Analytics Engineering Lead

Xcede Recruitment Solutions; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid working

London office access

Job summary

Xcede Recruitment Solutions in London is seeking a Lead Analytics Engineer to shape data modelling, governance and consumption across the business. You will own analytics engineering solutions end-to-end with autonomy within the analytics engineering team.

The role emphasizes technical leadership rather than line management, with mentoring responsibilities and collaboration with product, marketing, finance and data science.

Qualifications

• Advanced SQL skills for complex modelling and performance tuning.
• Hands-on dbt experience with scalable model design.
• Strong Snowflake experience including cost optimisation at scale.
• Python for automation and data processing.
• Proven ability to influence across product, marketing, finance and data science.

Responsibilities

• Lead analytics engineering solutions end-to-end across domains.
• Set benchmarks for modelling, testing, documentation, and governance.
• Mentor the analytics engineering team and raise the bar.
• Collaborate with product and stakeholders to shape analytics strategy.

Skills

Advanced SQL

Stakeholder management

Mentoring

Independent working

Leadership

Tools

Snowflake

dbt

Python

Fivetran

Dagster

DataDog

Tableau

AWS

Terraform

API Gateway

GitHub

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Lead Analytics Engineer

London (1 day a week in office)

Up to £85,000 plus up to 30% bonus

An established consumer business with a strong online presence is hiring a Lead Analytics Engineer to shape how data is modelled, governed and consumed across the wider business. Real ownership, real technical leadership, and a modern stack to build on.

The role

You'd sit within the Analytics Engineering team, working closely with the Analytics Engineering Manager but operating with a lot of autonomy. The role is domain led, meaning you'd take ownership across areas like customer, commercial and operations, shaping the definition and delivery of analytics engineering solutions end to end.

Not a line management role, but a genuine technical leadership one. You'd set the bar for modelling, testing, documentation and governance, mentor the wider team, and be the person other engineers look to on the harder architectural calls.

Tech stack

• Snowflake, dbt, SQL, Python
• Fivetran, Dagster, DataDog, Tableau
• AWS (SageMaker, EC2, Lambda, Glue, S3), Terraform, API Gateway
• GitHub, Jira, Confluence

What we're looking for

• Advanced SQL, genuinely at the top end for complex modelling and performance work
• Deep hands on dbt experience, extensive scalable model design
• Strong Snowflake experience including performance and cost optimisation at scale
• Proven experience shaping analytics engineering at a business domain level
• Python for automation and processing
• Confident with stakeholder management across product, marketing, finance and data science
• Comfortable operating independently and making calls in ambiguous environments
• A mentor who takes real pride in raising the bar around them

What's on offer

• Up to £85,000 base
• Up to 30% bonus
1 day a week in the London office
• Modern, well invested data stack with genuine scope for impact