1 to 25 of 34 Principal Data Engineer Jobs in the UK

Senior Manager - Principal Data Engineer

Location
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Senior Manager - Principal Data Engineer Location: London Grade: B Job Title: Principal Data Engineer Team: Clara Technology & Solutions Locations: UK Capability: Audit Service line: Audit Central Contract type: Permanent Summary of role purpose: The Principal Data Engineer will be accountable … shaping the technical direction for data engineering initiatives and services within Technology & Solutions. This role combines deep technical expertise in Databricks and cloud data engineering with proven team leadership capabilities and a passion for driving innovation. The successful candidate will be accountable for delivering enterprise-scale data ...

Principal Data Engineer

Location
Wolverhampton, England, United Kingdom
About the team OSB Group is undertaking a significant transformation programme, building new cloud-based customer journeys and experiences supported by a modern enterprise data architecture. In parallel, the Group Data Office is responsible for maintaining a complex legacy data landscape that continues to run the bank … today. What you will be doing? As a senior technical leader within the Data Engineering function, the Principal Data Engineer will act as the organisation's Azure Data Platform subject matter expert, providing architectural leadership and technical direction across all data engineering initiatives. Working ...

Principal Data Engineer

Location
Snapes Green, England, United Kingdom
About the team OSB Group is undertaking a significant transformation programme, building new cloud-based customer journeys and experiences supported by a modern enterprise data architecture. In parallel, the Group Data Office is responsible for maintaining a complex legacy data landscape that continues to run the bank … today. What you will be doing? As a senior technical leader within the Data Engineering function, the Principal Data Engineer will act as the organisation's Azure Data Platform subject matter expert, providing architectural leadership and technical direction across all data engineering initiatives. Working ...

Principal Data Engineer

Hiring Organisation
ComplyAdvantage
Location
London, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
What you will be doingWe are looking for an experienced Principal Data Engineer to lead the design and evolution of the data platform that powers our AML/KYC and Fraud products. Our platform depends on ingesting, transforming and serving billions of signals every day: sanctions … watchlist data, adverse media, corporate registries, transaction events and customer records, all flowing into a real-time financial crime intelligence knowledge graph used by thousands of customers across the world. As a Principal Data Engineer you will set the medium to long term technical direction ...

Principal Data Engineer

Location
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, England, United Kingdom
Principal Data Engineer £92,500 per annum Bedford Permanent Hybrid working Join us at the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) as a Principal Data Engineer. The Principal Data Engineer reports to the Head of Data and Analytics. The role is aligned … Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework and represents the most senior technical leadership role within the data engineering function. Key Responsibilities: Data Platform Strategy and Engineering Leadership Data Platform Ownership: Own the strategic direction, roadmap and overall technical architecture of the MaPS data platform ...

Principal Data Engineer - Active SC required

Hiring Organisation
Matchtech
Location
Reading, Berkshire, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
NegotiableReading, England Contract Principal Data Engineer - Secure Digital Platform (SDP) Data and Integration Location: Reading (hybrid working) Duration: Initially Until Feb '27 - but very likely to extend (new programme)(Inside IR35)Active SC Clearance Required Role details: We are looking for SC cleared Data Engineers … support our defence client on a contract basis. This role is focused on the Secure Digital Platform (SDP) Data and Integration, and will be based in Reading with hybrid working arrangements. The initial contract will run until February 2027, with a strong likelihood of extension as this ...

Principal Data Engineer - Azure - Perm

Hiring Organisation
Lorien
Location
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£54,000 - £70,000 per annum
Principal Data Engineer (Azure) We're looking for an experienced Principal Data Engineer to lead the technical direction of a modern Azure-based data platform. This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll shape data engineering standards, design scalable lakehouse … architectures, and drive innovation across Azure, Microsoft Fabric and Databricks environments. You'll work closely with data scientists, architects and engineering teams to deliver robust, secure, and high-performing data solutions while acting as the technical authority for data engineering best practice. Key Skills: Extensive Azure Data ...

Principal Data Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Ronald James
Location
Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
forward-thinking tech organisation is seeking a Principal Data Engineer to lead the evolution of its next-generation data platform. This is a senior technical leadership role, ideal for someone who enjoys working at the intersection of architecture, platform design, and long-term data strategy. … This is not a pure data pipeline role. The position is best suited to individuals passionate about platform architecture, automation, and shaping scalable engineering practices. Reporting to the Head of Data, the Principal Data Engineer will serve as a key technical authority, owning architectural decisions ...

