Principal Data Engineer - Lead Data Pipelines & Strategy

National Highways; Guildford; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

National Highways is seeking a Principal Data Engineer to strengthen its Digital Services data capability within the Data Team. You will design, build, test and maintain data pipelines connecting operational systems with analytics and BI platforms, ensuring data is secure, governed and compliant.

You will provide technical leadership, drive automation and standardisation, oversee end-to-end data lifecycle, and champion best practices across projects and the organisation.

Qualifications

• Proactive data engineering leader with a focus on continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of complex data flows and pipelines.
• Define and oversee verification and validation activities across the data lifecycle.
• Own the end-to-end lifecycle management of data pipelines, enabling reuse and automation.
• Develop and advocate data engineering best practices and standards across the organisation.
• Provide technical leadership and socialise best practice across projects and teams.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder collaboration

Decision making

Project planning

Strategic thinking

Job description

National Highways is seeking a Principal Data Engineer to strengthen its Digital Services data capability within the Data Team. You will design, build, test and maintain data pipelines connecting operational systems with analytics and BI platforms, ensuring data is secure, governed and compliant.

You will provide technical leadership, drive automation and standardisation, oversee end-to-end data lifecycle, and champion best practices across projects and the organisation.