Principal Data Engineer

IO Associates; Bridgwater; Hybrid; GBP 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading investment firm in the UK is seeking a Principal Data Engineer to design scalable data solutions and lead engineering initiatives. With a focus on modern data architecture and Azure technologies, the ideal candidate will guide technical direction, ensure data quality, and evolve into a leadership role. The position offers a salary of £100,000 and excellent benefits, including a generous pension scheme and support for career growth. Flexibility to work from home with occasional travel to Edinburgh is required.

Benefits

20% pension

40 days holiday

Private healthcare

Share scheme

Qualifications

• Proven experience in data engineering in complex environments.
• Experience in leading teams and initiatives.
• Strong understanding of modern data architecture patterns.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable data solutions and drive engineering best practices.
• Guide the team’s technical direction while ensuring data quality.
• Influence broader data strategy and collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams.

Skills

Leading data engineering initiatives

Deep expertise in Microsoft Azure Stack

Proficiency in SQL

Proficiency in Python

Strong experience with data orchestration tools

Experience with Power BI

Tools

Microsoft Azure

Azure Data Factory

Job description

Principal Data Engineer

Bristol - Mostly from home with the requirement to be in Edinburgh a couple of times a month

Permanent

£100,000 plus benefits such as 20% pension, 40 days holiday, private healthcare, share scheme and much more

iO Associates are working with an established reputable Private Investment company are on the lookout for an experienced Data Engineer to join them on a permanent basis

As the Principal Data Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in architecting scalable data solutions, driving engineering best practices, and collaborating across multi-disciplinary teams to deliver impactful insights. You will be responsible for guiding the technical direction of the team, ensuring data quality and governance, and influencing the broader data strategy.

To be successful, you will have:

• Proven experience leading data engineering initiatives and teams in complex, data-rich environments
• Deep expertise in the Microsoft Azure Stack and modern data architecture patterns
• Experience with data & analytics platforms (eg MS Fabric).
• Strong proficiency in SQL, Python, and data orchestration tools (eg Azure Data Factory).
• Experience with data visualisation tools, ideally Power BI, and delivering data models that support self-service analytics.

They're big on expertise, not hierarchy, so you'll be trusted with more responsibility while supported by everyone around you. You'll be encouraged to grow at every career stage in the direction that interests you with amazing support and training plus a tailored career progression plan

The goal for this position is to progress into a Head of, role and lead/manage the team alongside the Head of Engineering

Please apply using the link or get in touch