14 of 14 Lead Data Engineer Jobs in London

Lead Data Engineer £80,000 - 100,000 GBP Hybrid WORKING Location: Central London, Greater London - United Kingdom Type: Permanent Role: Lead Data Engineer Salary: £80,000 - £100,000 Additional Package: 5% Bonus, Extensive Benefits Package Location: UK Wide Are you a Lead Data Engineer looking for your next challenge? If you … who thrives in an innovative, people-first environment, this could be the ideal opportunity. You'll join a collaborative team delivering meaningful work with cutting-edge technologies, large-scale data platforms, and AI-powered solutions. This Lead Data Engineer role is perfect for someone who enjoys a balance of hands-on engineering and technical leadership. You … ll shape data strategy, lead by example, and make a real impact across complex and fast-moving digital programmes. Role Requirements: Lead the development of complex data components and pipelines within agile teams Set and maintain high standards for coding, testing, and design across the team Collaborate with architects to ensure performance, resilience, and security Support More ❯

Lead Data Engineer Salary/Rate : £100,000 - £110,000 per annum + Bonus Location : North London Company : Retelligence About Retelligence Retelligence is partnering with a high-growth, forward-thinking organization that specializes in digital innovation and marketing across international markets. The company is on an exciting journey, rapidly scaling its capabilities and leveraging advanced technology to … deliver cutting-edge solutions. Join a dynamic team within a business that values innovation, supports professional development, and offers exceptional career progression. The Role Retelligence is seeking a Lead Data Engineer to take a hands-on role in designing and delivering robust, real-time data pipelines and infrastructure in a Google Cloud Platform (GCP) environment. The … company is particularly interested in candidates with strong expertise in SQL. As the Lead Data Engineer, you’ll play a critical role in shaping their data architecture and driving transformation. You’ll partner closely with engineering, product, and analytics teams to ensure efficient, high-performance data systems that enable the business to thrive in a More ❯

Lead Data Engineer - M&A Data Integration Fully Remote £550-£600 outside IR35 About the Role We are seeking an experienced Lead Data Engineer to play a critical role in integrating data assets following a major acquisition. The acquired company operates across 20+ enterprise application systems , and this role will lead the extraction, transformation, and migration of that data into the parent company's environment. Key Responsibilities Lead the design and execution of large-scale data migrations from acquired companies into the Azure ecosystem. Own the end-to-end ETL/ELT pipeline strategy , ensuring scalability, resilience, and automation. Partner with business, IT, and integration teams to … map legacy enterprise applications (ERP, CRM, HRIS, Finance, industry-specific platforms) into standardized data models. Drive data harmonization, deduplication, and master data management (MDM) to enable a single source of truth. Establish and enforce data governance, lineage, and quality frameworks across acquired datasets. Leverage Azure-native services such as Azure Data Factory, Synapse Analytics, Databricks More ❯

A leading consultancy is hiring a Data Lead Engineer (Refinery Divestment) who has experience with Refinery Divestment within the Oil & Gas industry. Hybrid position. 6-month rolling contract, paying up to £800 per day Experience and skills required for the Lead Data Engineer, Refinery Divestment, Oil & Gas In-depth experience with Refinery Divestment Proven … experience in data leadership roles within M&A, divestments, or large-scale transformation programmes. Strong understanding of refinery operations and oil & gas industry data domains. Expertise in data governance, data architecture, and data quality management. Familiarity with regulatory frameworks (e.g., HSE, environmental compliance). Experience with data room setup and management (e.g., Intralinks, Ansarada … . Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills. Package for the Lead Data Engineer, Refinery Divestment, Oil & Gas Hybrid position Paying up to £800 per day More ❯

Role: Lead Data Engineer Salary: £85,000 - £95,000 + bonus (flexible for the right hire) Location: South Kensington, London Working Policy: Primarily office-based (4 days a week) - some flexibility possible I'm working with a global player in the shipping and commodities market , helping businesses move goods like oil, coal and grain by sea. Their … weather, and more - and this team transforms complex datasets into clear dashboards and predictive models to give brokers an edge in the market. They're now looking for a Lead Analytics/Data Engineer to take ownership of building and scaling their centralised data platform (likely Snowflake), manage a junior engineer, and drive the design … of future data flows, architecture and analytics across the business. You'll work closely with research and senior leaders, giving you autonomy to shape the company's data strategy and propose new ideas. The role will involve: Leading on data engineering projects, building out the Snowflake-based data warehouse and pipelines Managing and mentoring a junior More ❯

AWS Data Engineer - VP Level Location: London (Canary Wharf)Salary: £115000 - 120000 A leading financial institution is seeking a Senior AWS Data Engineer to join a greenfield initiative focused on transforming market data access and utilization. This VP-level role offers strategic influence, technical leadership, and cross-functional collaboration across business units. Key Responsibilities:* Design … and maintain scalable data pipelines, warehouses, and lakes using AWS technologies.* Implement robust data governance, quality, and security practices.* Collaborate with data scientists to deploy machine learning models.* Lead or contribute to strategic planning, risk management, and stakeholder engagement.* Drive innovation through advanced analytics and research-based problem solving. To be successful you should have … years hands-on experience in AWS data engineering technologies, including Glue, PySpark, Athena, Iceberg, Databricks, Lake Formation, and other standard data engineering tools. Previous experience in implementing best practices for data engineering, including data governance, data quality, and data security. Proficiency in data processing and analysis using Python and SQL. Experience with data More ❯

