Head of Data Engineering

InterQuest Solutions; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A major UK financial services organisation is seeking an innovative Head of Data Engineering to lead and scale its data platforms in Greater Manchester. This role requires proven leadership in data engineering, deep technical expertise in cloud architectures, and a passion for transforming legacy systems. Candidates must travel to the office weekly and have full UK working rights. This is a unique opportunity for impact in a trusted financial institution.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership in large-scale data engineering within complex environments.
• Deep technical expertise in cloud-native data architecture.
• Strong strategic thinking and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop high-performing data engineering teams.
• Architect scalable, secure data pipelines and platforms.
• Partner with product, risk, and tech leaders to deliver data-driven outcomes.
• Champion best practices in data governance, quality, and DevOps.

Skills

Leadership in data engineering

Cloud-native data architecture

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder engagement

Data governance best practices

Tools

Azure

Databricks

Job description

A major UK financial services organisation is seeking a visionary Head of Data Engineering to lead and scale its enterprise-wide data platforms. You will drive the design and delivery of modern data solutions across cloud, analytics, and core banking systems — enabling smarter decisions, customer innovation, and regulatory excellence.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Lead and develop high-performing data engineering teams
2. Architect scalable, secure data pipelines and platforms (Azure, Databricks, etc.)
3. Partner with product, risk, and tech leaders to deliver data-driven outcomes
4. Champion best practices in data governance, quality, and DevOps

What You’ll Bring:

1. Proven leadership in large-scale data engineering within complex environments
2. Deep technical expertise in cloud-native data architecture
3. Strong strategic thinking and stakeholder engagement skills
4. Passion for transforming legacy systems into modern, value-driving platforms

This is a rare opportunity to shape the future of data in a trusted institution committed to tech-driven transformation.

Candidates must be able to travel to the Greater Manchester office weekly and have full working rights in the UK, sponsorship is not available.

InterQuest Group is acting as an employment agency for this vacancy. InterQuest Group is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, religion/belief, race, marriage, civil partnership, pregnancy, maternity, sex or sexual orientation. Please make us aware if you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

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