Shape the Future of AIJoin one of the UK's fastest-growing companies and become a Professional Development Expert in Artificial Intelligence.

View Roles

Lead Data Engineer

Robert Walters UK
Leeds
1 month ago
Applications closed

Related Jobs

View all jobs

Lead Data Engineer

Lead Data Engineer

Lead Data Engineer

Lead Data Engineer

Lead Data Engineer

Lead Data Engineer

Lead Data Engineer

Leeds - Hybrid working

£85,000-£90,000

Robert Walters are delighted to be partnering with an 8-figure turnover business based in Leeds. They are currently undergoing a transformation and are looking to hire a Lead Data Engineer to spearhead a greenfield project. The ideal candidate will have experience with Microsoft Fabric, with additional experience in Azure or AWS being highly advantageous.

Responsibilities

  1. Lead the end-to-end design and development of a new, cloud-based data platform focusing on scalability, performance, and security to support enterprise data initiatives.
  2. Serve as the subject matter expert for Microsoft Fabric, guiding its implementation and integration within the company's cloud environment, which is currently AWS with potential migration to Azure.
  3. Establish and enforce best practices for data ingestion, transformation, storage, and orchestration, laying a solid foundation for analytics, reporting, and AI/ML projects.
  4. Collaborate with data analysts, data scientists, and business leaders to gather requirements and develop scalable data solutions.
  5. Design and build scalable data pipelines and ETL/ELT processes using modern cloud-native tools within AWS and/or Azure.
  6. Drive data modeling, governance, and quality standards to ensure compliance with security and regulatory requirements.
  7. Provide technical leadership and mentorship to the data engineering team, establishing coding standards and review processes.
  8. Coordinate with Cloud Architects and DevOps teams to create secure, reliable, and cost-effective infrastructure for the data platform.
  9. Stay updated on emerging technologies within the Microsoft Fabric ecosystem and broader cloud data landscape to foster continuous improvement.
  10. Lead migration and integration strategies, ensuring minimal disruption and data integrity during potential transition from AWS to Azure.

Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and agency and welcomes applications from all candidates.


#J-18808-Ljbffr

Subscribe to Future Tech Insights for the latest jobs & insights, direct to your inbox.

By subscribing, you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service.

Industry Insights

Discover insightful articles, industry insights, expert tips, and curated resources.

Jobs

Automate Your Data Science Jobs Search: Using ChatGPT, RSS & Alerts to Save Hours Each Week

Data science roles land daily across banks, product companies, consultancies, scaleups & the public sector—often buried in ATS portals or duplicated across boards. The fix: put discovery on rails with keyword-rich alerts, RSS feeds & a reusable ChatGPT workflow that triages listings, ranks fit, & tailors your CV in minutes. This copy-paste playbook is for www.datascience-jobs.co.uk readers. It’s UK-centric, practical, & designed to save you hours each week. What You’ll Have Working In 30 Minutes A role & keyword map spanning Core DS, Applied/Research, Product/Decision Science, NLP/CV, Causal/Experimentation, Time Series/Forecasting, MLOps-adjacent & Analytics Engineering overlaps. Shareable Boolean searches for Google & job boards that strip out noise. Always-on alerts & RSS feeds that bring fresh UK roles to you. A ChatGPT “Data Science Job Scout” prompt that deduplicates, scores match & outputs ready-to-paste actions. A simple pipeline tracker so deadlines & follow-ups never slip.

Careers Jobs

10 Data Science Recruitment Agencies in the UK You Should Know (2025 Job‑Seeker Guide)

With AI/ML embedded across industries, UK demand for data scientists is rising fast. Lightcast data shows +48 % year‑on‑year growth in UK job ads referencing “data science”, “ML”, “NLP” or “predictive analytics” during Q1 2025. Yet fewer than 16,000 fully credentialled data scientists are active, while monthly live roles hover around 1,700–2,000. Specialist recruiters offer the best access to curated roles, salary insights and prepped interview support. We screened 60+ agencies and included only those with: UK-registered head offices (Companies House verified) A named Data Science / Analytics practice ≥5 UK data science roles advertised between March–June 2025 This guide features the UK’s top 10 data science recruiters, salary benchmarks, in-demand skills, interview prep tips, FAQs and next steps.

Jobs Careers

Data Science Jobs Skills Radar 2026: Emerging Tools, Languages & Platforms to Learn Now

The UK’s data science job market is evolving fast—from forecasting models and AI assistants to real-time decision systems. In 2026, data scientists aren’t just expected to build models—they’re responsible for shaping insights that fuel everything from patient care to predictive banking. Welcome to the Data Science Jobs Skills Radar 2026—your essential annual guide to the languages, tools, and platforms driving demand across the UK. Whether you’re entering the job market or reskilling mid-career, this roadmap helps you prioritise the skills that matter most right now.

🍪 We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience on our website. By continuing to use this site, you consent to the use of cookies as described in our Cookie Policy. You can review our Cookie Policy for more information.