Senior Data Platform Architect & Engineering Leader

Landmark Information Group; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative data solutions provider in the United Kingdom is seeking a Head of Data Engineering to lead the design and architecture of modern data platforms. This role requires experience with Azure technologies, strong leadership abilities, and a passion for data-driven decision-making. Responsibilities include building scalable data pipelines and ensuring high-quality services across teams. The ideal candidate will combine technical expertise with strategic vision to inspire teams and elevate standards across the Group.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading high-performing Data Engineering and Data Architecture teams.
• Strong track record of building enterprise-grade data integration and analytics platforms.
• Expertise in ETL / ELT patterns and CI/CD.

Responsibilities

• Design and own the data platform architecture across cloud, hybrid, and on-prem environments.
• Lead build and optimisation of robust, scalable data pipelines.
• Implement governance around access, retention, resilience, and recovery.

Skills

Leading high-performing Data Engineering teams

Building enterprise-grade data integration platforms

Knowledge of Azure data ecosystem

SQL and Python

Open-source data technologies

Designing and consuming APIs

ETL / ELT patterns

CI/CD

Infrastructure as code

Data modelling

Supporting ML workloads

Geospatial data understanding

Tools

Azure SQL

Data Lakes

Azure Data Factory (ADF)

Power BI

Job description

An innovative data solutions provider in the United Kingdom is seeking a Head of Data Engineering to lead the design and architecture of modern data platforms. This role requires experience with Azure technologies, strong leadership abilities, and a passion for data-driven decision-making. Responsibilities include building scalable data pipelines and ensuring high-quality services across teams. The ideal candidate will combine technical expertise with strategic vision to inspire teams and elevate standards across the Group.