Lead Data Product Engineer — Flexible, Cloud Platform

Government Recruitment Service; Swansea; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Civil Service Pension (28.97% of your薪

25 days annual leave + bank holidays +

Flexible working options

Job summary

Government Recruitment Service in Swansea is seeking an experienced Lead Data (Product) Engineer to join our data platform team and deliver high‑impact data products. You will lead data engineering projects, ensure efficient data processing across the organisation and collaborate with analytics and data science teams to align with user needs.

The role focuses on practical implementation using SQL, Python, Databricks, Spark, Lakehouse and various RDBMS, and involves setting standards for data

Qualifications

• Experienced data engineer with strong SQL and Python skills.
• Experience delivering data processing in cloud platforms and data products.
• Ability to lead data engineering projects and teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement complex data flows connecting operational systems for storage, analytics and BI.
• Coordinate teams and set best practices and standards.
• Design robust data models and integrations meeting standards and enabling reuse.
• Lead performance optimisation across data platforms balancing cost, scalability and reliability.

Job description

Government Recruitment Service in Swansea is seeking an experienced Lead Data (Product) Engineer to join our data platform team and deliver high‑impact data products. You will lead data engineering projects, ensure efficient data processing across the organisation and collaborate with analytics and data science teams to align with user needs.

The role focuses on practical implementation using SQL, Python, Databricks, Spark, Lakehouse and various RDBMS, and involves setting standards for data