Senior Data Engineer — Lead Data Platforms & AI Solutions

Oakland Everything Data; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Discretionary bonus

Pension 10% employer contribution

Electric vehicle scheme

Payroll giving

Bike to work

25 days annual leave

Job summary

Oakland is a leading data consultancy applying data strategy, governance, engineering, analytics and AI to client challenges. We’re seeking a Senior Data Engineer to stay hands-on while guiding technical directions across projects and teams.

You’ll prepare scalable data solutions, mentor engineers, and collaborate with clients to deliver pragmatic, scalable outcomes across data platforms, BI, AI, and cloud transformations.

Qualifications

• Significant experience designing, building, and supporting scalable engineering solutions.
• Experience working within cloud environments (Azure, AWS, or GCP).
• Strong engineering practices including testing, code quality, version control, and design patterns.
• Experience leading technical workstreams and guiding engineers.
• Ability to gather requirements from clients and translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Mentoring, coaching, and supporting the development of junior and mid-level engineers.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and support scalable engineering solutions across projects.
• Lead technical workstreams and own technical decisions.
• Collaborate with clients to translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Provide guidance on solution architecture and mentor team members.
• Contribute across data platforms, BI, AI, and cloud transformation initiatives.

Skills

Data engineering

Cloud platforms

Technical leadership

Client collaboration

Mentoring

Software design patterns

Tools

Docker

Terraform

Kubernetes

Snowflake

Databricks

Microsoft Fabric

Job description

Oakland is a leading data consultancy applying data strategy, governance, engineering, analytics and AI to client challenges. We’re seeking a Senior Data Engineer to stay hands-on while guiding technical directions across projects and teams.

You’ll prepare scalable data solutions, mentor engineers, and collaborate with clients to deliver pragmatic, scalable outcomes across data platforms, BI, AI, and cloud transformations.