Principal Data Engineer

Location
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
more than 38,000 trials and 12 million patients, Medidata offers industry-leading expertise, analytics-powered insights, and one of the largest clinical trial data sets in the industry. More than 1 million registered users across approximately 2,300 customers trust Medidata's seamless, end-to-end platform … Listen to our latest podcast, from Dreamers to Disruptors, and follow us at @Medidata. Our team At the heart of Medidata's ecosystem, the Data Platform Team powers and connects every application, serving as the engine for enterprise data convergence. Every interaction across our global platform generates critical ...

Principal Data Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Breedon Group plc
Location
Alfreton, Derbyshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
Competitive salary
leading construction materials group operating from over 400 sites across the UK and Ireland. We have an opportunity to join our thriving Data & Analytics team with an exciting plan and long-term vision. We are seeking an experienced data engineer, with skills in Microsoft Azure … take a key role in the design, build and deployment of our Azure data platform in line with our enterprise architecture. The Role The Principal Data Engineer will provide hands-on technical leadership for the design, delivery and continuous improvement of Breedon’s enterprise data ...

Principal Data Engineer

Location
Lockington, England, United Kingdom
leading construction materials group operating from over 400 sites across the UK and Ireland. We have an opportunity to join our thriving Data & Analytics team with an exciting plan and long-term vision. We are seeking an experienced data engineer, with skills in Microsoft Azure … take a key role in the design, build and deployment of our Azure data platform in line with our enterprise architecture. The Role The Principal Data Engineer will provide hands‐on technical leadership for the design, delivery and continuous improvement of Breedon’s enterprise data ...

Principal Data Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Hackajob Ltd
Location
Newport, UK
benchmarked against the external market. Exceptions above the standard range are managed through governance controls to protect internal equity. Your impact At Leonardo, our Principal Data Engineers lead the design and delivery of secure, scalable data solutions that underpin critical defence, government, and commercial operations. … technical authority and people manager, youll guide engineering teams through the full data lifecycletransforming raw data into actionable insight across hybrid and cloud environments. This role blends technical leadership, stakeholder engagement, and team development, offering the opportunity to shape data strategy and capability across multiple programmes. Your ...

Principal Data Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Hackajob Ltd
Location
Bristol, Avon, South West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Part Time, Work From Home
benchmarked against the external market. Exceptions above the standard range are managed through governance controls to protect internal equity. Your impact At Leonardo, our Principal Data Engineers lead the design and delivery of secure, scalable data solutions that underpin critical defence, government, and commercial operations. … technical authority and people manager, youll guide engineering teams through the full data lifecycletransforming raw data into actionable insight across hybrid and cloud environments. This role blends technical leadership, stakeholder engagement, and team development, offering the opportunity to shape data strategy and capability across multiple programmes. Your ...

Principal Data Engineer

Location
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Principal Data Engineer Shift Pattern: Standard 40 Hour Week (United Kingdom) Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Corporate Grade: C - Vice President Reporting Line: (UK Division) Information Technology Location: UK-London Worker Type: Permanent The purpose of this role is to help shape the LME’s strategic data platform which can reliably process, store, and serve high-volume, high-velocity trading data at scale, while providing engineering teams with reusable, self-service capabilities that accelerate the delivery of trading and analytical solutions. Success in this role means delivering a highly scalable and resilient data platform ...

Principal Data Engineer

Location
Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
love making it sparkle for millions of Very customers. About the Role You’ll be one of the technical experts within the Data Enablement team, a hands-on Principal Data Engineer at the heart of our data transformation. You’ll work across multiple initiatives, partnering … technical decision-making. You’ll have the opportunity to influence technology choices, define engineering standards, and build solutions that will shape the future of data at Very. You’ll help drive the future of data engineering at Very by: Providing technical leadership across multiple teams and initiatives. Designing ...

Principal AI Data Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Certain Advantage
Location
South East London, London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Temporary
Salary
£750 - £800 per day
Principal AI Data Engineer Certain Advantage is hiring for a Principal AI Data Engineer based in London. This role is an initial contract until the end of the year and is hybrid, requiring 3 days per week onsite in London. You'll be responsible …/or Scala. Experience with Azure cloud technologies including Azure OpenAI and Azure AI Foundry. Knowledge of Spark Structured Streaming, Autoloader and modern data engineering practices. Experience with ETL/ELT, data modelling and scalable data architectures. Familiarity with Azure Data Factory, Qlik Replicate and data ...

