Senior Data Engineering Leader (Platform & Strategy)

The Very Group; England; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid working model

Inclusive culture and environment

£10,000 flexible benefits allowance

30 days holiday + bank holidays

LinkedIn Learning access

Bonus potential

Up to 25% discount on Very.co.uk

Matched pension up to 6%

Job summary

The Very Group in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced data leader to shape our data engineering strategy and grow a high‑performing team of engineers and analytics specialists. You’ll lead multiple engineering managers, partner with architecture and product, and drive modern practices, cloud adoption and scalable data products that power decision making across the business.

This role offers a flexible, hybrid environment with a strong focus on coaching, delivery excellence and strategic

Qualifications

• Proven track record leading large data engineering teams in modern tech environments.
• Experience delivering scalable data platforms, pipelines and products.
• Strong stakeholder management and senior-level influence.
• Experience with multi-cloud data environments and cloud adoption.

Responsibilities

• Lead Data Engineering Managers and engineers to deliver data products.
• Shape data engineering strategy with Architecture and Product leads.
• Drive modernization initiatives and manage technical debt.
• Attract and retain top data engineering talent.

Skills

Data leadership

Large-scale teams

AWS

Teradata

Fivetran

Power BI

Data platforms & pipelines

Agile/DevSecOps

Stakeholder management

Multi-cloud

Job description

The Very Group in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced data leader to shape our data engineering strategy and grow a high‑performing team of engineers and analytics specialists. You’ll lead multiple engineering managers, partner with architecture and product, and drive modern practices, cloud adoption and scalable data products that power decision making across the business.

This role offers a flexible, hybrid environment with a strong focus on coaching, delivery excellence and strategic