Lead Data Engineer

Answer Digital Limited; Leeds; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Flexible annual leave

Job summary

Answer Digital Limited is seeking a Lead Data Engineer to drive data-enabled decision making across client projects in a consultancy setting. You’ll guide teams, mentor junior engineers, and help grow our Data Engineering Academy while working across public and private sectors, with healthcare experience a real advantage.

You’ll design scalable, secure cloud data solutions, automate ETL, and lead CI/CD for data services, while building strong client and cross-team relationships.

Qualifications

• Experience leading or guiding others and supporting clients to use data for better decision making.
• Proficiency in Python, SQL and other relevant backend languages.
• Experience mentoring junior data engineers and promoting knowledge sharing.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement cloud-based data solutions with a focus on scalability and security.
• Automate data processes and ETL workflows, and manage CI/CD pipelines for data services.
• Build and maintain stakeholder relationships to ensure high-quality delivery.
• Take a leadership role within the Data capability and contribute to wider planning discussions.

Skills

Leadership

Python

SQL

Mentoring

Stakeholder management

Tools

Azure

AWS

Job description

We are looking to recruit a Lead Data Engineer to play a vital role in supporting the digital transformation journeys of our clients.

We're looking for someone with experience guiding others, and supporting clients to use data for better decision making. We have some exciting plans for our Data capability, and we're looking for someone who shares our enthusiasm for growing the cap, including supporting our Data Engineering Academy. We work across a broad range of sectors and domains, spanning both public and private, though healthcare currently makes up a significant part of our client portfolio, so relevant experience in this area is a real advantage. As a consultancy, the stack you work with will vary from client to client, so we value strong foundations, along with the adaptability to work without deep specialism in any one tool. You should also bring an enthusiasm for leveraging new AI technologies, both to enhance your own workflow and improve the outcomes we deliver for clients.

What you’ll be doing

Day to day, you'll be designing and implementing cloud-based data solutions, with a focus on scalability and security. You'll apply advanced scripting skills to automate data processes and integrate ETL workflows, and use business intelligence tools and techniques to turn that work into actionable insights for clients. You'll also implement and oversee CI/CD pipelines to keep deployment of data services efficient and reliable. Alongside the client-facing work, you'll cultivate strong stakeholder relationships to help ensure successful, high-quality delivery. Within the Data capability itself, you'll take a visible leadership role, whether that's supporting colleagues, contributing to non-client initiatives, or representing the capability in wider planning discussions.

What you’ll bring to Answer

• Experience leading or guiding others, and supporting clients to use data for better decision making.


• Proficiency in Python, SQL and other relevant backend languages.


• Experience mentoring junior data engineers, promoting knowledge sharing and professional growth.


• Enthusiasm for developing junior talent and helping grow the capability.

It would be great if you also had experience in some of these, but if not we'll help you with them:

• Understanding the role of a consultancy and sharing an interest in helping solve our clients' problems.


• Data engineering related Azure or AWS certifications.


• Advocating and applying best practices in software design patterns, principles, and architecture patterns.


• Staying abreast of the latest trends in data engineering.


• Healthcare data standards (SNOMED, FHIR, HL7), or a wider interest in healthcare data projects.


• Participating in the organisation and delivery of Data Engineering Academies.


• Business development activities such as contributing to bids and proposals.

The perks of being @ Answer

We're an Employee-Owned Company. After 12 months - through the Employee Ownership Trust you will be part of the ownership of Answer; a major factor in driving engagement, retention and growth for our people

• Competitive salary


• Flexible annual leave (buy/s