Lead Data Engineer

Radius Payment Solutions; Chester; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-based bonus

Pension

Life assurance

Employee fuel card scheme

EV scheme

Employee assistance programme

Wellness and healthcare support

Cycle to work scheme

Free daily breakfast

Free gym access

Job summary

Radius Payment Solutions is seeking a Senior/Lead Data Engineer to design and deliver scalable data pipelines and architectures. You will guide technical direction, mentor junior engineers, and collaborate with stakeholders to convert business needs into data-driven solutions.

The role emphasizes AI/ML readiness and robust data governance. Based at Radius Campus HQ in Crewe, this full-time position offers a competitive rewards package and opportunities for professional growth within a global

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Senior or Lead Data Engineer in complex environments.
• Strong hands-on experience with modern data engineering tools across cloud platforms.
• Deep understanding of ETL/ELT, data architecture, and data quality frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver complex data pipelines and data models at scale.
• Guide technical direction across data engineering projects.
• Mentor and manage junior engineers, supporting growth and performance.

Skills

Senior Data Engineer

Cloud platforms

ETL/ELT

Data architecture

Data quality

Mentoring

Stakeholder engagement

AI/ML awareness

Tools

AWS

Redshift

dbt

Databricks

Job description

Salary: £24,000 - 63,000 per year

Requirements

• We are looking for proven experience as a Senior or Lead Data Engineer in complex environments.
• We need strong hands-on expertise in modern data engineering tools across cloud platforms.
• We require a deep understanding of ETL/ELT, data architecture, and data quality frameworks.
• We value experience mentoring others and helping team members grow.
• We are looking for strong stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to shape solutions from ambiguity.
• We want curiosity and a passion for turning data into meaningful business value.
• Advantageous: experience with AWS Redshift, dbt, and Databricks.
• Advantageous: experience with AI, machine learning tooling, data preparation, orchestration, and cataloguing.

Responsibilities

• We design and deliver complex data pipelines and data models at scale.
• We guide technical direction across data engineering projects.
• We mentor and manage junior engineers, supporting their growth and performance.
• We collaborate with stakeholders to turn business needs into impactful data solutions.
• We drive development of our data platform, including AI/ML-ready architecture.
• We establish best practices across data governance, quality, and security.

Technologies

• AI
• AWS
• Redshift
• Cloud
• Databricks
• ETL
• Support
• Machine Learning
• Security
• dbt
• Exposed
• Network

More

We are Radius, a global business services company offering fuel cards, telematics, vehicle leasing, EV charge points, telecoms, and more. Established in 1990, we are trusted by over 470,000 businesses and employ more than 3,000 colleagues across 5 continents. This full-time Lead Data Engineer role is based at our purpose-built Radius Campus HQ in Crewe, featuring modern collaborative workspaces, an onsite gym, café, barista station, a unique sports bar, and Doctor Who themed office features. We offer meaningful work, clear career progression, continuous learning and knowledge-sharing, personal development plans, and a competitive rewards package including a performance-based bonus, pension, life assurance, employee fuel card scheme, EV scheme, employee assistance programme, wellness and healthcare support through Help@Hand by Unum, cycle to work scheme, free daily breakfast, and free gym access.

We are committed to diversity, equality, inclusion, accessibility, and a collaborative culture built on our values of being Driven, Agile, Innovative, and Inclusive.

• performance-based bonus
• pension
• life assurance
• employee fuel card scheme
• EV scheme
• employee assistance programme
• wellness and healthcare support through Help@Hand by Unum
• cycle to work scheme
• free daily breakfast
• free gym access

last updated 36 week of 2026