Principal Data Engineer

HIREBRIDGE LLC
Richmond
4 weeks ago
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RLDatix is on a mission to transform care delivery worldwide, ensuring every patient receives the safest, highest-quality care. Through our innovative Healthcare Operations Platform, we're connecting data to unlock trusted insights that enable improved decision-making and help deliver safer healthcare for all.

At RLDatix we’re making healthcare safer, together. Our shared passion for meaningful work drives us, while a supportive, respectful culture makes it all possible. As a team, we collaborate globally to reach our ultimate goal—helping people.

We’re searching for a London-based Principal Data Engineer to join our Data and Reporting Platform team, so that we can design and implement a robust data strategy that ensures our data is accessible, reliable, and secure, to support critical business decisions.

The Principal Data Engineer will develop and maintain data models, architecture, and integration strategies to empower data-driven decisions for our global team. In this pivotal role, you will leverage your extensive experience in data engineering and architecture to design and implement robust data solutions that drive business insights and decision-making. Your leadership will be instrumental in setting technical direction and mentoring a team of engineers to optimize our data pipelines and infrastructure.

 

What you'll be responsible for: 
  • Design and implement modern, cloud-native data architectures—including data lakes, data warehouses, and data marts—that support advanced analytics, AI/ML, and business intelligence use cases.
  • Oversee robust data ingestion and integration frameworks that ensure data consistency, accuracy, and timeliness across our global systems.
  • Collaborate with business, product, and engineering teams to understand data needs and translate them into scalable technical designs and roadmaps.
  • Continuously evolve our data infrastructure to improve performance, reduce latency, and enhance data accessibility across the organization.
  • Provide technical guidance to data engineers and analysts, fostering a culture of engineering excellence and continuous learning.
What you'll bring to the team:    
  • Proven experience as a Principal Data Engineer or Data Architect in a hands-on role;
  • Deep expertise in Databricks and experience with cloud data platforms such as Snowflake, AWS or Azure;
  • Strong proficiency in data modeling, data warehousing, and ETL/ELT architecture at scale;
  • Advanced programming skills in SQL and Python; experience with orchestration and data pipeline tools;
  • Demonstrated success delivering complex data architectures in support of cross-functional business needs;
  • Experience with implementing data governance frameworks and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards;
  • Effective communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence at all levels of the organization;
  • A collaborative mindset, coupled with a passion for mentoring and leading by example in a high-performing team environment.

By enabling flexibility in how we work and prioritizing employee wellness, we empower our team to do and be their best. Our benefits package includes health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance, retirement plan, paid time off, and paid holidays.  

RLDatix is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to ensuring a fair and consistent recruitment process in accordance with UK law, including the Equality Act 2010. We celebrate diversity and are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. 

As part of RLDatix’s commitment to the inclusion of all qualified individuals, we ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation in the job application and interview process. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in either step, please don’t hesitate to send a note to .  

All offers of employment are subject to the successful completion of background checks. Any personal data provided in your application will be processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018 and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). By submitting your application, you consent to the processing of your personal data for recruitment purposes.  

 

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