Databricks Lead Engineer - Data Platform Architect

NTT Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

NTT DATA is seeking a senior data engineering leader to deliver high‑quality, scalable data pipelines and architectures for clients in the UK. You will lead data engineering activities across ingestion, transformation, modelling, governance, and consumption, collaborating with analytics leadership to drive outcomes.

The role requires 5–8 years in data engineering/architecture, 3+ years on Databricks, and a university degree.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5–8 years in data engineering, data warehousing, or data architecture roles.
• At least 3+ years working with Databricks.
• University degree required; MSc preferred in CS or related field.

Responsibilities

• Client Engagement & Delivery
• Data Pipeline Development (Batch and Streaming)
• Databricks & Lakehouse Architectures
• Data Modelling & Optimisation (Delta Lake, Medallion architecture)
• Collaboration & Best Practices
• Quality, Governance & Security
• Business Relationships
• Solution Architects
• Data Engineers, Developers, ML Engineers, and Analysts
• Client stakeholders up to Head of Data Engineering, Chief Data Architect, and Analytics leadership

Skills

Databricks

Cloud platforms

Data engineering

SQL

Python

Governance

Security

Mentoring

CI/CD

Education

University degree

BSc/MSc in CS or related

Databricks certification

Tools

DBT

Matillion

Talend

Job description

NTT DATA is seeking a senior data engineering leader to deliver high‑quality, scalable data pipelines and architectures for clients in the UK. You will lead data engineering activities across ingestion, transformation, modelling, governance, and consumption, collaborating with analytics leadership to drive outcomes.

The role requires 5–8 years in data engineering/architecture, 3+ years on Databricks, and a university degree.