15 of 15 Lead Data Engineer Jobs in the UK excluding London

Lead Data Engineer (Databricks) - Leeds (Lead Data Engineer, Team Lead, Technical Lead, Senior Data Engineer, Data Engineer, Python, PySpark, SQL, Big Data, Databricks, R, Machine Learning, AI, Agile, Scrum, TDD, BDD, CI/CD, SOLID principles, Github, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Terraform, AWS CDK, AWS CloudFormation, Azure, Lead Data Engineer, Team Lead, Technical Lead, Senior Data Engineer, Data Engineer) Our client is a global innovator and world leader with one of the most recognisable names within technology. They are looking for a Lead Data Engineer with significant Databricks experience as well as leadership responsibility to run … an exceptional Agile engineering team and provide technical leadership through coaching and mentorship. We are seeking a Lead Data Engineer capable of leading client delivery, ensuring the highest standards. This will include working with architects, creating automated tests, instilling a culture of continuous improvement and setting standards for the team. You will be responsible for building a More ❯

Lead Data Engineer, Snowflake, 4 months, Remote, CO7368 A leading software consultancy requires a Lead Data Engineer/Tech Lead with strong Snowflake skills - for the next 4 months with the likelihood of significant extension - to provide technical leadership for a prestigious client project to deliver an innovative data platform. Working remotely … and outside of IR35, the Snowflake Lead Data Engineer/Tech Lead will actively work on delivering the technical solutions whilst carrying out code reviews, setting best practices, ensuring code quality, keeping everyone aligned from a technical standpoint, and fostering good communication and collaboration. This will involve: Working with the project owner to gather ongoing requirements … from the client Improving the transparency and traceability of data through well-documented pipelines and clear data lineage. Empowering internal teams with cleaner, structured data, reducing dependence on tribal knowledge and manual interventions. Enabling future scalability by establishing robust, modular foundations Experience Required: Snowflake expertise Solid data engineering expertise including strong SQL and Python Proficiency in More ❯

Job Description Role Overview We are seeking an accomplished Lead Data Engineer (SFIA Level 5) to provide technical leadership, direction, and strategy across complex data engineering initiatives. This role involves leading teams to deliver resilient, scalable, and standards-driven data solutions, while engaging with senior stakeholders to translate requirements into robust data products and … services. The Lead Data Engineer will be responsible for setting engineering standards, embedding best practices, and ensuring delivery aligns with strategic principles. The role also carries line management responsibilities, helping to build capability within the engineering community. Key Responsibilities Provide technical leadership and set the direction for engineering teams and communities, ensuring delivery adheres to data standards and strategic principles. Engage with senior stakeholders to define requirements for complex and sensitive data products, pipelines, and platforms. Oversee delivery and user testing of requirements across teams. Lead the redevelopment of existing data journeys, enhancing performance, resilience, and scalability, while adapting to evolving systems, tools, and platforms. Translate user requirements and data designs More ❯

Role Overview- SC Cleared or Eligible only Salary- 70k -80k per annum We are seeking an accomplished Lead Data Engineer (SFIA Level 5) to provide technical leadership, direction, and strategy across complex data engineering initiatives. This role involves leading teams to deliver resilient, scalable, and standards-driven data solutions, while engaging with senior stakeholders … to translate requirements into robust data products and services. The Lead Data Engineer will be responsible for setting engineering standards, embedding best practices, and ensuring delivery aligns with strategic principles. The role also carries line management responsibilities, helping to build capability within the engineering community. Key Responsibilities Provide technical leadership and set the direction for engineering … teams and communities, ensuring delivery adheres to data standards and strategic principles. Engage with senior stakeholders to define requirements for complex and sensitive data products, pipelines, and platforms. Oversee delivery and user testing of requirements across teams. Lead the redevelopment of existing data journeys, enhancing performance, resilience, and scalability, while adapting to evolving systems, tools, and More ❯