AWS Data Engineer - VP Level Location: London (Canary Wharf) Salary: £(phone number removed) - (phone number removed) A leading financial institution is seeking a Senior AWS Data Engineer to join a greenfield initiative focused on transforming market data access and utilization. This VP-level role offers strategic influence, technical leadership, and cross-functional collaboration across business … units. Key Responsibilities: * Design and maintain scalable data pipelines, warehouses, and lakes using AWS technologies. * Implement robust data governance, quality, and security practices. * Collaborate with data scientists to deploy machine learning models. * Lead or contribute to strategic planning, risk management, and stakeholder engagement. * Drive innovation through advanced analytics and research-based problem solving. To be successful … you should have: 10 years hands-on experience in AWS data engineering technologies, including Glue, PySpark, Athena, Iceberg, Databricks, Lake Formation, and other standard data engineering tools. Previous experience in implementing best practices for data engineering, including data governance, data quality, and data security. Proficiency in data processing and analysis using Python and More ❯

About The Role FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking a Lead Data Engineer to work for our client within the public sector. This is initially a 6-month contract with the potential to extend and will be a hybrid role based in either London, Birmingham, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh or Salford. Our client is seeking … Lead Data Engineer to take a key role in the delivery of a secure, scalable Analytical Platform for internal analyst teams. Operating within the Analysis & Corporate Services function, this role is integral to driving the department's analytical capabilities by improving access to high-quality data and modernising analytical infrastructure. This is a delivery-focused role … requiring a hands-on engineer with strong technical capabilities in cloud infrastructure, data pipeline development, and secure data environments. The platform will enable departmental analysts to work entirely within a secure Python-based environment without reliance on local data downloads. Responsibilities Designing, developing and finalising data infrastructure to support complex analytical workloads Building and maintaining More ❯

Contract Opportunity: Lead Azure Data Engineer (Remote - 500/day Outside IR35) We're hiring for a Lead Azure Data Engineer to join our team on a hybrid contract based in London, supporting key finance stakeholders and transforming our data platform. This role offers the chance to shape the future of financial reporting … through cutting-edge cloud engineering and data architecture. Location : Central London (UK-based candidates only) Rate : £500/day IR35 Status : Outside IR35 Start Date : ASAP - Interviews next week Duration : 6 months with potential for extension The Role You'll lead the design and delivery of scalable data products that support financial analysis and decision-making. Working … closely with BI and Analytics teams, you'll help evolve our data warehouse and implement best-in-class engineering practices across Azure. Key Responsibilities Build and enhance ETL/ELT pipelines in Azure Databricks Develop facts and dimensions for financial reporting Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver robust data solutions Optimize data workflows for performance and More ❯

Contract Opportunity: Lead Azure Data Engineer (Remote - 500/day Outside IR35) We're hiring for a Lead Azure Data Engineer to join our team on a hybrid contract based in London, supporting key finance stakeholders and transforming our data platform. This role offers the chance to shape the future of financial reporting … through cutting-edge cloud engineering and data architecture. Location : Central London (UK-based candidates only) Rate : £500/day IR35 Status : Outside IR35 Start Date : ASAP - Interviews next week Duration : 6 months with potential for extension The Role You'll lead the design and delivery of scalable data products that support financial analysis and decision-making. Working … closely with BI and Analytics teams, you'll help evolve our data warehouse and implement best-in-class engineering practices across Azure. Key Responsibilities Build and enhance ETL/ELT pipelines in Azure Databricks Develop facts and dimensions for financial reporting Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver robust data solutions Optimize data workflows for performance and More ❯

Data Engineer | Fabric | Azure | Python | SQL | PySpark Senior Data Engineer - Up to £90,000 Hybrid Working - 1 day per fortnight in office Method Resourcing are thrilled to be partnering with a rapidly scaling business who are preparing to embark on a greenfield Fabric implementation to unify data platforms and analytics across the business. To achieve … this, they are looking to hire an experience Data Engineer with proven experience delivering Fabric in a prior engagement. You will lead on the design, development and delivery of this end-to-end project and define the future roadmap for the business. The ideal candidate will have commercial hands-on experience implementing Fabric into a business and More ❯

Lead AWS Data Engineer/Architect - Databricks - LondonI'm working with a globally renowned financial services client that are looking for a seasons Data professional. My client are seen as leaders and pioneers within their relative field but also, a very well known house hold name. They have operations in near enough every country and despite … having such a huge presence globally, they still pride themselves on having their employees at the heart of every bit of success. This has lead them onto winning multiple awards such as being named in the top 100 best companies to work for along side many other outstanding accolades. This is a hands on technical role. The successful applicant … will be building and maintaining AWS Data pipelines and infrastructure. This is while working with cross functional teams to design best in Class data solutions across the business. As a business, they are very mature within their data services however, there is always room for improvements so we're looking for an expert to not look to More ❯

Lead AWS Data Engineer/Architect - Databricks - London I'm working with a globally renowned financial services client that are looking for a seasons Data professional. My client are seen as leaders and pioneers within their relative field but also, a very well known house hold name. They have operations in near enough every country and … despite having such a huge presence globally, they still pride themselves on having their employees at the heart of every bit of success. This has lead them onto winning multiple awards such as being named in the top 100 best companies to work for along side many other outstanding accolades. This is a hands on technical role. The successful … applicant will be building and maintaining AWS Data pipelines and infrastructure. This is while working with cross functional teams to design best in Class data solutions across the business. As a business, they are very mature within their data services however, there is always room for improvements so we're looking for an expert to not look More ❯

Overview We're seeking a hands-on Lead Data Engineer to drive complex, enterprise-level data migration projects across multi-cloud platforms, within a consulting company. If you thrive working with cutting-edge technologies, value flexible work, and enjoy leading migration-first initiatives - we'd like to hear from you. Responsibilities Drive complex, enterprise-level data More ❯