Principal Data Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Advanced Resource Managers Limited
Location
Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
Salary negotiable
looking for an experienced Principal Data Engineer to provide technical leadership across our enterprise data platforms, architecture, and engineering capabilities. You will design and deliver secure, scalable and reliable cloud-based data solutions , while establishing engineering standards and best practices across data integration, pipelines … DataOps, DevOps, data quality and governance. Working closely with architects, software engineers, analysts and business stakeholders, you will help shape our data strategy and deliver capabilities that support data-driven decision-making, advanced analytics, AI and machine learning . Key Responsibilities Design and evolve scalable, secure enterprise ...

Principal Data Engineer

Hiring Organisation
ARM
Location
Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
looking for an experienced Principal Data Engineer to provide technical leadership across our enterprise data platforms, architecture, and engineering capabilities. You will design and deliver secure, scalable and reliable cloud-based data solutions , while establishing engineering standards and best practices across data integration, pipelines … DataOps, DevOps, data quality and governance. Working closely with architects, software engineers, analysts and business stakeholders, you will help shape our data strategy and deliver capabilities that support data-driven decision-making, advanced analytics, AI and machine learning . Key Responsibilities Design and evolve scalable, secure enterprise ...

Principal AI Data Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Certain Advantage
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Temporary
Salary
GBP 750 - 800 Daily
Principal AI Data Engineer Certain Advantage is hiring for a Principal AI Data Engineer based in London. This role is an initial contract until the end of the year and is hybrid, requiring 3 days per week onsite in London. You'll be responsible ...

Principal Data Engineer

Location
City Of London, England, United Kingdom
About IG Group Job Title Principal Data Engineer Job Description So, who are we? IG Group is a FTSE 100 fintech operating across five continents, serving over 1.3m customers and handling billions of dollars in transactions – built on scale, trust, and proof. We didn’t pivot … give you the platform to define what comes next. Join us at IG – the future gets built here. Your team IG’s Data function is a central capability serving both central and divisional business lines across the entire IG estate. The Data Engineering team is responsible ...

Principal Data Engineer: Trading Data Platform Leader

Location
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
London Metal Exchange in London is seeking a Principal Data Engineer to shape the data platform, processing vast trading data with scalable, reliable systems. You will lead initiatives across ingestion, storage, streaming, and data products, collaborating with Trading Tech, Data Engineering … deliver self-service capabilities and robust data services for analytics and trading workloads. #J-18808-Ljbffr ...

Principal Data Engineer — Platform Data Infrastructure

Location
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Confidential Company seeks a Staff or Principal Data Engineer to own the technical direction of data infrastructure. This hands‐on individual contributor role blends software and data engineering with architectural leadership, delivering scalable pipelines while setting patterns for the wider engineering org. You’ll define … approaches to data acquisition, processing, and integration, building secure, private infrastructure and reusable data patterns that empower other teams to build robust, #J-18808-Ljbffr ...

Principal Data Engineer & Tech Lead (Azure + Databricks)

Location
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
KPMG in the UK is seeking a Senior Manager - Principal Data Engineer to shape data engineering strategy and lead a high-performing team within Clara Technology & Solutions. The role focuses on Databricks, Azure cloud, and enterprise-scale data delivery. Responsibilities include designing scalable data ...

Databricks Principal Data Engineer & Lakehouse Architect

Location
England, United Kingdom
Vivanti was founded to shape tomorrow's data landscape. This Principal Data Engineer role focuses on building scalable data ecosystems for clients using Databricks, Spark and Delta Lake, with strong emphasis on governance and cost efficiency. You will design architecture, lead technical strategy, mentor engineers ...

Staff / Principal Data Engineer, Platform (up to £240k)

Location
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
through experience. This stealth lab builds interactive, resettable digital environments where AI agents navigate software, complete tasks, fail, and improve through trial and error. Data here isn't a supporting analytics function; it's the fundamental input for building increasingly capable AI systems. You'll join the Platform team … Staff or Principal Data Engineer, owning the technical direction for significant areas of data infrastructure. This is a deeply hands‐on individual contributor role, combining software and data engineering with architectural leadership. You won't just deliver pipelines; you'll recognise underlying technical problems ...