Principal Data Engineer
£90,000 - £95,000 + Benefits
Remote - Once or twice a month in the office (Lancashire)
The Business
A large, UK-based property organisation operating at a national scale. They are focused on delivering and managing long-term community services and initiatives and have a strong emphasis on social impact, sustainability and modern digital transformation.
The Role
The Principal Data Engineer will be a senior technical leader within a growing data engineering team.
You’ll help shape engineering strategy, architecture, and best practices across multiple product areas, supporting a data mesh approach while ensuring consistency and good governance.
This is a hands-on role that blends technical expertise with mentoring, guidance, and collaboration across teams.
Core technologies include:
Google Cloud Platform (BigQuery, Dataflow, Dataproc, Data Fusion, Data Streams, Cloud Functions, Airflow/Composer), SQL, Python, CI/CD tooling
About you
You'll have
* 10+ years’ experience in Data Engineering
* Experience operating in a Lead or Principal Engineer capacity
* Strong understanding of Data Governance principles.
* DBT / Data Mesh / Modelling Experience
* Significant experience with cloud data platforms (specifically GCP) and possibly exposure to Azure / AWS
* Strong proficiency in SQL and Python
* Strong track record of mentoring and technical leadership
* Background working in Agile / Scrum / SDLC environments
Requirements added by the job poster
No need for visa sponsorship
• Authorised to work in United Kingdom
(ILR, Tier 2 dependent visa and EU Settlement Scheme considered)
Happy to consider travel to the Lancashire region once or twice a month