Role Overview- SC Cleared or Eligible only Salary- 70k -80k per annum We are seeking an accomplished Lead Data Engineer (SFIA Level 5) to provide technical leadership, direction, and strategy across complex data engineering initiatives. This role involves leading teams to deliver resilient, scalable, and standards-driven data solutions, while engaging with senior stakeholders … to translate requirements into robust data products and services. The Lead Data Engineer will be responsible for setting engineering standards, embedding best practices, and ensuring delivery aligns with strategic principles. The role also carries line management responsibilities, helping to build capability within the engineering community. Key Responsibilities Provide technical leadership and set the direction for engineering … teams and communities, ensuring delivery adheres to data standards and strategic principles. Engage with senior stakeholders to define requirements for complex and sensitive data products, pipelines, and platforms. Oversee delivery and user testing of requirements across teams. Lead the redevelopment of existing data journeys, enhancing performance, resilience, and scalability, while adapting to evolving systems, tools, and More ❯

Proven experience working as a principal or lead data engineer * Strong background working with large datasets, with proficiency in SQL, Python, and PySpark * Experience managing and mentoring engineers with varying levels of experience I'm currently working with a leading insurance broker who is looking to hire a Lead Azure Data Engineer on an … initial 12-month fixed-term contract, with strong potential for extension. This is a great opportunity for an experienced Data Engineer to take on a leadership role, mentoring a small team of junior engineers while playing a key part in driving the development of an Azure-based data lakehouse. Key requirements: * Proven experience working as a principal … or lead data engineer * Strong background working with large datasets, with proficiency in SQL, Python, and PySpark * Experience managing and mentoring engineers with varying levels of experience * Hands-on experience deploying pipelines within Azure Databricks, ideally following the Medallion Architecture framework Hybrid working: Minimum two days per week on-site in London. If this sounds like something More ❯

Lead Data Engineer Opportunity: Permanent Salary: Up to £85k Hybrid: 2 days per week onsite Office Location: Central London Our client a UK-based fintech are seeking a Lead Data Engineer to take ownership of their data infrastructure and play a pivotal role in powering AI-driven decision-making across the organisation. You … ll be the architect behind the data systems that fuel both business intelligence and cutting-edge AI capabilities. Key Responsibilities Architect and own the data warehouse infrastructure, ensuring optimal performance and accessibility Design, build, and maintain ELT pipelines that integrate internal systems and external partner data Collaborate with stakeholders and customers to deliver actionable insights and refined … data models Resolve production issues, bugs, and participate in code reviews to maintain engineering quality Mentor team members and champion emerging technologies to advance our data capabilities Technical Skills Deep expertise in SQL and database design principles Hands-on experience with modern data warehousing platforms (Snowflake, PostgreSQL, MySQL) Proficiency in Python for data engineering tasks Experience More ❯

Excellent opportunity for a veteran Data Engineer ready to take the lead on large-scale, data-driven projects. This is an exciting opportunity to step into a senior role where youll design and deliver innovative solutions, mentor teams, and shape the future of data engineering within a forward-thinking environment. What youll be doing As … a Lead Data Engineer, youll play a hands-on role in designing and developing data processing and persistence software components that handle data at scale. Youll work within agile teams, leading engineers, driving best practice, and ensuring robust, high-quality solutions that meet user needs. Your responsibilities will include: Designing, coding, testing, and troubleshooting complex … data components and subsystems. Leading development practices, ensuring performance, security, and operational readiness. Mentoring and coaching team members, helping them to grow and deliver to a high standard. Working closely with architects on data pipelines (ETL/ELT) and distributed data frameworks. Driving technical proposals, advising on effort estimates, and contributing to pre-sales activities. Taking responsibility More ❯

Data Engineering Lead (Azure) London (3 days in office) Up to £105,000 + 5% Bonus + Benefits Are you ready to take the lead on building a cutting-edge data platform? We're seeking a Data Engineering Lead to shape and grow data engineering capabilities at a global, forward-thinking organisation. This … is a greenfield opportunity to architect a modern Azure-based platform, lead a talented team, and make a direct impact on business-wide decision making. Why this role? Spearhead the creation of a new data platform from the ground up. Balance hands-on engineering with team leadership and mentoring. Collaborate with analysts, data scientists, and business leaders … week , remote flexibility the rest. Join a supportive and inclusive culture, with a global footprint and a focus on innovation. What you'll be doing: Designing and building scalable data pipelines to support analytics, reporting, and machine learning. Leading the implementation of Azure data solutions and ensuring robust ETL/ELT processes. Defining architecture strategies that allow for More ❯

