Data Engineering Lead in Nottingham
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Job Description
Data Engineering Lead
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Location: Nottingham (Hybrid - 1 day per week onsite)
Salary: Up to £90,000 + benefits
Type: Permanent
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Overview:
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A leader within their relative field is looking for a hands‑on Data Engineering Lead to guide, mentor, and shape a high‑performing data engineering function within a modern cloud‑ environment. This is an opportunity to lead by example - balancing strategic direction with technical delivery - while working with an advanced Azure and Databricks ecosystem.
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You'll play a key role in building scalable, reliable, and high‑value data solutions that support analytics, reporting, and data‑driven decision‑making across the organisation.
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Key Responsibilities:
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- Lead and mentor a team of data engineers, driving best practices and technical excellence.
- Remain hands-on in solution design, development, and optimisation using Databricks and Azure data services.
- Oversee the build and maintenance of data pipelines, ingestion frameworks, and transformation workflows.
- Collaborate with architecture, analytics, and product teams to deliver robust, scalable data solutions.
- Implement and enforce data governance, quality frameworks, and performance standards.
- Drive continuous improvement in data engineering processes, automation, and cloud optimisation.
- Contribute to the overall data strategy and roadmap, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
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Tech Stack & Skills Required:
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- Strong hands‑on experience with Databricks (Spark, Delta Lake, notebooks).
- Deep knowledge of Azure data services such as:
- Strong background in Python and/or Scala.
- Solid understanding of CI/CD practices for data engineering.
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Leadership & Delivery
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- Proven experience leading or mentoring data engineering teams.
- Ability to balance strategic direction with practical, hands‑on delivery.
- Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
- Experience shaping engineering standards, frameworks, and reusable patterns.
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What's on Offer
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- Salary up to £90,000
- Hybrid working (1 day per week in Nottingham)
- Modern tech environment with autonomy and influence
- Opportunity to shape and scale a data engineering practice
- Discretionary bonus
- And more.
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