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Lead Data Engineer
£46,000 - 86,000
STACKSTUDIO DIGITAL LTD.
Churchill Place 25-30, London
£46,000 - 86,000
Requirements
Must:
- 8+ years total experience with at least 3 years in a Lead/Principal Data Engineer role
- Expert-level AWS, Databricks, dbt and Apache Airflow
- Proven experience leading teams in a regulated financial services environment
- Strong stakeholder management and ability to translate business needs into technical solutions
- Deep knowledge of data governance, lineage and quality frameworks
- Nice to Have: Terraform, CloudFormation or CDK
- Nice to Have: Real-time data platforms (Kafka/Kinesis)
- Nice to Have: Previous UK banking experience
Responsibilities
- Lead and mentor a team of 6–10 Data Engineers (onshore + offshore)
- Own the technical roadmap for the data platform (AWS + Databricks + dbt + Airflow)
- Architect scalable, cost-efficient and governed data solutions
- Drive best practices in engineering, testing, observability and documentation
- Act as senior technical point of contact for Data Science, Analytics and Business teams
- Champion cloud cost optimisation and platform modernisation
- Ensure delivery within strict regulatory timelines
Description
We are a leading UK bank offering a 6-month contract for a Lead Data Engineer position. The role is hybrid, with options to work from London or regional offices. In this position, you will lead a squad of Data Engineers delivering strategic data products, combining deep technical expertise with people leadership, architecture decisions, and stakeholder management. Our team values innovation and compliance, ensuring that we maintain high standards while optimizing our data solutions.
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