Lead Data Platform Engineer & Architect

UNiDAYS; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday per year

Competitive salaries

4pm finishes every Friday

Company pension scheme

Private health insurance (BUPA)

Dental Insurance (BUPA)

Income protection policy

Life assurance policy

Employee Assistance Program

Enhanced parental leave pay

Regular team building activities

£150 towards home office set up

Job summary

UNiDAYS in Greater London is seeking a Lead Data Engineer to guide technical design for data solutions. You will own the data platform's architecture, ensuring scalable pipelines and models. Responsibilities include mentoring engineers, driving the implementation of CI/CD processes, and maintaining high-quality data standards. The ideal candidate has extensive experience with AWS, data engineering practices, and SQL, alongside a BSc in Computer Science. UNiDAYS emphasizes a hybrid work model, career growth, and offers a comprehensive perks package for all employees.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in data engineering and data warehouse development.
• Strong track record of designing and implementing scalable data pipelines.
• Proven experience leading technical design and code quality across a team.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical design and implementation for data pipelines and warehouse models.
• Lead implementation of data quality checks and monitoring frameworks.
• Provide hands-on technical guidance to engineers and mentor team members.

Skills

Data engineering

SQL

Cloud data platforms

Data pipeline orchestration

Linux/Unix command line

Education

BSc Computer Science (or equivalent)

Tools

AWS (Redshift, S3, Athena)

Airflow

Google BigQuery

Tableau

Job description

UNiDAYS in Greater London is seeking a Lead Data Engineer to guide technical design for data solutions. You will own the data platform's architecture, ensuring scalable pipelines and models. Responsibilities include mentoring engineers, driving the implementation of CI/CD processes, and maintaining high-quality data standards. The ideal candidate has extensive experience with AWS, data engineering practices, and SQL, alongside a BSc in Computer Science. UNiDAYS emphasizes a hybrid work model, career growth, and offers a comprehensive perks package for all employees.