Senior Data Engineer: Advanced Analytics & Leadership

IBM; Cheltenham; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Private medical

Dental cover

Optical cover

Employee Assistance Program

Life assurance

Group pension plan

Sabbatical programs

Maternity/paternity leave

Maternity returners scheme

Job summary

IBM Consulting UK FutureNow invites you to join a growing Data Engineering team focused on advanced analytics and AI. You’ll lead cutting-edge projects for public and private sector clients, delivering scalable data solutions and insights that drive real business impact.

Apply your leadership, Python/R/SQL skills, and experience with Pandas, NumPy, and Spark to mentor engineers and shape delivery across cross-functional teams in a flexible, inclusive environment.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with data engineering principles and advanced analytics techniques.
• Proficiency in programming languages (Python, R, SQL).
• Experience with data manipulation and analysis tools (Pandas, NumPy, Dask).
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage stakeholder expectations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead cutting-edge advanced analytics solutions for complex business problems.
• Mentor junior data engineers, providing guidance and support in their professional development.
• Perform statistical analysis, data collection, data mining, and text mining.
• Design, build, and manage solutions for advanced analytics projects.
• Utilize predictive analytics tools (SPSS) to draw conclusions and present findings.
• Stay abreast of emerging advanced analytics trends and technologies, driving innovation within the organization.

Skills

Data engineering

Advanced analytics

Python

R

SQL

Leadership

Communication

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Pandas

NumPy

Dask

TensorFlow

PyTorch

scikit-learn

Hadoop

Spark

AWS

Job description

IBM Consulting UK FutureNow invites you to join a growing Data Engineering team focused on advanced analytics and AI. You’ll lead cutting-edge projects for public and private sector clients, delivering scalable data solutions and insights that drive real business impact.

Apply your leadership, Python/R/SQL skills, and experience with Pandas, NumPy, and Spark to mentor engineers and shape delivery across cross-functional teams in a flexible, inclusive environment.