Lead Data Engineer - Azure & Digital Services Transformation

Lancashire County Council; Preston; Hybrid; GBP 51,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension Scheme

Job summary

Lancashire County Council is seeking a Principal Data Engineer to lead the design and delivery of modern data solutions that improve services for Lancashire residents. This high-visibility role shapes the Digital Services transformation and requires strong leadership and a track record of building scalable data platforms.

The role combines strategic leadership with hands-on architectural delivery, emphasizing Azure-based cloud data architectures, data governance, and cross-functional

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in data engineering and cloud platforms (Azure preferred).
• Strong experience with ETL/ELT pipelines and data lakes.
• Advanced SQL and data modelling skills.
• Experience building APIs and integration services.
• Proven leadership and mentoring capability.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of data and integration engineers.
• Design and deliver scalable data platforms and pipelines.
• Own end-to-end data engineering solutions.
• Drive modern cloud data architecture using Azure technologies.
• Collaborate with architects, analysts, and service teams.
• Champion best practice in data engineering and governance.

Skills

Leadership

Azure

ETL/ELT pipelines

SQL

Data modelling

APIs & integration

Tools

Azure Data Factory

Job description

Lancashire County Council is seeking a Principal Data Engineer to lead the design and delivery of modern data solutions that improve services for Lancashire residents. This high-visibility role shapes the Digital Services transformation and requires strong leadership and a track record of building scalable data platforms.

The role combines strategic leadership with hands-on architectural delivery, emphasizing Azure-based cloud data architectures, data governance, and cross-functional