Head of Data Engineering — Cloud Modernization & AI

relx; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Country-specific benefits

Equal opportunity employer

Job summary

LexisNexis Risk Solutions in the UK is seeking a Head of Data Engineering to lead the UK&I Data Engineering team. You will drive cloud modernization, governance, and AI adoption while aligning with global stakeholders to deliver scalable data products.

You will mentor engineers, shape strategy, and partner with Product, Analytics, Architecture, Operations, and Security to ensure compliant, high-impact data platforms across the business.

Qualifications

• Experience in Data Engineering, Analytics Engineering, Data Platforms, or related technology disciplines.
• Leadership experience managing technical teams.
• Strong expertise in modern data engineering practices, data architecture, and large-scale data platforms.
• Experience delivering cloud-based solutions, preferably using Azure technologies.
• Strong understanding of data governance, privacy, security, compliance, and risk management requirements.
• Experience leading strategic initiatives and complex cross-functional programs.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and organizational leadership skills.
• Demonstrated ability to balance delivery execution with long-term technology strategy.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support data engineers, ensuring clear priorities and consistent delivery.
• Build a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and innovation.
• Support career development, succession planning, talent acquisition, and workforce planning.
• Foster knowledge sharing and engineering excellence practices across US and UK teams.
• Oversee delivery of data products, ingestion pipelines, reporting solutions, and customer-facing capabilities.
• Lead cloud migration and modernisation initiatives leveraging Azure, Databricks, cloud-native services, and modern data architectures.
• Ensure adherence to data governance, privacy, security, compliance, and regulatory requirements.
• Partner with Product, Analytics, Architecture, Operations, and Business Leaders to deliver scalable technical solutions.

Skills

Data engineering leadership

Azure cloud

Data governance

Stakeholder management

Cross-team collaboration

Tools

Azure

Databricks

Job description

LexisNexis Risk Solutions in the UK is seeking a Head of Data Engineering to lead the UK&I Data Engineering team. You will drive cloud modernization, governance, and AI adoption while aligning with global stakeholders to deliver scalable data products.

You will mentor engineers, shape strategy, and partner with Product, Analytics, Architecture, Operations, and Security to ensure compliant, high-impact data platforms across the business.