Senior Data Engineer - Hybrid (London) | Lakehouse & Cloud

Talent; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Talent, a global consulting practice, is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to join a flagship enterprise transformation programme in Central London. You will design and deliver robust, scalable data foundations and end-to-end data solutions, acting as SME and technical anchor across teams and stakeholders.

You will translate strategic data visions into production-ready platforms while driving data-driven thinking, governance, and CI/CD improvements, mentoring engineers and aligning with CoEs across

Qualifications

• Extensive experience designing end-to-end data pipelines and lakehouse architectures.
• Experience leading data engineering teams and mentoring juniors.
• Strong stakeholder engagement with technical and business leads.
• Proficient in CI/CD, testing, and code quality controls.
• Familiarity with CoE and CoP practices in enterprise settings.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver scalable end-to-end data pipelines and lakehouse architectures.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring across data disciplines.
• Translate data strategy into IT deliverables for technical and executive stakeholders.
• Coordinate governance, incident response, and CI/CD improvements.
• Champion best practices across Centers of Excellence and Communities of Practice.

Skills

Cloud Architecture

Data Modelling

ETL/ELT

Leadership

Stakeholder Communication

Tools

Databricks

Azure Data Factory

Synapse

Airflow

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

PyTest

SonarQube

Job description

Talent, a global consulting practice, is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to join a flagship enterprise transformation programme in Central London. You will design and deliver robust, scalable data foundations and end-to-end data solutions, acting as SME and technical anchor across teams and stakeholders.

You will translate strategic data visions into production-ready platforms while driving data-driven thinking, governance, and CI/CD improvements, mentoring engineers and aligning with CoEs across