BI & Data Engineering Lead

ZipRecruiter; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading B2B organisation in Newcastle is seeking a BI & Data Engineering Lead to manage a growing team and oversee diverse data projects. The role involves building scalable BI architecture and delivering impactful data solutions. Ideal for candidates looking to step into a head role with a focus on data-driven decision making and innovation within the organization.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Design and build robust Data Models.
• Support definition and delivery of BI and Data roadmap.
• Implement Data Governance and ensure user adoption.

Skills

Data Engineering

BI Architecture

Azure

Power BI

ETL/ELT

Job description

Job Description

Role: BI & Data Engineering Lead

Location: Hybrid 2 days in the office, Newcastle

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 have accountability for the team that deliver 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. This will result in significant business value and opportunity.

Well suited to someone that 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
• Experienced in Cloud based solutions (Azure, AWS or Google)