Job Title: Data Tech Lead / Lead Data Engineer Location: Leeds - Hybrid Salary: £80,000 to £100,000 Why Apply? Step into a senior, high-impact data engineering role where youll shape technical strategy without stepping away from the tools. As a Lead Data Engineer, youll be hands on across architecture and build, driving delivery on complex client projects and stepping in where needed to solve the hardest problems. This isnt a pure oversight role, its for someone who still enjoys getting into the detail and making things work. Responsibilities: Own and lead the technical architecture and delivery of scalable data engineering solutions. Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to Data Engineers within delivery teams. Design and manage robust data pipelines, data platforms, and warehousing solutions. Take a hands on approach on complex or high risk engineering components. Define and promote best practices for data quality, performance, governance, and security. Collaborate with clients, product managers, analysts, and software engineers to translate business needs into data solutions. Ensure data platforms meet non-functional requirements such as reliability, scalability, and maintainability. Shape engineering processes, tooling, and ways of working across teams. Support engineers technical development and progression. Contribute to the consultancys technical communities and quality forums. Requirements: Proven experience designing and delivering scalable cloud based data engineering solutions. Expertise with Azure (Data Factory, Synapse), or AWS (Redshift, Glue) and GCP (BigQuery, Dataflow). Advanced SQL skills, including optimisation and performance tuning. Strong experience with ETL/ELT pipelines and data transformation frameworks. Programming proficiency in Python, Scala, or Java for data processing. Deep understanding of data warehousing concepts and best practices. Experience maintaining reliable, production-grade data pipelines. Excellent stakeholder management and client-facing communication skills. Agile delivery experience and ability to shape team practices. Analytical mindset with high attention to detail and quality. Whats in it for me? Competitive salary and benefits package including healthcare. Opportunities for continuous professional development and technical growth. Exposure to diverse projects across industries, building both technical and consulting expertise. Mentorship and leadership opportunities within a collaborative engineering community. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.