
Sanderson Recruitment
Data Engineering Lead
Job Description
Salary: £90,000 - 90,000 per year
Requirements:- Previous experience leading Data Engineering teams within a complex enterprise environment.
- Strong hands-on expertise in modern cloud-based data platforms.
- Excellent SQL and Python skills.
- Strong experience with Databricks and Lakehouse architectures.
- Deep understanding of data engineering, data modelling and platform design.
- Experience delivering solutions that support reporting, analytics and data science.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Comfortable balancing technical leadership with hands-on engineering responsibilities.
- Lead, mentor and develop a team of Data Engineers.
- Provide technical leadership across data platforms, products and pipelines.
- Drive the migration and enhancement of a Databricks-based data platform.
- Design and maintain scalable data pipelines and curated datasets.
- Support wider transformation initiatives including cloud and SaaS programmes.
- Collaborate closely with Architecture, BI, Data Science and Technology teams.
- Champion engineering best practice across testing, deployment, monitoring and code quality.
- Ensure data platforms remain reliable, secure and high performing.
- Promote Agile ways of working and continuous improvement.
- Cloud
- Databricks
- Support
- Python
- SQL
More:
We are partnering with a well-established, highly successful UK organisation undergoing a significant data transformation programme. This is a hybrid role based in Bristol with 3 days per week onsite. We offer an excellent benefits package including an enhanced pension contribution, generous holiday allowance, healthcare and wellbeing benefits, and enhanced family leave policies. We are committed to respect, equality, diversity and inclusion, and we support reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process.
last updated 39 week of 2026
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Sanderson Recruitment
Bristol
IT
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£90,000
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£85,000
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This salary is 6% above the UK median for Lead roles (£85,000/yr).
Based on 2024–2025 UK technology sector benchmarks