Data Engineering Team Lead / Lead Data Engineer

Akkodis; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services organization is seeking a Data Engineering Team Lead to oversee a skilled team in developing scalable data solutions. This hybrid role requires experience with Databricks and Azure, along with proven leadership skills. The ideal candidate will have programming expertise in Python and SQL, and experience with Terraform. You will drive technical direction and establish efficient processes. The position includes a competitive salary and a dynamic work environment in Oxfordshire.

Benefits

Generous bonus

Private medical insurance

Car allowance

Extensive benefits

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Team Lead or Lead Data Engineer.
• Ability to design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines.
• Experience working closely with Data Architects.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a team of Data Engineers.
• Set technical direction and establish new processes.
• Remain hands-on with technical implementations.

Skills

Experience with Databricks

Python programming skills

SQL programming skills

Experience with Azure

Knowledge of Terraform

Tools

Databricks

Azure Data Factory

Azure Storage Accounts

Job description

Data Engineering Team Lead / Lead Data Engineer

Full Time / Permanent

65,000 - 85,000 dependant on experience + car allowance, generous bonus, private medical and other extensive benefits

Hybrid - 1 day a week in the Oxfordshire head office required with occasional travel to London

The Company:

My client is an industry leading and award-winning financial services organisation who operate on a global scale. They are headquartered in Oxfordshire, UK.

This would be a hybrid role requiring 1 day a week in the Oxfordshire head office and occasional travel to the London office.

The Role:

I am looking for an experienced Data Engineering Team Lead / Lead Data Engineer who can oversee a small team of experienced Data Engineers, set technical direction and set up new processes in an efficient manner. This is a role where you can really make your mark and impact change very quickly.

The Data Engineering Team Lead / Lead Data Engineer will remain hands‑on and will ideally have experience with Databricks and Azure however the leadership experience and behaviours are the priority for this role.

The Person:

The successful candidate must have proven experience operating as a Team Lead / Lead Data Engineer with the ability to design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and solutions.

You must be able to work closely with the Data Architect to interpret data architecture designs into actionable build plans and lead the development of data processing workflows.

From a technical standpoint you will ideally possess / or aspire to learn:

• Knowledge or experience of Databricks including Unity Catolog and Spark SQL.
• Programming skills, preferably in Python and SQL.
• Knowledge and experience in Azure, including working with Azure Data Factory and Azure Storage Accounts.
• Knowledge of previous experience working with Terraform to define, deploy, and manage cloud infrastructure as code in a scalable and repeatable manner, integration and automation of CI/CD data pipelines to support deployment of data services and environments.

Contact:

Please apply via the link or contact (url removed) for more information.

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