Lead Data Engineer - Remote, 4-Day Week

Understanding Recruitment NFP; Greater London; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first environment

4-day work week

Flexible working

Job summary

Understanding Recruitment NFP in London is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to help shape our Microsoft data platform. You will lead development of data pipelines, integrations and reporting, reporting to the CTO and guiding a hands-on technical team.

This role offers a genuinely flexible, remote-first environment with a 4-day working week, modern Microsoft Fabric technologies, and a culture embracing AI and automation to deliver impact across fundraising, campaigning and operations.

Qualifications

• Strong data engineering experience with leading teams.
• Experience shaping data architectures and standards.
• Proven ability to translate business needs into scalable data solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and improvement of the Microsoft data platform, including pipelines and reporting.
• Collaborate with the CTO to shape architecture and technology standards.
• Mentor colleagues and provide technical guidance across projects.
• Translate stakeholder requirements into scalable data solutions.

Skills

Data engineering

Leadership

Mentoring

Data architecture

Stakeholder collaboration

Tools

Microsoft Fabric

Job description

Understanding Recruitment NFP in London is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to help shape our Microsoft data platform. You will lead development of data pipelines, integrations and reporting, reporting to the CTO and guiding a hands-on technical team.

This role offers a genuinely flexible, remote-first environment with a 4-day working week, modern Microsoft Fabric technologies, and a culture embracing AI and automation to deliver impact across fundraising, campaigning and operations.