2 of 2 Lead Data Engineer Jobs in Oxfordshire

We are looking for a Lead Data Engineer to take on a leadership role within our client's Data Engineering team, driving technical excellence and transforming their data ingestion processes. You will be responsible for implementing Data Engineering strategy, working closely with the Head … of Data Engineering to define best practices for the team whilst also working closely with the Project team to ensure technical specifications and tasks are clear for all team members. Responsibilities Lead data engineering projects, provide guidance & oversight to junior + mid-level data engineers, and … establish best practices to improve the software development life-cycle Work closely with the Head of Data Engineering to ensure the data engineering strategy is implemented by the team Help define clear testing frameworks for the team to follow for validating/transforming synthetic data Define best More ❯

Lead Data Engineer – Help Shape the Future of Mental Health Research Are you a hands-on leader who loves crafting clean architecture and mentoring engineers how to do the same? Do you enjoy building data pipelines that actually scale? Are you seeking a challenge as well … as a mission that matters? Join a health-focused data team working at the intersection of research, AI and engineering. You’ll be the right hand to the Head of Engineering, helping elevate the team’s technical maturity, drive best practices and build something meaningful. 🛠️ What you'll do … Lead and mentor a junior-heavy team of data engineers Build and scale robust pipelines using Spark, Kafka and Delta Lake Define test-driven, documented and repeatable engineering practices Work closely with AI, research and DevOps to deliver products and insights Handle sensitive health data (PII) and More ❯