Our client is a leading retailer across the UK who are looking for an innovative and forward thinking Data & AI Engineering Manager. The role will be accountable for leading Data and AI Engineering and Machine Learning (ML) Ops teams for deliverables across UK & Ireland.

This an excellent chance to spearhead growth in the team and input your thoughts on strategy all whilst leading from a hands-on technical perspective also. With big plans for the function 2025, this is an excellent opportunity for Manager / Senior Engineer to take the next step.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and socialise Data, AI and ML Ops standards across data engineering and data science practices.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, leveraging feedback and performance metrics to enhance team effectiveness and project outcomes.
• Assist in the creation of solution designs for the approval by architecture, governance and security functions
• Leadership of the Data and AI Engineering teams and ML Ops capability based in the UK and overseas
• Increase the capability and standards of Engineering and ML Ops functions.

Skills we are looking for:

• Deep understanding of Azure services, including Azure Databricks, Azure Storage, Azure ML, Azure Data Factory and Azure Synapse Analytics
• Experience of leading data engineering teams / ML Ops functions and supporting Data Science teams.
• Knowledge of scripting languages for automation and orchestration
• Extensive experience with Databricks, including Spark SQL, Delta Lake, and Databricks clusters.

We are looking to provide shortlists for the role week commencing 6th January, so if the above sounds like it could be of interest, please apply with a CV or email !