Lead Data Engineer

Lead Data Engineer (Azure & Terraform) Salary: Up to £90,000 + benefits Location: UK (Hybrid - 3 Days Per Week in London Office)

I'm currently working with an established organisation that is entering an exciting phase of technical transformation and is now looking to appoint a Lead Data Engineer to take ownership of its data engineering capability.

This role has evolved as the business scales its cloud and data platforms, and they are now seeking someone who can provide technical leadership, set best practice, and play a hands-on role in building secure, scalable data solutions on Azure.

The Opportunity

As Lead Data Engineer, you will be responsible for shaping and leading the data engineering function, designing robust data pipelines, and driving the use of modern cloud and infrastructure-as-code practices. You'll work closely with architects, product teams, and stakeholders to deliver data platforms that support analytics, reporting, and future AI-driven initiatives.

This is a senior, influential role offering real autonomy and the chance to define standards, tooling, and ways of working.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the design and delivery of cloud-based data platforms using Microsoft Azure

  • Build and maintain scalable, reliable data pipelines and data models

  • Champion infrastructure as code, with a strong focus on Terraform

  • Provide technical leadership and mentorship to data engineers

  • Own data engineering standards, patterns, and best practices

  • Collaborate with architecture, security, and product teams to ensure solutions are robust and compliant

  • Support continuous improvement across CI/CD, automation, and data platform performance

Skills & Experience Required

  • Strong experience in a senior or lead data engineering role

  • Deep hands-on experience with Azure data services (e.g. Data Factory, Synapse, Databricks, Azure SQL, ADLS)

  • Proven use of Terraform to provision and manage cloud infrastructure

  • Solid understanding of data modelling, ETL/ELT patterns, and large-scale data processing

  • Experience working in cloud-native, production environments

  • Ability to balance hands-on delivery with technical leadership and stakeholder engagement

What's on Offer

  • Salary up to £90,000

  • A leadership role with genuine influence over technical direction

  • Modern cloud-first environment with strong engineering culture

  • Flexible working arrangements

  • Opportunity to work on high-impact, data-driven platforms

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Job Details

Company
Harnham - Data & Analytics Recruitment
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid / Remote Options
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£80,000 - £90,000 per annum
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