Senior Data Engineer — Lakehouse & Azure Lead

Canopius; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Competitive base salary

Non-contributory pension

Discretionary bonus

Health and dental cover

Job summary

Canopius is seeking an experienced Data Engineer lead in Manchester to drive the next generation of its data estate. You will mentor junior engineers, deliver scalable PySpark pipelines on Databricks, and collaborate with product owners to shape data roadmaps.

The role blends hands-on data engineering with technical leadership, governance practices, and cloud-native modernization in a hybrid Manchester setting.

Qualifications

• Extensive data engineering experience in cloud platforms.
• Strong SQL and PySpark skills with production-grade pipelines.
• Hands-on Databricks and Azure data services expertise.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across data engineering initiatives.
• Design and optimize pipelines on Databricks using PySpark and Delta Lake.
• Mentor junior engineers and collaborate with stakeholders.
• Support migration from legacy environments to a cloud-native data estate.

Skills

Python (PySpark)

SQL

Databricks

Azure

CI/CD

Data modelling

Data governance

Tools

Databricks

Azure SQL/Data Lakes

Git

CI/CD pipelines

Unity Catalog

Job description

Canopius is seeking an experienced Data Engineer lead in Manchester to drive the next generation of its data estate. You will mentor junior engineers, deliver scalable PySpark pipelines on Databricks, and collaborate with product owners to shape data roadmaps.

The role blends hands-on data engineering with technical leadership, governance practices, and cloud-native modernization in a hybrid Manchester setting.