modelling, and enterprise data architecture.
The successful candidate will lead a small team of engineers while remaining deeply involved in architecture, development, and delivery. This is an ideal opportunity for someone who enjoys balancing leadership responsibilities with hands‑on technical problem solving.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead, mentor, and develop a small team of data engineers delivering enterprise‑scale data solutions.
* Own and execute the data engineering roadmap in partnership with senior leadership and business stakeholders.
* Drive the design and implementation of scalable, secure, and compliant enterprise data platforms.
* Work closely with compliance, operations, and business teams to ensure data processes align with regulatory and governance requirements.
* Design and maintain robust data models supporting enterprise reporting, operational workflows, and reconciliation processes.
* Remain hands‑on with architecture, coding, code reviews, troubleshooting, and delivery activities.
* Develop and optimize ETL/ELT pipelines and enterprise data integration solutions.
* Ensure strong data governance, data quality, monitoring, and operational controls across all data systems.
* Partner with cross‑functional stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
* Support agile delivery processes including sprint planning, prioritization, estimation, and delivery management.
* Champion engineering best practices including testing, CI/CD, documentation, and automation.
* Continuously improve platform scalability, operational resilience, and engineering standards.
* Support hiring, onboarding, performance management, and career development within the engineering team.
Required Experience & Skills
* 8+ years of experience in data engineering, including leadership or team management responsibilities.
* Strong hands‑on experience with Oracle databases and enterprise SQL development.
* Strong Java development experience in enterprise environments.
* Experience with Groovy is highly desirable.
* Strong understanding of enterprise data processing, data modelling, and data architecture principles.
* Experience working within compliance‑focused or highly regulated environments such as financial services, banking, payments, or similar industries.
* Proven experience building and maintaining enterprise ETL/ELT pipelines and large‑scale data integration frameworks.
* Strong understanding of transactional and reconciliation data systems.
* Experience designing scalable data solutions across cloud and hybrid environments.
* Familiarity with modern data engineering tooling such as DBT, Airflow, and Airbyte is desirable.
* Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git workflows, testing frameworks, and software engineering best practices.
* Strong stakeholder management and communication skills with the ability to engage both technical and non‑technical audiences.
* Demonstrated ability to lead teams while remaining hands‑on and delivery-focused.
* Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
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