Lead Data Platform Engineer — Build from Scratch (Hybrid)

G.Digital; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

G.Digital partners with a HealthTech business to hire a Lead Data Platform Engineer in Manchester. You will build and shape a brand-new Data Engineering function from the ground up, initially hands-on delivering a critical project for the first 3–6 months.

From there, you’ll define the data capability—tooling, architecture, strategy and team building—with a strong opportunity to influence engineering direction as the business scales. Hybrid working available.

Qualifications

• Hands-on data engineering experience with Python, Spark and SQL.
• Experience with PySpark and data pipelines.
• Strong collaboration and mentoring of data teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of the new Data Engineering function.
• Mentor and grow the data engineering team while hands-on coding.

Skills

Python

Spark

SQL

PySpark

Tools

Databricks

Microsoft Fabric

PowerBI

Job description

G.Digital partners with a HealthTech business to hire a Lead Data Platform Engineer in Manchester. You will build and shape a brand-new Data Engineering function from the ground up, initially hands-on delivering a critical project for the first 3–6 months.

From there, you’ll define the data capability—tooling, architecture, strategy and team building—with a strong opportunity to influence engineering direction as the business scales. Hybrid working available.