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Lead Data Engineer – Platform Reset & Build

Location: North London (hybrid)

Contract: Interim

Rate:£800 per day (outside IR35)

A North London–based organisation is seeking an Interim Lead Data Engineer to reset the data engineering function and build a new, best-in-class data engineering capability.

This role is for a hands-on engineering leader. You will not be inheriting a greenfield environment, nor simply “running what exists”. The mandate is to review, fix, and rebuild data pipelines, engineering standards, and ways of working.

The Role

You will take ownership of the data engineering layer end to end, setting direction while remaining close to the code. The role combines technical depth, engineering leadership, and delivery discipline.

Key responsibilities include:

Reviewing the current data engineering landscape and identifying structural weaknesses
Resetting and rebuilding data pipelines, orchestration, and transformation layers
Implementing engineering best practices across quality, testing, monitoring, CI/CD, and deployment
Defining standards for scalability, reliability, performance, and cost control<...

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