Lead Data Engineer

VIQU IT
Manchester, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
4 months ago
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Role: Lead Data Engineer

Salary: £85,000 - £95,000 per annum

Location: Manchester (Remote/ Once a month)

VIQU have partnered with a national organisation going through an exciting transformation in their data infrastructure and so are hiring a lead data engineer to lead the design of their platform within the Google Cloud Platform (GCP). The role will involve an even split of technical engineering, architecture and leadership/people management. Due to the seniority of this role, candidates must have hands on experience with GCP. 

Requirements for the Lead Data Engineer:

Experience line managing teams of data professionals. 
Prior experience designing data platform(s) within GCP, working hands on with; Airflow, Big Query, Data Flow, Data Fusion, and Data Stream.
Deep understanding of Data Mesh/ decentralised design and Data Lake/Warehouse solutions.
Hands on skills across the GCP tech stack, SQL and Python. 
Ability to lead cultural change across organisations, and manage senior stakeholders. 
Ability to work across multiple contexts and teams.
Job Duties of the Lead Data Engineer:

Lead the architecture, best practise and engineering strategy of data squads.
Hands on data engineering work, utilising both python and SQL. 
Mentor and lead teams of engineers, checking and reviewing code, and setting standards.
Ensure all data platform processes; including ingestion, quality, transformation, security, batch management, monitoring, alerting, and cost control are efficient.
Design and help build the data platform – ensuring data is processed through semantic layers and can be modelled effectively.
Lead changes across the organisation, adopting a decentralised design. 
Role: Lead Data Engineer

Salary: £85,000 - £95,000 per annum

Location: Manchester (Remote/Hybrid)

Apply now to speak with VIQU IT in confidence. Or reach out to Jack McManus via the (url removed)

Do you know someone great? We’ll thank you with up to £1,000 if your referral is successful (terms apply). For more exciting roles and opportunities like this, please follow us on LinkedIn @VIQU IT Recruitment

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