Lead Data Engineer: Hybrid Cloud Data Platform Architect

Data Science Festival; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology-driven company is looking for an experienced Data Engineer to join their team in London. The ideal candidate will lead initiatives in Azure Synapse Analytics and Microsoft Fabric, overseeing the design of scalable data architectures. This hybrid position offers a competitive salary, strong benefits, and opportunities for professional development in a collaborative work environment. Candidates should possess a proven record in cloud data engineering and a passion for modernization at scale.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Strong benefits package

Hybrid working model

Continuous training and professional development

Clear path for career progression

Supportive working environment

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading data engineering initiatives in a cloud environment.
• Expertise in Azure Synapse Analytics (SQL pools, Spark, pipelines, serverless SQL).
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Fabric (OneLake, Lakehouse).

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor data engineering teams to deliver cloud solutions.
• Design, build, and optimise enterprise data platforms.
• Modernise ETL/ELT processes and transition workloads to cloud tools.
• Develop scalable data pipelines and dataflows for analytics.
• Implement governance, security, and compliance standards.
• Collaborate on analytics and Power BI initiatives.

Skills

Leading data engineering initiatives in a cloud environment

Azure Synapse Analytics expertise

Hands-on experience with Microsoft Fabric

Strong SQL skills

Experience with Python and/or Spark

Knowledge of cloud data architecture

Understanding of data governance standards

Job description

A technology-driven company is looking for an experienced Data Engineer to join their team in London. The ideal candidate will lead initiatives in Azure Synapse Analytics and Microsoft Fabric, overseeing the design of scalable data architectures. This hybrid position offers a competitive salary, strong benefits, and opportunities for professional development in a collaborative work environment. Candidates should possess a proven record in cloud data engineering and a passion for modernization at scale.