Lead Data Engineer

WNS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Business Process Management firm is seeking an experienced Data Engineer to work in Central London. The role involves leading data initiatives, mentoring junior engineers, and collaborating within an agile team. Candidates should have significant experience in data engineering and a relevant degree, along with strong communication skills. This position offers a hybrid work model with 4 days in the office and 1 day of remote work.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in data engineering.
• 5+ years in a data warehouse solution landscape.
• Experience with root cause analysis and remediation.

Responsibilities

• Lead feature development on cloud data platform.
• Participate in agile ceremonies and team collaboration.
• Mentor junior engineers and establish engineering standards.

Skills

Data engineering

Agile methodologies (SCRUM/Kanban)

Architectural decision making

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

SQL Server

Azure DevOps

Databricks

Job description

Company Description

WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE: WNS), is a leading Business Process Management (BPM) company. We combine our deep industry knowledge with technology and analytics expertise to co‑create innovative, digital‑led transformational solutions with clients across 10 industries. We enable businesses in Travel, Insurance, Banking and Financial Services, Manufacturing, Retail and Consumer Packaged Goods, Shipping and Logistics, Healthcare, and Utilities to re‑imagine their digital future and transform their outcomes with operational excellence. We deliver an entire spectrum of BPM services in finance and accounting, procurement, customer interaction services and human resources leveraging collaborative models that are tailored to address the unique business challenges of each client. We co‑create and execute the future vision of 400+ clients with the help of our 66,000+ employees.

Job Description

Please Note that this is a 4 Day Work from Office Role in Central London & 1 Day work from Home

Key Responsibilities

• Feature development, issue resolution, and daily monitoring on cloud delta lakehouse data platform.
• Operate as part of an agile technical team participating in all agile team ceremonies such as daily stand up meetings and backlog refinement sessions.
• Lead Architectural decisions, mentor junior engineers and contribute to establishing engineering standards, documentation, and reusable frameworks.

Experience

• Overall 10+yrs experience in data engineering.
• At least five years of experience working in a data warehouse solution landscape.
• Proven ability to lead complex data initiatives and drive architectural decisions.
• Experienced with agile delivery methodologies, ideally SCRUM/Kanban.
• Be able to assume ownership of data issues, perform investigation and root cause analysis, and implement remediation through code and data changes.
• Understanding of data warehouse testing strategies and quality assurance processes.
• Good understanding of git branching strategies and code management.
• Good understanding of technical release management processes in Azure DevOps.
• Confident and concise communication skills, with the ability to drive alignment, collaboration, and efficiency within teams.

Qualifications

• A bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, data management, information systems industry approved; relevant data solutions development qualifications (e.g. Microsoft certification; Databricks Certification; data apprenticeship qualifications)

Additional Information

Tech Stack

• SQL Server, SSIS, T-SQL
• ADF, ADLS, Azure SQL Database, PySpark, Spark SQL, Databricks, Delta lake