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summary The Lead Data Engineer will contribute to the development and delivery of Data Warehousing, Reporting and Analytics output. They will enable data (from NHS data sets e.g. relating to acute activity) to be appropriately shared and disseminated within operational reports, published Management Information … Official Statistics. The Lead Data Engineer will work closely with colleagues to develop robust processes for managing and automating regular outputs. The Lead Data Engineer must communicate plans and timescales to enable onward management of key stakeholders and should provide regular updates. The Lead ...

Lead Data Engineer | Azure | SQL | Python | Team Leadership We're partnering with a market-leading, highly regulated organisation to recruit a newly created Lead Data Engineer position. This is a fantastic opportunity for a hands-on data engineering leader to take ownership … 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 ...

LEAD DATA ENGINEER Salary up to £90,000 London-based role - 4 days in the office with a super collaborative team Build and lead a brand-new Data Engineering function within an AI-powered SaaS business Work across high-impact client projects and a modern … data stack Strong progression and training opportunities within a growing consultancy Apply online or contact Chelsea Hackett via ABOUT THE CLIENT Due to continued growth, my client is recruiting for a Lead Data Engineer to join an innovative AI-powered SaaS organisation. The business helps enterprise ...

About The Role Job level: 10 Were looking for a Lead Data Engineer to join our Data Engineering and Analytics practice. In this role, you will: Lead the design, development, management and optimisation of data pipelines to ensure efficient data flows, recognising … sharing opportunities to reuse data flows where possible. Coordinate teams and set best practices and standards when it comes to data engineering principles. Champion data engineering across projects and clients. Responsibilities: Lead by example, holding responsibilities for team culture, and how projects deliver the most impact ...

Lead Data Engineer Hands-on technical leadership building data systems that actually work We're looking for a Lead Data Engineer to join an enterprise data engineering capability and play a critical role in designing, building, and improving real-world data … systems . This is not a line-management role . Instead, it's a senior, hands-on technical leadership position for someone with deep data engineering experience who leads through delivery, judgement, and technical credibility rather than hierarchy. You'll work in a complex environment spanning legacy platforms, modern ...

Lead Data Engineer London Bridge (2 days office-based, 3 days remote working) Up to £80,000 We’re looking for a Lead Data Engineer to play a pivotal role in shaping how Hyde uses data to make better decisions, improve services … residents and operate more effectively. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced data professional to lead the development of modern, secure and scalable data solutions that support meaningful outcomes across the organisation. In this role, you’ll provide technical leadership across Hyde’s data platforms ...

location - hybrid working when possible Must hold active Enhanced DV Clearance (West) Competitive Salary DOE - 6% bonus, 25 days holiday, clearance bonus Experience in Data Pipelines, ETL processing, Data Integration, Apache, SQL/NoSQL, Team Leadership Who Are We? Our client is a trusted and growing supplier … sector, delivering mission-critical solutions that help keep the nation safe, secure, and prosperous. You'll work with cutting-edge technologies, including AI/Data Science, Cyber, Cloud, DevOps/SRE, and Platform Engineering. They have long-term contracts secured across the latest customer framework ...

Lead Data Engineer Location: London (Hybrid) Salary: £80,000-£115,000 Hexwired has partnered with an exciting AI start-up developing an intelligent automation platform that is transforming the B2C service. They're now looking for a Lead Data Engineer to design and build … data infrastructure that will power the next generation of their AI platform. As one of the first senior data hires, you'll take ownership of the company's data architecture, building scalable pipelines, real-time data processing systems and AI-ready infrastructure while helping shape ...

Lead Data Engineer - Python/SQL/Spark/Databricks is required by highly successful and fast growing technology consultancy. As a Lead Data Engineer, you'll be part of a team building innovative products. You should be skilled in problem-solving and experienced … player. Together with your team, you'll thrive in a fast-paced engineering environment, delivering outstanding results and exciting projects Your role: As a Lead Data Engineer you will lead and manage a small team, working closely with the business to understand and define their data ...

Lead Data Engineer (Permanent, London on-site) A high-growth AI software company is looking for a Lead Data Engineer to own and scale the data foundations behind an AI-driven operations platform used by property teams. This is a hands-on, high … ownership role where you'll define the data architecture, set engineering standards and build systems that power product analytics and modern AI capabilities. What you'll do Architect and build scalable data pipelines and distributed data systems Design ingestion, transformation and storage patterns for operational ...

Lead Data Engineer The Role As a Lead Data Engineer, you will play a key role in building and enhancing a secure, scalable data platform for a high-profile government programme. You will work with both batch and real-time data, leveraging … modern cloud technologies and frameworks. This role involves ingesting data from multiple sources, transforming it into the correct formats, ensuring alignment with defined data models and enabling reliable access for downstream users. Key Responsibilities Design, develop, test and document data pipelines aligned to business requirements Perform logical ...

Lead Data Engineer The Role As a Lead Data Engineer, you will play a key role in building and enhancing a secure, scalable data platform for a high-profile government programme. You will work with both batch and real-time data, leveraging … modern cloud technologies and frameworks. This role involves ingesting data from multiple sources, transforming it into the correct formats, ensuring alignment with defined data models and enabling reliable access for downstream users. Key Responsibilities Design, develop, test and document data pipelines aligned to business requirements Perform logical ...

Lead Data Engineer (BigQuery Consolidation, Migration & Architecture) Contract Location: Hybrid - London Contract Length: Initial 4-week engagement with extension Day Rate: £700 per day (Outside IR35) Start Date: ASAP An ambitious, data-driven organisation is seeking a highly experienced Lead Data Engineer to assess and potentially lead the consolidation of a complex, fragmented data landscape into a single Google BigQuery platform. The business currently operates across multiple technologies and data warehouses, creating challenges around data consistency, reporting accuracy, and stakeholder trust. The objective is to establish ...

