Head of Data Engineering & Platform Transformation

Halfords; Redditch; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Salary benchmarked to market data

Discretionary bonus

Pension

30 days annual leave

Job summary

Halfords is seeking a data engineering leader to shape and evolve our data platforms at a pivotal point in our journey. You will lead teams that design, build and operate data platforms underpinning analytics, BI and data products, turning a fragmented landscape into a scalable, trusted data foundation.

Working with the Director of Data, AI and Analytics, you will set engineering direction, establish standards and drive the transition from legacy environments to a unified architecture with

Qualifications

• Proven track record leading data engineering teams at scale.
• Experience delivering data platforms and analytics solutions.
• Strong governance, security and data quality practices.

Responsibilities

• Define data engineering strategy and standards across the business.
• Lead and develop a high-performing data engineering team.
• Drive transformation from legacy to modern data platforms.

Skills

Data leadership

Databricks

Cloud services

Stakeholder mgmt

Team leadership

Tools

AWS

Azure

Job description

Halfords is seeking a data engineering leader to shape and evolve our data platforms at a pivotal point in our journey. You will lead teams that design, build and operate data platforms underpinning analytics, BI and data products, turning a fragmented landscape into a scalable, trusted data foundation.

Working with the Director of Data, AI and Analytics, you will set engineering direction, establish standards and drive the transition from legacy environments to a unified architecture with