Duration: Contract
Workload: Full time hours
Setup: Freelance (Daily rate / Limited Company / Umbrella / Sole Trader)
Location: Remote (UK‑based)
Overview
We need a Lead Analytics Engineer to define, scale and future‑proof data practices for a complex Energy Intelligence Platform operating at real‑time scale.
Key Responsibilities
* Act as the technical architect for scalable, reliable analytics data models built on modern best practices.
* Define and enforce analytics engineering standards across the data organisation, including CI/CD, testing and modular design.
* Design advanced dimensional data models to support highly complex analytical and operational scenarios.
* Own the long‑term vision for data modelling, quality and governance, including GDPR incident response.
* Partner closely with Product and senior stakeholders to translate business goals into clear, scalable technical solutions and shape the analytics roadmap.
* Champion a strong, data‑driven culture across cross‑functional teams.
Must‑Have Skills
* Mastery of dimensional data modelling and complex analytics engineering solutions.
* Expert‑level SQL with strong hands‑on experience using dbt.
* Proven ability to drive adoption of new standards, tools and patterns without direct authority.
* Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills across technical and non‑technical audiences.
* Deep, end‑to‑end understanding of the data lifecycle from ingestion through to consumption.
Nice‑to‑Have
* Ownership of organisation‑wide data modelling or analytics engineering strategy.
* Experience designing and implementing data governance frameworks.
* Leading rapid proofs of concept for modern data tooling.