GCP Data Platform Lead - Ownership & Impact

KDR Talent Solutions Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity in the company

Hybrid working in London

Competitive salary + benefits

Job summary

KDR Talent Solutions Ltd is partnering with a fast-growing technology business leveraging AI and data analytics to tackle challenges in scientific research. They are seeking a Lead Data Engineer to own the Google Cloud data platform and drive architectural direction in a small, highly technical team.

You'll shape the engineering function during scaling, collaborate with stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable solutions, and enjoy genuine ownership of the platform and impact across

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with GCP, BigQuery and Python in production.
• Experience building scalable, production-grade data platforms.
• Strong understanding of data architecture and performance optimisation.
• Ability to own technical decisions and work independently.
• Excellent communication with stakeholders.
• Experience with Airflow, Terraform or GKE is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own the data platform and drive its evolution on GCP.
• Design and develop robust data pipelines for large data volumes.
• Influence architecture, improve performance and scalability.
• Provide technical guidance and mentor other engineers.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business needs into solutions.

Skills

GCP

BigQuery

Python

Data architecture

Performance optimisation

Independent ownership

Effective communication

Tools

Airflow

Terraform

GKE

Job description

KDR Talent Solutions Ltd is partnering with a fast-growing technology business leveraging AI and data analytics to tackle challenges in scientific research. They are seeking a Lead Data Engineer to own the Google Cloud data platform and drive architectural direction in a small, highly technical team.

You'll shape the engineering function during scaling, collaborate with stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable solutions, and enjoy genuine ownership of the platform and impact across