Lead Data Engineer — AWS/Snowflake Data Platform Leader

Bionic Services Ltd; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading services provider in London seeks a Lead Data Engineer to lead a high-performing data engineering team. The role involves overseeing data quality, migration processes, and collaboration across departments, ensuring robust data solutions. Ideal candidates have leadership experience and proficiency in data platforms like AWS and Snowflake. This position offers competitive benefits and career advancement opportunities.

Benefits

Private healthcare cover

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Flexible working options

Life assurance

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading a small data engineering team.
• Strong ability to balance hands-on delivery and strategic oversight.
• Excellent communication skills for translating technical details.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of four data engineers.
• Oversee design and maintenance of data pipelines across AWS and Snowflake.
• Collaborate on scalable data models and integrations.

Skills

Leading or mentoring a data engineering team

Problem-solving skills

Stakeholder management

Advanced SQL skills

Proficiency in Python

Knowledge of Snowflake

Experience with AWS data services

Data orchestration tools

Data modelling and ETL best practices

CI/CD pipelines and version control

Tools

AWS

Snowflake

DBT

Airflow

Job description

A leading services provider in London seeks a Lead Data Engineer to lead a high-performing data engineering team. The role involves overseeing data quality, migration processes, and collaboration across departments, ensuring robust data solutions. Ideal candidates have leadership experience and proficiency in data platforms like AWS and Snowflake. This position offers competitive benefits and career advancement opportunities.