Head of Data Engineering

United States Digital Space LLC; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 72,000 - 108,000; Full time

Job summary

PHMG is seeking a Head of Data Engineering in Manchester to lead and mature our data capability. You will own the core data platform, architecture and pipelines, guiding a growing Data Engineering team and ensuring scalable, reliable data solutions that align with business priorities.

As a senior leader, you will embed strong engineering practices, collaborate across IT and data teams, and shape the data strategy into actionable roadmaps.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience leading, developing and managing Data Engineering teams.
• Strong track record designing and delivering enterprise data platforms and architectures.
• Thorough understanding of ETL/ELT practices and scalable data pipelines.
• Advanced SQL and Python programming capabilities.
• Experience with cloud data platforms such as Microsoft Fabric, Snowflake, Databricks, Redshift or BigQuery.
• Knowledge of modern engineering practices: source control, CI/CD, testing, code review, monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and develop the Data Engineering team and foster best practices.
• Own PHMG's core data platform, architecture, data warehouse and pipelines.
• Ensure data engineering delivery is well‑designed, prioritised and delivered to standards.
• Embed engineering practices across source control, CI/CD, testing and monitoring.
• Collaborate with the Data team to translate strategy into an engineering roadmap.
• Work with IT and other teams on architecture, integrations and platform decisions.
• Identify opportunities to improve performance, reliability and efficiency of data capability.

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Git

CI/CD

Job description

Role:Head of Data Engineering

Location:Manchesterbased office – Hybrid working

Package:£90k OTE

PHMG is continuing to develop and mature its data capability, focusing on modernising our data platform and enhancing the way we work. This creates further opportunities toleveragedata more effectively, allowing us to better serve our customers and colleagues. As part of this continued development, we are looking to strengthen our Data Engineering capability and maximise the value from the wealth of data held across the organisation.

To support this vision, we are seeking a Head of Data Engineering.This pivotal role will lead an established Data Engineering team,supportingtheir development while strengthening engineering practices, technicalstandardsand ways of working across the function. The successful candidate will foster a culture of technical excellence,collaborationand continuous improvement.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced data engineering leader to help develop our data engineering community of practice, define data standards across the organisation and be part of the team delivering and evolving PHMG's Data Strategy.

The role: What you will do:

• Lead, manage and develop the Data Engineering team,buildingcapability,resilienceand strong ways of working.
• Own PHMG's core data platform, architecture, datawarehouseand associated pipelines, ensuring solutions are scalable, reliable,maintainableand cost-effective.
• Own Data Engineering delivery, ensuring work is appropriately designed,prioritisedand delivered to agreed standards.
• Establish and embed strong engineering practices across source control, CI/CD, testing, code review, documentation,monitoringand error handling.
• Work closely with thewiderDatateamto translate the Data Strategy and business priorities into an effective engineering roadmap and delivery plan.
• Work closely with IT, Infrastructure and other engineering teams on architecture, integrations,migrationsand platform decisions.
• Identifyand evaluate opportunities to improve the performance,reliabilityand efficiency of PHMG's data capability, including the use of emerging technologies.

This is an exciting role for an experienceddataengineering leaderwho has:

• Demonstrable experience leading,developingand managing Data Engineering teams.
• A strongtrack recordof designing and delivering enterprise-scale data platforms,solutionsand architectures.
• A thorough understanding of modern ETL/ELT practices and experience designing scalable,reliableand maintainable data pipelines.
• Advanced working knowledge of SQL and Python.
• Experience working with modern cloud data platforms such as Microsoft Fabric, Snowflake, Databricks,RedshiftorBigQuery. Experience within the Microsoft data ecosystem would beadvantageous.
• Strong understanding of modern engineering practices including source control, CI/CD, automated testing, code review,monitoringand observability.
• Strong experience of data modelling for reporting and analytics, using tools and approaches such asdbtor equivalent.
• Strong understanding of data quality, governance,securityand data management best practices.
• Experience managing engineering delivery using agile ways of working.
• Strong communicationand stakeholder management skills, with the ability to explain technical decisions,risksand trade-offs to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Nice tohaveexperience:

• Experience integrating data with operational systems, including reverse ETL into platforms such as Salesforce.
• Understanding ofthe DataScience / Machine Learning lifecycle andMLOps.
• Experience using Infrastructure as Code approaches and tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.

Why PHMG Tech:

The IT, Development and Data functions within PHMG continue to evolve how we use technology and data to deliver value to the business. We want to build an open, collaborative culture where people communicate honestly, support each other and take pride in delivering good work.

About PHMG:

Established in 1998, PHMG has grown from a renowned Manchester-based business to the world's leading audio branding agency – working with 36,000 clients in 54 countries across the globe. This expansive client list includes household names of thecalibreof Samsung,Audiand Adidas, as well as SMEs in every sector of the global market. We give each of them a stellar production that combines creative copy, world-class voiceartistryand an exclusive Brand-Sound-Track™ – strengthening their business identity in the most memorable, emotive way.