BI & Data Engineering Lead

ZipRecruiter; London; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is looking for a BI & Data Engineering Lead to oversee a small team and enhance their data-driven decision-making capabilities. This pivotal role involves architecture, data engineering, and working closely with stakeholders to leverage complex data effectively. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience with modern BI platforms and data architecture, positioning them well for potential advancement to Head of BI & Data Engineering.

Qualifications

• Experience in building and scaling BI and Data Architecture.
• Expertise in modern BI and Data DW platforms.
• Background in using ETL/ELT tooling and Data Pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team while also engaging in hands-on architecture and data engineering.
• Ensure scalable, secure, and reliable data and BI architecture.
• Support the delivery of BI and Data roadmap.

Skills

Data Architecture

Data Engineering

Team Management

ETL/ELT

Cloud Solutions

Tools

Power BI

Azure Data Factory

Snowflake

BigQuery

Redshift

DBT

Fivetran

Airflow

Job description

Job Description

Role: BI & Data Engineering Lead

Location: Hybrid 2 days in the office, Hammersmith, London

Salary: circa £75k-£80k + Benefits Package

Organisation:

A B2B organisation hugely fuelled by untapped Data with a super impressive Fortune 500 client base, well positioned for future growth and opportunity.

Role:

A unique opportunity for someone that enjoys variety and challenge. This role will touch all parts of BI & Data Engineering, from strategy > tooling > architecture > implementation as well as working closely with the organisation to gain more value from unstructured, complex data.

A player/coach role, this role will line manage a small and growing team, as well as keep their hands dirty, specifically with architecture, data engineering (data pipelines, warehouses and transformation logic), as well as have accountability for the team that delivers the BI reporting solutions (Power BI) to the organisation.

This role will be pivotal in enabling the business to turn data-driven decision making into reality, resulting in significant business value and opportunity.

Well suited to someone who sees a future as a Head of BI & Data Engineering.

Current tech stack is - ETL (Azure Data Factory) > DW (Azure SQL) > Data Models (Azure Analysis Services) > Visualisation (Power BI).

Key areas of role include:

• Ensuring scalable, secure, and reliable data and BI architecture, including designing and building robust Data Models that are fit for purpose.
• Support in definition and delivery of BI and Data roadmap.
• Implementation and refinement of Data Governance.
• Ensure user adoption, and work closely with non-technical stakeholders to gain buy-in.
• Evolving the BI, Data, AI, and Analytics landscape (AI/ML).
• Tool selection, cost management, and team management.

Experience required:

• Experience in building and scaling BI and Data Architecture.
• Expertise in modern BI and Data DW platforms such as Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, Power BI, etc.
• Background in ETL/ELT tooling and Data Pipelines such as DBT, Fivetran, Airflow.
• Experience with Cloud-based solutions (Azure, AWS, or Google).