Salary: £85,000 - 100,000 per year Requirements: Extensive experience in Data Engineering, with time spent in a Lead or Principal role Strong background working in a cloud-native data platform Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform is highly preferred, with consideration for AWS or Azure alongside some GCP Experience with Terraform, Docker, and dbt Strong expertise in Data Lake / Data Warehouse solutions Advanced SQL and Python skills Proven experience optimizing complex queries Strong understanding of Data Governance, including lineage, data legislation, and PII Experience working within Agile / Scrum and the SDLC Willingness to undergo a DBS check Responsibilities: Provide technical leadership, coaching, and mentoring to data engineers Define how data engineering projects are approached, delivered, and governed Work closely with architects to design and evolve the cloud data platform Ensure robust, scalable, and compliant data pipelines across the platform Lead best practices around data ingestion, transformation, quality, security, and monitoring Drive automation, CI/CD adoption, and continuous improvement Challenge technical decisions and raise engineering standards across the team Technologies: AWS Azure CI/CD Cloud Data Warehouse Docker GCP Python SQL Security Terraform dbt More: We are VIQU, a leading social enterprise seeking a Principal Data Engineer to join our team in a hybrid role based in the Northwest. We reinvest profits to create thriving, sustainable communities and have transitioned to a 100% cloud-based data platform. This position offers competitive compensation of up to £100,000 and provides the opportunity to shape and lead our data engineering capability while mentoring fellow engineers in a supportive environment. last updated 8 week of 2026