Senior Technical Lead - Data

Lorien; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 77,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days holiday + bank holidays + buy更

Hybrid work model

Season ticket loans

Discounts & career development

Job summary

Lorien is seeking a Senior Technical Lead to shape and deliver an enterprise-wide data platform strategy for a major UK higher education institution. You will design architectures, set engineering standards, and drive cloud-based data solutions that support teaching, research and operations.

Hybrid work, competitive up to £85,000, and strong professional development. You will mentor engineers, oversee data ingestion, storage, governance, and analytics, and lead AI-enabled data engineering

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing and delivering enterprise-scale data platforms.
• Strong cloud data engineering and ETL/ELT capabilities.
• Ability to translate strategy into scalable technical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior technical leadership in designing, building, and scaling enterprise data platforms.
• Define engineering standards, best practices, and architectural patterns.
• Lead cloud-based data solutions including data lakehouse architectures.
• Guide and mentor engineers to foster a high-performing team.
• Ensure security, governance, and data quality across platforms.
• Drive AI-enabled data engineering and automation initiatives.

Skills

Cloud data engineering

ETL/ELT pipelines

Data governance

Data modelling

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

Fabric

Purview

Job description

A leading higher education institution is seeking a Senior Technical Lead to play a critical role in shaping and delivering its enterprise-wide data platform strategy. This is a senior technical leadership position with responsibility for defining architecture, engineering standards, and delivering modern, scalable data solutions that support teaching, research, and institutional operations.

The organisation operates at significant scale, supporting a large and diverse community of students, academics, and professional services staff across a complex digital environment. With continued investment in cloud technologies, AI capabilities, and data platforms, this role is central to enabling data-driven decision-making, enhancing the student and staff experience, and supporting innovation across the institution.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide senior technical leadership in designing, building, and scaling enterprise data platforms
• Define and enforce engineering standards, best practices, and architectural patterns
• Lead the development of cloud-based data solutions, including data lakehouse architectures and integration pipelines
• Translate business and strategic requirements into scalable technical solutions
• Oversee end-to-end delivery of data platform components (ingestion, transformation, storage, governance, analytics)
• Guide and mentor engineers, fostering a high-performing and collaborative technical culture
• Ensure data platforms are secure, scalable, reliable, and aligned with governance frameworks
• Drive innovation in AI-enabled data engineering and automation

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Fabric and Purview (desirable)
• Proven experience designing and delivering enterprise-scale data platforms
• Strong expertise in cloud data engineering, ETL/ELT pipelines, and distributed systems
• Deep knowledge of data modelling, governance, data quality, and architecture frameworks
• Experience with modern data architectures (batch, streaming, real-time processing)
• Strong leadership capabilities with experience mentoring and guiding engineering teams
• Ability to influence stakeholders across technical and non-technical audiences
• Salary up to £85,000
• 33 days holiday plus bank holidays plus option to buy more
• Hybrid working model: Approximately one day a week in the office
• Strong focus on professional development and career progression
• Season ticket loans, discounts and much more