Job Description
Lead Data Platform Engineer
£75,000 - £85,000
Remote
You are a well-experienced Lead Data Platform Engineer, looking to take ownership of a modern lakehouse platform and shape best-in-class data engineering practices.
THE COMPANY
This industry-leading organisation serves specialist, people-first knowledge to its clients and is looking to provide further expertise by improving its data capabilities.
THE ROLE
As a Lead Data Engineer you will build a Databricks platform with ownership, shaping how data is engineered, deployed, automated, and governed in Azure.
Specifically, you can expect to be involved in the following:
* Designing and developing end-to-end data platform solutions in Azure using Databricks
* Building and maintaining automation for cluster management, monitoring, tagging, and platform optimisation.
* Implementing CI/CD and DevOps best practices across data pipelines and platform components.
* Taking ownership of design decisions and long-term architectural direction.
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
The successful Lead Data Engineer will have the following skills and experience:
* Deep expertise with Azure Databricks, including development, deployment, and platform-level engineering.
* Strong software engineering capability across Pyspark, Spark SQL and Azure Data Factory.
* Solid understanding of DevOps practices including CI/CD and automated testing.
* Experience with monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions.
* Ability to work effectively with stakeholders across engineering functions.
BENEFITS
The successful Lead Data Platform Engineer will receive the following benefits:
* Salary between £75,000 - £85,000 - depending on experience
* Competitive bonus and benefits.
* Remote work with a flexible 35-hour week that can be taken as a 4-day week.
HOW TO APPLY
Please register your interest by sending your resume to Majid Latif via the Apply link on this page.