Head of Data Engineering | Modern Platform & AI Roadmap

First Intuition; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid and flexible working

Private Medical Insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice

Employee discounts and benefits

Long-term career opportunities

3 FI Days each year

Job summary

First Intuition is seeking an experienced Data Engineering Manager (Head of Data Engineering) to lead the development of a modern data platform across Microsoft Fabric, Azure Databricks and Power BI. You will shape data strategy, govern data quality and security, and manage a growing team to support reporting, analytics and AI initiatives.

Ideal candidates bring leadership in Data Platform or Analytics Engineering, deep SQL/Python skills, and strong stakeholder engagement within regulated

Qualifications

• Experience leading Data Engineering, Data Platform or Analytics Engineering teams.
• Strong expertise with Microsoft Fabric, Azure Databricks, Python and SQL.
• Excellent stakeholder management and leadership capabilities.
• Experience in education, apprenticeships or a regulated environment is advantageous.
• Certifications from Microsoft and/or Databricks.
• Familiarity with Power BI semantic models and self-service analytics.
• Knowledge of AI-ready data platforms and emerging analytics technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of a modern data platform.
• Design scalable data pipelines and data solutions.
• Drive data governance, quality, and security standards.
• Manage and develop a small team.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across the business.
• Support the AI roadmap and future analytics initiatives.

Skills

Data engineering leadership

Microsoft Fabric

Azure Databricks

Python

SQL

Stakeholder management

Education

Microsoft and/or Databricks certifications

Tools

Power BI

Job description

First Intuition is seeking an experienced Data Engineering Manager (Head of Data Engineering) to lead the development of a modern data platform across Microsoft Fabric, Azure Databricks and Power BI. You will shape data strategy, govern data quality and security, and manage a growing team to support reporting, analytics and AI initiatives.

Ideal candidates bring leadership in Data Platform or Analytics Engineering, deep SQL/Python skills, and strong stakeholder engagement within regulated