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Lead Data Engineer
£70,000 - 70,000
WRK DIGITAL LTD
Waterside Court, Holgate
£70,000 - 70,000
Requirements
Must:
- Essential:
- Demonstrable experience leading the delivery of robust and reusable data pipelines using AWS technologies such as S3, Glue, Lambda, and Lake Formation.
- Proficiency in Terraform, GitHub, and VS Code for pipeline deployment.
- Proven leadership in developing high-performing data teams.
- Strong SQL and familiarity with analytics tools such as Alteryx, AWS Athena, Quicksight, Sagemaker, Tableau, and Power BI.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to write clear technical documentation and define user stories with appropriate acceptance criteria.
- Desirable:
- Experience in real-time data pipelines using AWS Kinesis / Firehose.
- Industry experience in rail, transport, or similar sectors.
- Involvement in data governance, literacy, and data ownership initiatives.
- Strong understanding of CI/CD workflows in a data engineering context.
Responsibilities
- Act as Technical Lead for the central Data Services team, ensuring delivery of high-quality, scalable data pipelines.
- Manage and evolve our AWS-based data lake and catalogue.
- Champion and embed best practices in data ownership, reusability, and governance.
- Contribute to our Data Centre of Excellence and provide strategic input on data architecture.
- Prioritize and track data sourcing activities through JIRA and Confluence.
- Design delivery plans and oversee execution of data pipeline and asset development.
- Collaborate across business units to identify opportunities for data reuse, efficiency, and innovation.
- Mentor and upskill data engineers, analysts, and scientists across the business.
- Promote a strong data culture and engage with stakeholders to maximize the value of data assets.
Description
We at WRK Digital are thrilled to partner with a well-known, high-profile organisation on their transformative data journey. We are seeking a talented Lead Data Engineer to play a pivotal role in this major data transformation initiative. This is an exceptional opportunity for you to join a forward-thinking company building an intelligent data platform in close collaboration with AWS engineers. In this role, you will lead cutting-edge data engineering efforts that will enable strategic decision-making, enhance operational efficiency, and support the deployment of AI, machine learning, and advanced analytics across the organisation. We are looking for a hands-on, highly skilled individual who can set direction and provide technical leadership to a growing team. You will enjoy a supportive, flexible working environment and continuous learning opportunities. If you are a data visionary with the technical expertise and leadership qualities to shape the future of data in a fast-moving business, we would love to hear from you. This role can be based anywhere in the UK, with travel to York twice a month. Join us in being a part of this data-driven journey that’s just getting started!
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