Engineering Lead - Data & Analytics Platform

Barclays; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Barclays is seeking an Engineering Lead in Glasgow to drive technical leadership and delivery for the Greyhound programme. You will guide engineering teams, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities and robust software delivery.

You will leverage expertise in data governance, BI platforms, and modern data platforms to shape scalable data solutions that support reporting, analytics, and decision-making across the business.

Qualifications

• Experience with data governance frameworks and data lineage.
• Experience with BI/reporting platforms (Power BI/Tableau/Qlik).
• Experience with modern data platforms: Databricks, Snowflake, Lakehouse.
• Ability to design scalable data solutions for reporting and analytics.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage engineering teams to deliver high-quality software solutions.
• Provide technical guidance, mentorship, and delivery leadership.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners to align technical decisions with business goals.
• Enforce testing practices and robust engineering standards.

Skills

Data governance

Data lineage

Metadata management

BI platforms

Databricks

Snowflake

Lakehouse

Data modelling

SQL

ETL/ELT

Cloud data engineering

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Qlik

Databricks

Snowflake

Lakehouse

Job description

Barclays is seeking an Engineering Lead in Glasgow to drive technical leadership and delivery for the Greyhound programme. You will guide engineering teams, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities and robust software delivery.

You will leverage expertise in data governance, BI platforms, and modern data platforms to shape scalable data solutions that support reporting, analytics, and decision-making across the business.