Lead Data Engineer

• Lead the design, development, and delivery of scalable data pipelines and products on the Enterprise Data Platform
• Define and champion engineering standards, best practices, and modern data engineering methodologies
• Collaborate with architects, analysts, and business stakeholders to deliver high-quality data solutions
• Ensure data platforms and pipelines are reliable, secure, performant, and cost-effective
• Provide hands-on technical leadership through solution design, coding, and peer reviews
• Act as the senior escalation point for complex data engineering and platform challenges
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Data Engineers
• Drive automation, AI-enabled engineering practices, and operational efficiencies across the data ecosystem
• Support the transition of innovative data use cases into scalable, production-ready solutions
• Contribute to major data platform transformation and migration initiatives across the organisation

• Experience in a Senior or Lead Data Engineering role, delivering scalable data solutions in production environments
• Strong expertise in Snowflake or a similar cloud data platform
• Hands-on experience with modern data engineering tools such as dbt, Dagster, Airbyte, or equivalent
• Solid understanding of ELT/ETL, data modelling, SQL, and pipeline orchestration
• Experience implementing data quality, testing, monitoring, and performance optimisation practices
• Proven ability to lead, mentor, and support Data Engineers while providing hands-on technical leadership
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills
• A collaborative, delivery-focused mindset with a passion for high-quality data solutions
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA, AI-enabled engineering, or global enterprise-scale data environments would be advantageous

• Pension scheme
• Annual bonus
• Private medical care (Allianz)
• Subsidy for Multisport card
• Holiday allowance
• Lunch card
• Subsidy for learning English language
• Employee referral scheme
• Global recognition programme
• Short-term incentive opportunity