Data Platform Leader — AI-Ready, Hybrid Work

First Intuition; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Private medical insurance

Pension scheme

Learning and development opportunities

EV salary sacrifice scheme

Employee discounts

Job summary

First Intuition is seeking an experienced Head of Data Engineering to lead the development of a modern data platform across Microsoft Fabric, Azure Databricks and Power BI. You will design scalable data pipelines, drive governance and security, and manage a small team while collaborating with stakeholders to support analytics and AI initiatives.

The role offers hybrid working in the UK, with opportunities to shape data strategy and future-ready solutions for reporting and decision-making.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership in data engineering or analytics teams.
• Experience delivering cloud-based data platforms.
• Strong stakeholder management skills.
• Passion for turning data into business outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of a modern data platform across Fabric, Databricks and BI.
• Design scalable data pipelines and data products.
• Establish governance, quality and security standards.
• Manage and develop a small team.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across the business.
• Support analytics and AI roadmap.

Skills

Leadership

Data Platform

Azure Databricks

Microsoft Fabric

Python

SQL

Cloud data solutions

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Fabric

Azure Databricks

Power BI

Job description

First Intuition is seeking an experienced Head of Data Engineering to lead the development of a modern data platform across Microsoft Fabric, Azure Databricks and Power BI. You will design scalable data pipelines, drive governance and security, and manage a small team while collaborating with stakeholders to support analytics and AI initiatives.

The role offers hybrid working in the UK, with opportunities to shape data strategy and future-ready solutions for reporting and decision-making.