13 of 13 Lead Data Engineer Jobs in London

Lead Data Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Lorien
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
Salary negotiable
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

Hiring Organisation
Sphere Digital Recruitment
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£75,000 per annum
exciting technology-led organisation in London is looking for a Lead Data Engineer to join their growing platform team as they continue to build out their data and analytics capability. Based in: London Hybrid working: 1-2 days a week in the office Permanent role Start … date: ASAP Salary: Up to £75k per annum The Job As the Lead Data Engineer , your responsibilities will include: Leading the design and delivery of a modern cloud data platform supporting analytics, AI and client-facing data products Owning data pipeline architecture across ingestion ...

Lead Data Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Kinetech Recruitment
Location
East London, London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Salary
£75,000
Lead Data Engineer Hybrid Working - 2-4 day per month in the office (East London/Essex) Salary to £75k A Lead Data Engineer is required for a transformational role. With Fabric already in place, the focus is now on maturing the environment from … Bronze through to Gold over the next 1218 monthsimproving architecture, data quality, and overall platform capability. This is a hands-on leadership role, acting as the senior technical escalation point while helping shape best practice, refine existing pipelines, and drive data modernisation across a complex data landscape. ...

Lead Data Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Forsyth Barnes
Location
London Area, United Kingdom
Lead Data Engineer (Contract) Location: London (2 days onsite per week) Day Rate : £550 Per day (Outside IR35) Duration: min. 6-month contract Start: ASAP Contact : Matthew.Makranczy@forsythbarnes.com Overview We are looking for a Lead Data Engineer to join a high-performing team delivering … advanced data platforms that support financial institutions in tackling fraud and financial crime. In this role, you will help design and evolve a modern Databricks + lakehouse architecture , enabling analytics, machine learning, and investigative teams to generate actionable insights from large-scale datasets. This is a hands-on leadership ...

Lead Data Engineer

Hiring Organisation
SR2 | Socially Responsible Recruitment | Certified B Corporation™
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
Lead Data Engineer – Contract (6 Months) Location: London (2 days per week on-site) Contract Type: 6-month contract (likely to extend) IR35 Status: Inside IR35 Start Date: Immediate Day Rate: £600 - £700 per day About the Role SR2 are partnering with an enterprise client undergoing … large-scale CRM transformation and are seeking an experienced Lead Data Engineer to join the programme. This is a key position where you will play a central role in shaping the data architecture and introducing modern data engineering practices and tooling across the team. ...

Data Engineer Lead Role - Hybrid - Banking

Hiring Organisation
GCS
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£600 - £700/day Inside IR35
Data Engineer Lead - Tier 1 Bank - London - 6 months Role - Data Engineer Lead Rate - £700 per day (Inside IR35) Duration - 6 months with very likely extension Location - Hybrid/Liverpool Street - 3 days per week in an office in Liverpool Street (London) Role … Data Engineer Lead is responsible for designing, building, and supporting modern data platform, with a particular focus on Databricks, cloud-based data engineering, and leading the migration of legacy Oracle systems into scalable, cloud-native environments. The role supports the organisation's data strategy ...

Lead Data Engineer

Hiring Organisation
LOOP HORIZON
Location
London Area, United Kingdom
About Loop Horizon: Loop Horizon is a boutique marketing, data, and technology consultancy helping world-leading brands transition to a truly data-driven future. Our team is predominantly ex-client side, which means we understand the realities our clients face - from legacy platforms and organisational constraints to regulatory … pressure and skills gaps. We focus on outcome-based delivery, enabling clients with sustainable data and technology capability while supporting their teams through strategy, design, delivery, and new ways of working. Due to continued growth, we are looking for a Lead Data Engineer to play ...

Lead Data Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Harnham - Data & Analytics Recruitment
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£90,000 - £100,000 per annum
Lead Data Engineer Remote UK, £90,000 to £100,000 This is an opportunity to join a fast scaling, digital first consumer platform at a pivotal point in its data journey. They are investing heavily in their data infrastructure and are building a high performing … software led data engineering team to support real time, high volume analytics across the business. You will have genuine influence over how data engineering is done, working on modern tooling and best practice from day one. The Company They are a UK based, consumer facing digital platform operating ...

Lead Data Engineer - Hybrid working

Hiring Organisation
Ashdown Group
Location
Central London, London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Salary
£90,000
Senior Data Engineer (Hands-On/Technical Lead Focus) Hybrid working - Central London Ashdown Group are partnering with an innovative, data-led organisation who are recruiting a Senior Data Engineer to take ownership of core data architecture and lead from the front … technically. This is a hands-on senior role for someone who enjoys building robust data systems while mentoring others and raising engineering standards. The Role You will design, build, and optimise scalable data pipelines and models across Snowflake, Databricks, and cloud environments (AWS/GCP). Working closely ...

Lead Data Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Sahaj Software
Location
London Area, United Kingdom
Sahaj Software, we’re not just shipping pipelines - we’re designing purpose-built data platforms that solve complex challenges for some of the UK’s most forward-thinking organisations. We believe in craftsmanship, autonomy, and trust. No hierarchies and no bureaucracy, just small teams solving big problems with modern … tech. Why this role? Working as a Lead Data Engineer, you’ll own the design and delivery of scalable data platforms, pipelines, and architectures that power real business decisions. You’ll work closely with data scientists, engineers, and stakeholders to transform messy data into ...

Lead Data Engineer | Microsoft Fabric | Azure | AI

Hiring Organisation
Intelligent Talent Solutions Ltd
Location
West London, London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Salary
£70,000
Lead Data Engineer | Microsoft Fabric | Azure | AI London Hybrid | 2-3 days per week £60,000 - £70,000 + 10% bonus + excellent benefits If you enjoy building data platforms rather than simply maintaining them, this could be worth a look. Were supporting a well-established … enjoys solving problems, improving platforms and helping define best practice. The Opportunity Youll play a key role in evolving a modern Azure-native data platform whilst helping lead the move toward a Fabric-first environment. Youll work across: Microsoft Fabric including Lakehouse, Warehouse and OneLake Azure Data ...

Lead Data Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Mesh-AI
Location
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
side with top partners - including Anthropic, Databricks, AWS, OpenAI, and Microsoft - to deliver modern AI with speed and measurable impact. Opportunity We recognise “data” is broad, that’s why we’re keen to speak to those from a heavy data background and cloud natives with experience in building … learn from & will want to learn from you. Responsibilities You will be responsible for the technical implementation and delivery of modern data systems as well as AI enabled applications Solve end to end data problems/opportunities at scale Contributing to solution architecture & design Working with our customers ...

Lead Data Engineer | Family Office

Hiring Organisation
Paragon Alpha - Hedge Fund Talent Business
Location
London Area, United Kingdom
both private and public markets. As the platform continues to scale, the firm is making a foundational investment in its internal technology and data capabilities. About the Role This hire represents the first dedicated technology appointment within the business and will play a central role in building the infrastructure … systems that support investment decision-making across the platform. Responsibilities The successful candidate will be responsible for designing and building the firm’s technology, data, and AI capability from the ground up, operating at the intersection of investing, quantitative analytics, and modern software engineering. The role spans investment infrastructure ...