Overview
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Location: Billericay
Salary: Competitive
About The Role
We are seeking a highly skilled Lead Data Engineer to design, build, and optimise our modern data platform using Microsoft Fabric. This is a senior technical leadership role where you will shape how data is structured, governed, and consumed across the business, enabling high-quality reporting, analytics, and decision-making. You will act as the technical authority for data engineering, leading on architecture, standards, and delivery while ensuring data is reliable, scalable, secure, and aligned to business needs.
What You'll Do
* Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines using Microsoft Fabric (Lakehouse, Data Engineering, Data Warehouse, Data Integration)
* Define and enforce data architecture standards, best practices, and governance across the platform
* Develop and optimise advanced SQL queries, transformations, views, and data models
* Lead the design of analytical data models to support Power BI and self-service reporting
* Own data quality, monitoring, documentation, and operational reliability across the platform
* Translate business requirements into scalable, well-structured data solutions
* Lead and develop a team of three data engineers, managing workload, priorities, and escalations
* Define KPIs, standards, and delivery expectations for the team
* Drive data modernisation initiatives, including migration and consolidation of legacy systems into Fabric
* Support stakeholder engagement and reporting on progress, risks, and delivery outcomes
What You’ll Get
* Autonomy to lead and shape a modern Microsoft Fabric data platform
* Real ownership of architecture, standards, and data strategy across the business
* Opportunity to lead and develop a small engineering team
* Visible impact on data quality, reporting, and business decision-making
* Involvement in both BAU delivery and major transformation projects
* Support for Microsoft certifications and ongoing professional development
* Hybrid working and a competitive package with company benefits
What We’re Looking For
* Advanced hands-on SQL expertise (including performance tuning and optimisation)
* Strong experience with Microsoft Fabric (architecture, design, implementation)
* Proven experience designing and supporting data models for analytics / Power BI
* Experience modernising or migrating legacy data platforms
* Strong understanding of data engineering principles, governance, and data quality
* Experience designing and supporting production-grade data solutions
* Ability to lead technical delivery and act as escalation point for complex issues
* Experience working with stakeholders to gather and translate requirements
Desirable
* Experience leading or managing small technical teams
* Microsoft certifications (e.g. DP-600, DP-700, DP-900, DP-300)
* Experience in DevOps / CI-CD for data engineering
* Experience in regulated or complex enterprise environments
Equal Opportunities
At Ground Control, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to thrive. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic as defined in the Equality Act 2010. We actively support and promote an inclusive culture, ensuring fair and equitable treatment throughout the recruitment process and across all stages of employment, including training, development, promotion, pay, and termination. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for disabled applicants and employees, and to creating a working environment free from discrimination, harassment, bullying, or victimisation. We expect all colleagues to uphold our values of dignity, respect, and inclusion. We take a zero-tolerance approach to any form of discriminatory behaviour and are committed to continuous improvement through training, inclusive policies, and accountability at all levels.
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