Lead Data Engineer - Databricks & Real-Time Pipelines
Summary
Lead Data Engineer at United Utilities, a UK water company, owns modern Databricks-based data platforms delivering near real-time river water quality insights. Day to day: designing and optimising data pipelines, leading technical work, mentoring engineers, and collaborating with data scientists and environmental specialists. Core tech: Databricks, Python, SQL, cloud platforms.
United Utilities is recruiting a Lead Data Engineer to own modern, scalable data platforms for near real-time river water quality insights. You will design and optimise Databricks-based data pipelines to deliver timely, governed data across the organisation.
The role requires deep Databricks expertise, strong Python/SQL, and experience with cloud platforms. You will lead technical work and mentor engineers, collaborating with data scientists and environmental specialists to drive impact.