Working Environment Data engineering work is grounded in real operational needs, often involving imperfect data, technical constraints and organisational complexity. Engineers work closely with delivery teams and stakeholders to understand problems end to end and deliver robust, production-grade solutions. Collaboration, pragmatism and persistence are valued, alongside strong … engineering craft. What You'll Be Doing - Design, build and improve enterprise-scale data pipelines, platforms and services - Lead complex data engineering work end to end, from problem definition through build and operational use - Work directly with technical and non-technical stakeholders to translate real problems into ...

Lead Data Engineer - London London | Hybrid - Monday to Thursday in the office. Friday work from home Salary | £85,000-£95,000 dependent on experience Ref J13147 Build the function. Lead the team. Stay hands on. Join a fast-growing AI SaaS business where Data Engineering … sits at the heart of the platform. This is an opportunity to join at a pivotal stage of the company's growth. As Lead Data Engineer, you'll shape and scale the Data Engineering function, define engineering standards and build a high-performing team, while remaining ...

Lead Data Engineer - London London Hybrid - Monday to Thursday in the office. Friday work from home Salary £85,000-£95,000 dependent on experience Ref J13147 Build the function. Lead the team. Stay hands on. Join a fast-growing AI SaaS business where Data Engineering … sits at the heart of the platform. This is an opportunity to join at a pivotal stage of the company's growth. As Lead Data Engineer, you'll shape and scale the Data Engineering function, define engineering standards and build a high-performing team, while remaining ...

Description Lead Data Engineer - LondonLondon | Hybrid - Monday to Thursday in the office. Friday work from homeSalary | £85,000-£95,000 dependent on experienceRef J13147Build the function. Lead the team. Stay hands on.Join a fast-growing AI SaaS business where Data Engineering sits at the heart … platform.This is an opportunity to join at a pivotal stage of the company's growth. As Lead Data Engineer, you'll shape and scale the Data Engineering function, define engineering standards and build a high-performing team, while remaining hands on with the technology that powers ...

Lead Data Engineer Azure SQL Python Team Leadership We're partnering with a market-leading, highly regulated organisation to recruit a newly created Lead Data Engineer position. This is a fantastic opportunity for a hands-on data engineering leader to take ownership … growing data function, leading a team while remaining actively involved in technical delivery click apply for full job details ...

Lead Data Engineer (BigQuery Consolidation, Migration & Architecture) Contract Location: Hybrid - London Contract Length: Initial 4-week engagement with extension Day Rate: £700 per day (Outside IR35) Start Date: ASAP An ambitious, data-driven organisation is seeking a highly experienced Lead Data Engineer to assess and potentially lead the consolidation of a complex, fragmented data landscape into a sin click apply for full job details ...

Lead Data & Analytic Engineer Job ID: 10147153 Location: London, United Kingdom Business: Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology Date posted: Jul. 07, 2026 Job Summary: Disney Entertainment & ESPN Product & Technology (DEE P&T) brings together the best-in-class product, technology, and commercialization teams to drive … global reach and a strong local presence, DEE P&T helps optimize platforms, resources, and technology to create industry-shaping approaches. The Senior Data & Analytics Engineer role is a unique opportunity to be integral part of the team, providing strategic direction for data‐centric systems, aligning with ...

Lead Data & Analytic Engineer Disney Entertainment & ESPN Product & Technology (DEEP&T) brings together the best-in-class product, technology, and commercialization teams to drive the global operations for the Company’s content engines. DEEP&T manages the P&L, distribution, network, engineering operations, sales, advertising … With a global reach and a strong local presence, DEEP&T helps optimize platforms, resources, and technology to create industry-shaping approaches. The Senior Data & Analytics Engineer role is a unique opportunity to be integral part of the team, providing strategic direction for data-centric systems, aligning ...

Lead Data Engineer Up to £100,000 *Kafka or Kinesis required London (4 days onsite) This is a great opportunity to join a high-growth organisation where you can take ownership of building and architecting a greenfield data platform for an AI-driven product. THE COMPANY … venture-backed company building the operating system for modern property management through its AI platform. THE ROLE: You will take ownership of the entire data architecture, acting as the most senior individual contributor within Data Engineering. This is a hands-on leadership role focused on technical ownership rather ...

LEAD DATA ENGINEER Salary up to £90,000 London-based role - 4 days in the office with a super collaborative team Build and lead a brand-new Data Engineering function within an AI-powered SaaS business Work across high-impact client projects and a modern … data stack Strong progression and training opportunities within a growing consultancy Apply online or contact Chelsea Hackett via ABOUT THE CLIENT Due to click apply for full job details ...

Lead Data Platform Engineer (DV Clearable) - Up to £140,000 + Benefits UK (Hybrid/Secure Site) Must be eligible for DV clearance (active SC required to start) The Opportunity We are seeking a highly capable Lead Data Platform Engineer to support a major … high-performance backend services within a secure, cloud-native environment. You will play a key role in building scalable, resilient, and low-latency data platforms, working with modern open-source and commercial technologies while driving engineering excellence across the team. Key Responsibilities Design, develop, document, and deploy backend services ...

Aker Systems was founded in 2017 by a team of experienced technology professionals who recognised an opportunity to provide highly secure enterprise data platforms to large organisations. We build and operate ground-breaking, ultra-secure, high performance, cloud-based data infrastructure for the enterprise. Our proprietary technology solutions … drive performance and reduce costs while helping our clients to improve the management and sharing of data across their organisations. In 2024, Aker Systems won the Breakthrough Culture Awards highlighting growth companies putting culture first. In 2020 Aker Systems was recognised as a One to Watch on the Sunday ...