Lead Data Engineer: AI-Driven Data Platforms (Python)

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Auchentibber; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is seeking a Lead Data Engineer to join the Corporate Technology team in Glasgow. You will enhance, build, and deliver data collection, storage, access, and analytics solutions that support AI and analytics initiatives across the firm.

The role emphasizes secure, scalable data pipelines and architectures, with a focus on governance and regulatory compliance. You will collaborate with cross‑functional teams to enable data-driven decisions, drive innovation, and raise the bar

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts.
• Experience in Risk Analytics space; knowledge of corporate bond investment assets and structured products is a plus.
• Proven experience integrating AI-assisted development tools into engineering workflows.
• Experience in data governance, data quality, or analytics transformation programs.
• Strong technical skills in data profiling, analysis, and data management using modern tools.
• Understanding of data lineage concepts, metadata management, and data cataloguing.
• Excellent communication skills for executive audiences.

Responsibilities

• Make data available for AI and analytics initiatives, coordinating requirements and delivery priorities.
• Collaborate with business and technology partners to accelerate data provisioning and deployment.
• Drive adoption of AI-assisted development tools to boost productivity.
• Prototype and deploy analytics and tooling using AI/ML approaches.
• Implement platform controls for access, security, and compliance per SDLC standards.
• Provide transparency on bottlenecks, progress, and metrics to stakeholders.
• Lead data quality root-cause analysis and preventive controls.
• Develop proactive controls to shorten data quality issue resolution times.

Skills

Python

SQL

Spark

DataBricks

Cloud platforms

Data profiling

AI/ML tooling

Data governance

Strong communication

Tools

Copilot

Claude Code

Data lineage tools

Job description

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is seeking a Lead Data Engineer to join the Corporate Technology team in Glasgow. You will enhance, build, and deliver data collection, storage, access, and analytics solutions that support AI and analytics initiatives across the firm.

The role emphasizes secure, scalable data pipelines and architectures, with a focus on governance and regulatory compliance. You will collaborate with cross‑functional teams to enable data-driven decisions, drive innovation, and raise the bar