About the Role We re working with a market-leading organisation that s undergoing a major transformation, moving from manual, Excel-based reporting to a fully automated, intelligence-driven data ecosystem. As Data Architect, you ll be responsible for designing and implementing the Azure-based data platform that becomes the single source of truth across the business. … This is a hands-on, strategic role where you ll build scalable, governed data architecture and shape how data is used across Finance, Operations, and Commercial functions. What You ll Be Doing Data Architecture & Platform Design Design and implement an enterprise data lake on Azure Data Lake Gen2, using Bronze/Silver/Gold architecture. … Build and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines in Azure Data Factory to integrate data from core systems (AS400, Tagetik, CRM, Esker, Slimstock). Develop the overall data model, data dictionaries, and lineage documentation. Deliver a stable batch-first integration strategy with AS400 during its .NET migration, with a roadmap toward API integration. Data Governance More ❯

About the Role We're working with a market-leading organisation that's undergoing a major transformation, moving from manual, Excel-based reporting to a fully automated, intelligence-driven data ecosystem. As Data Architect, you'll be responsible for designing and implementing the Azure-based data platform that becomes the single source of truth across the business. … This is a hands-on, strategic role where you'll build scalable, governed data architecture and shape how data is used across Finance, Operations, and Commercial functions. What You'll Be Doing Data Architecture & Platform Design Design and implement an enterprise data lake on Azure Data Lake Gen2, using Bronze/Silver/Gold architecture. … Build and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines in Azure Data Factory to integrate data from core systems (AS400, Tagetik, CRM, Esker, Slimstock). Develop the overall data model, data dictionaries, and lineage documentation. Deliver a stable “batch-first” integration strategy with AS400 during its .NET migration, with a roadmap toward API integration. Data Governance More ❯

Excellent opportunity for a veteran Data Engineer ready to take the lead on large-scale, data-driven projects. This is an exciting opportunity to step into a senior role where youll design and deliver innovative solutions, mentor teams, and shape the future of data engineering within a forward-thinking environment. What youll be doing As … a Lead Data Engineer, youll play a hands-on role in designing click apply for full job details More ❯

Lead Automation & Data Engineer Build the Digital Backbone of a Growing Business The Opportunity My client are a profitable company targeting significant revenue growth while maintaining operational excellence and margin expansion. Currently, many of their processes are manual and labour-intensive, which limits scalability and introduces delivery risk. They're investing in automation and ERP integration to … streamline operations, reduce overhead, and enable seamless data flows across the enterprise. Their vision is to automate core back-office processes, integrate systems for scalability, and position themselves as a digitally enabled leader in their sector. This is a hands-on technical leadership role where you'll own the entire automation and data platform from design through to … straight-through processing Own technical assets such as scripts, libraries, and run-books, ensuring robust exception handling Partner with Operations and Finance to embed new workflows and drive adoption Data Integration & Warehousing Own the design and build of our operational data stack (ingestion → transformation → warehousing) to support automation, analytics, and reporting Develop robust, reusable data pipelines (API More ❯

Lead Automation & Data Engineer Build the Digital Backbone of a Growing Business The Opportunity My client are a profitable company targeting significant revenue growth while maintaining operational excellence and margin expansion. Currently, many of their processes are manual and labour-intensive, which limits scalability and introduces delivery risk. They're investing in automation and ERP integration to … streamline operations, reduce overhead, and enable seamless data flows across the enterprise. Their vision is to automate core back-office processes, integrate systems for scalability, and position themselves as a digitally enabled leader in their sector. This is a hands-on technical leadership role where you'll own the entire automation and data platform from design through to … straight-through processing Own technical assets such as scripts, libraries, and run-books, ensuring robust exception handling Partner with Operations and Finance to embed new workflows and drive adoption Data Integration & Warehousing Own the design and build of our operational data stack (ingestion → transformation → warehousing) to support automation, analytics, and reporting Develop robust, reusable data pipelines (API More ❯

Our client is experiencing great success in growing its diverse commercial business. In order to continue this growth they are seeking to recruit an experienced data cabling engineer with the ability of working unsupervised from drawings whilst leading and training young enthusiastic but inexperienced staff. You will have many years' practical experience of installing, terminating and testing copper … cabling. Some experience with internal fibre splicing would be helpful. The plan is that you would start as a lead engineer and then progress into a supervisory role and then into full site management. ECS or CSCS card and IPAF are essential. SSSTS would be beneficial More ❯