5 of 5 Lead Data Engineer Jobs in the South East

Lead Data Engineer Lead Data Engineer required to join my Client’s Technology Team and contribute to their Group Architecture Board in building the next generation of their eCommerce data platform. You will play a pivotal role in designing and maintaining a modern, cloud-based data architecture. Working closely with product, technology … and wider business stakeholders, you will be crucial in developing scalable data pipelines, improving reliability, and enabling smarter, data-driven insights and decisions. You will have a direct voice in how we design, build, and evolve our platform and the technologies we adopt! We are looking for a pragmatic, innovative, and self-motivated problem solver who delivers results … through collaboration and technical excellence. Data Architecture Specialist: Design and develop robust data models, ETL/ELT processes, and data marts that support complex analytics and operational use cases. Pipeline Optimization: Maintain and optimize data pipelines and warehouse environments to ensure top-tier performance, reliability, and scalability. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams More ❯

Lead Data Engineer - £70-77k + bonus + benefits - Basingstoke 3 days a week The Opportunity: We are looking for a Lead Data Engineer to join a Basingstoke based organisation who are investing heavily in their Digital Transformation Programme. The Role: You'll play a proactive role in the delivery of next-generation … data platforms, will manage/mentor the existing person and drive the design, development and governance of the data pipelines. You'll be working really closely with stakeholders across the technology function and within the business and will the availability, integrity and compliance of the systems. You'll play a key role in the ownership of the core … architecture/engineering across the new Azure Databricks ecosystem. You'll ensure that the data platform architecture supports availability and growth targets and that the platforms leverage advances in AI and Machine Learning capability. They are currently working with a 3rd Party Data Partner who have recommended a number of improvements - you'll work closely with them selecting More ❯

Lead Data Engineer- £75,000 Does Not Offer Sponsorship Industry: Banking and Financial Services Location : Hybrid- Basingstoke (3 Days a Week) Key Responsibilities Lead the evolution of our data engineering practice, supporting modernisation, automation, and scalability. Design and optimise Databricks architecture, data models, and deployment standards. Re-build and re-platform core components to … handle growing data volumes and business demand. Implement better controls around change management, lineage, and deployment (DevOps for data). Introduce new tooling around change deployment and governance in partnership with external consultants. Improve data quality through robust monitoring, testing frameworks, and alerting solutions. Maintain and modernise SQL workloads, including legacy databases and reporting environments. Support upgrades … platform enhancements, and new data tooling selection. Provide best-practice guidance to the wider data function and line-manage up to 3 individuals. Ensure documentation, data dictionaries, lineage, and governance standards are embedded across the team. Essential Skills Strong expertise with SQL , particularly Databricks SQL . Demonstrable experience designing data models (e.g., star schema) and scalable More ❯

We’re seeking a Lead Data Engineer to design and deliver scalable data and AI solutions across internal and client projects. You’ll own the full data lifecycle — from ingestion and processing to deployment and monitoring of machine learning models — while leading a small, high-performing team. What You’ll Do Build and maintain data pipelines and cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP). Develop AI-driven applications including LLM tools, RAG pipelines, and automation solutions. Lead on client communication , project delivery, and stakeholder alignment. Collaborate with Data Science and Analytics teams to improve data access, automation, and governance. Drive innovation through proofs-of-concept , model monitoring , and adoption of emerging AI … tech. What We’re Looking For 5+ years in data engineering, with team or project leadership experience. Advanced Python (Pandas, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Scikit-learn). Strong AWS/GCP , MySQL , and CI/CD experience; Docker/Kubernetes a plus. Excellent communication, organisation, and problem-solving skills. Passion for innovation and ethical, scalable AI. Nice to Have Experience in More ❯

Location: Reading/London, UK (1-2 days/week on-site) Type of Hiring: Permanent/Contract Snowpro certification must: Data Engineering & Analytics Lead at Zensar takes up end to end ownerships of Snowflake Data & Analytics solution design and practice development: You will do this by: This role is not just snowflake architect , but also we … the ability to multitask and re prioritizing responsibility based on dynamic requirements. · Leading and mentoring various practice competency practice teams as needed. Skills required to contribute: Years of overall Data and Analytics experience with 2. Minimum 10+ years in AWS data platform including AWS S3, AWS Glue, AWS Redshift, AWS Athena, AWS Sagemaker, AWS Quicksight and AWS MLOPS … 3. Snowflake DWH architecture, Snowflake Data Sharing, Snowpipe, Polaris catalog and data governance (meta data/business catalogs). 4. Knowledge of at least one of the following technologies/methodologies will be an additional advantage: Python, Streamlit, Matillion, DBT, Atlan, Terraform, Kubernetes, Data Vault, Data Mesh 5. Ability to engage with principal data More ❯