Senior Technical Specialist

Senior Technical Specialist

Adur District, England

Job Summary

Senior Lead Data Engineer (Engineering Lead) Location: Bristol or Manchester (onshore, office-based/hybrid per client policy — London-based candidates not eligible for this engagement) Seniority: Senior — c. 10+ years' relevant experience Role Overview We are looking for an experienced Senior Lead Data Engineer to lead a multidisciplinary feature team delivering data products end-to-end — from initial design through build, testing, governance and go-live — on a modern cloud data platform. This is a hands-on technical leadership role, not a purely managerial one; the successful candidate will set technical direction, coach engineers, and remain close to the code and architecture. Key Responsibilities • Lead and technically direct a feature team of data engineers delivering data products end-to-end. • Own delivery from ODP (source/data) selection through design, development, testing, validation, governance, deployment and go-live. • Drive engineering best practice: code quality, testing standards, CI/CD and DevOps discipline within the team. • Apply AI-enabled approaches to accelerate data development and testing where appropriate. • Act as the primary technical point of contact for the feature team, escalating risks and dependencies early. • Contribute to data architecture and MDM design decisions in partnership with architecture leads. • Mentor and develop engineers within the team; support onboarding of new team members. Required Skills & Experience • Expert-level experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or a comparable cloud data engineering stack. • Advanced, hands-on experience with dbt, Python and SQL for data engineering. • Strong data modelling and ETL/ELT design experience. • Proven track record delivering data products end-to-end in a production environment. • Experience with testing, data validation and quality assurance frameworks. • Familiarity with Master Data Management (MDM) concepts, integration and implementation. • DevOps, CI/CD and deployment/governance experience in a regulated or enterprise environment. • Demonstrable experience leading or technically directing a team of engineers. • Immediately available or short notice period; able to mobilise without extended lead time.

Key Responsibilities

Senior Lead Data Engineer (Engineering Lead) Location: Bristol or Manchester (onshore, office-based/hybrid per client policy — London-based candidates not eligible for this engagement) Seniority: Senior — c. 10+ years' relevant experience Role Overview We are looking for an experienced Senior Lead Data Engineer to lead a multidisciplinary feature team delivering data products end-to-end — from initial design through build, testing, governance and go-live — on a modern cloud data platform. This is a hands-on technical leadership role, not a purely managerial one; the successful candidate will set technical direction, coach engineers, and remain close to the code and architecture. Key Responsibilities • Lead and technically direct a feature team of data engineers delivering data products end-to-end. • Own delivery from ODP (source/data) selection through design, development, testing, validation, governance, deployment and go-live. • Drive engineering best practice: code quality, testing standards, CI/CD and DevOps discipline within the team. • Apply AI-enabled approaches to accelerate data development and testing where appropriate. • Act as the primary technical point of contact for the feature team, escalating risks and dependencies early. • Contribute to data architecture and MDM design decisions in partnership with architecture leads. • Mentor and develop engineers within the team; support onboarding of new team members. Required Skills & Experience • Expert-level experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or a comparable cloud data engineering stack. • Advanced, hands-on experience with dbt, Python and SQL for data engineering. • Strong data modelling and ETL/ELT design experience. • Proven track record delivering data products end-to-end in a production environment. • Experience with testing, data validation and quality assurance frameworks. • Familiarity with Master Data Management (MDM) concepts, integration and implementation. • DevOps, CI/CD and deployment/governance experience in a regulated or enterprise environment. • Demonstrable experience leading or technically directing a team of engineers. • Immediately available or short notice period; able to mobilise without extended lead time.

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