Data Engineering Lead
Summary
A hands-on Data Engineering Manager role at a highly regulated UK organisation, splitting time roughly 60/40 between technical delivery and leadership. The person leads data engineers and analysts, owns the platform roadmap, and builds pipelines and warehouse solutions using Azure, SQL, and Python.
Data Engineering Manager | Azure | SQL | Python | Team Leadership
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Hybrid Working 3 Days Office / 2 Days Remote
Competitive Salary + Benefits
We're partnering with a market-leading, highly regulated organisation to recruit a newly created Data Engineering Manager position. This is a fantastic opportunity for a hands-on data engineering leader to take ownership of a growing data function, leading a team while remaining actively involved in technical delivery.
Acting as the bridge between senior leadership and the data team, you'll be responsible for the data engineering roadmap, platform development, engineering standards, and delivery capability. This is a genuine player-coach role, with a roughly 60/40 split between hands-on engineering and leadership responsibilities.
The Role
- Lead and develop a team of Data Engineers and Data Analysts
- Own the data engineering function, platform roadmap, and delivery priorities
- Design, build, and optimise data pipelines, integrations, and warehouse solutions
- Drive best practice across SQL, Python, data modelling, and engineering standards
- Improve platform reliability, performance, and scalability
- Lead data quality, monitoring, and observability initiatives
- Work closely with senior stakeholders across xwwtmva the business to deliver data-driven outcomes
- Evaluate new tools, technologies, and future platform requirements
Technology
- Microsoft Azure
- SQL
- Python
- Data Warehousing
- Data Integrations & Backend Engineering
The business takes a pragmatic approach to technology and is increasingly leveraging AI-assisted development practices to accelerate delivery.
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