Lead Data Engineer

Arc IT Recruitment
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Lead Data Engineer required to join my Client’s Technology Team and contribute to their Group Architecture Board in building the next generation of their eCommerce data platform. You will play a pivotal role in designing and maintaining a modern, cloud-based data architecture. Working closely with product, technology, and wider business stakeholders, you will be crucial in developing scalable data pipelines, improving reliability, and enabling smarter, data-driven insights and decisions.

You will have a direct voice in how we design, build, and evolve our platform and the technologies we adopt!

We are looking for a pragmatic, innovative, and self-motivated problem solver who delivers results through collaboration and technical excellence.

  • Data Architecture Specialist: Design and develop robust data models, ETL/ELT processes, and data marts that support complex analytics and operational use cases.
  • Pipeline Optimization: Maintain and optimize data pipelines and warehouse environments to ensure top-tier performance, reliability, and scalability.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business and technical requirements into high-quality, robust data solutions.
  • Data Quality Ownership: Perform deep data analysis to validate assumptions, identify issues, and own data quality, consistency, and accuracy end-to-end.
  • ...

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