Lead Data Engineer
Summary
A hands-on leadership role owning Radius Payment Solutions' data platforms in Crewe: designing scalable data pipelines and models, guiding technical direction, mentoring a team, and building AI/ML-ready cloud architecture while driving data governance, quality, and security across the global business.
In this hands-on leadership role, you own and shape Radius's data platforms, delivering scalable data solutions that power decision-making across the global organization. You will lead architectural direction while mentoring a growing team and influencing data strategy within Group Data Services & Reporting. Expect to tackle complex data pipelines, data models, and AI/ML-ready architecture that unlock business value. You will work closely with cross-functional partners to turn needs into impactful data outcomes, driving governance, quality, and security. Join a mission where data is central to everything and your work directly supports global business initiatives.
Pay / Benefits- Performance-based bonus
- Pension
- Life assurance
- Employee fuel card scheme
- Electric Vehicle scheme
- Employee assistance programme
- Design and deliver complex data pipelines and data models at scale
- Guide technical direction across data engineering projects
- Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business needs into data solutions
- Drive the development of a scalable data platform including AI/ML-ready architecture
- Establish best practices for data governance, quality, and security
- Proven experience as a Senior or Lead Data Engineer in complex environments
- Hands-on expertise in modern data engineering tools across cloud platforms
- Deep understanding of ETL/ELT, data architecture, and data quality frameworks
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills and ability to shape solutions from ambiguity
- Curiosity and a passion for turning data into meaningful business value
- stakeholder engagement
- curiosity
- problem-solving
- ETL/ELT
- data architecture
- data quality frameworks
