Lead Data Engineer – AI, Self-Service Analytics

Brentford FC Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Brentford FC Limited is seeking a Data Engineer to shape and deliver the Club’s Off‑Field data strategy. You will build reliable data pipelines across CRM, ticketing, finance and HR systems, implementing governance and self‑service reporting.

The role blends data engineering with analytics, supporting AI initiatives and trusted data foundations. You will collaborate with the Insights team and business users to translate requirements into scalable data solutions, ensuring data quality and secure

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Data, Engineering, Mathematics or related field, or equivalent practical experience
• Strong understanding of data warehouse and lakehouse architecture, dimensional modelling and ELT patterns
• Working knowledge of data governance, including data quality, lineage, metadata, ownership and access control
• Familiarity with data protection, privacy and relevant regulatory requirements, including UK GDPR
• Understanding of software engineering practices for data, including version control, automated testing, CI/CD and infrastructure as code
• Understanding of how machine learning models, AI tools and agents use data, including features, retrieval, evaluation, monitoring and appropriate controls

Responsibilities

• Data strategy into action: translate priorities into practical delivery across departments
• Hands‑on engineering: build and maintain data pipelines and semantic models, replace manual extracts with governed datasets
• API integration: design and support REST API integrations with third parties
• Monitoring and support: implement monitoring, investigate failures and ensure data quality
• AI and machine learning: collaborate to develop AI/ML use cases and embed models into day‑to‑day use
• Federated data ownership: enable departments to own data and reporting with governance support
• Documentation and certified reporting: maintain report catalog and data model docs
• Data quality and governance: establish data quality controls and protection by design

Skills

SQL

Python

Data pipelines

Power BI

Cloud data platform

AI/ML basics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data, Engineering, Mathematics or related field

Tools

Databricks

REST APIs

dbt

Airflow

Power BI

Job description

Brentford FC Limited is seeking a Data Engineer to shape and deliver the Club’s Off‑Field data strategy. You will build reliable data pipelines across CRM, ticketing, finance and HR systems, implementing governance and self‑service reporting.

The role blends data engineering with analytics, supporting AI initiatives and trusted data foundations. You will collaborate with the Insights team and business users to translate requirements into scalable data solutions, ensuring data quality and secure