Lead Data Engineer

Salary: £70,000 - 85,000 per year

Requirements:

• Strong experience across Microsoft Fabric, Azure and modern data platform technologies
• Python
• SQL Server / SQL
• Data Warehousing and Data Modelling
• Data Architecture
• Data Pipelines and Integration Solutions
• Microsoft Fabric
• Azure Cloud Technologies
• PySpark
• ETL / ELT Development
• Data Governance and Security
• Source Control (Git)
• Technical Leadership and Team Management
• Good communication skills
• Prior experience in a similar position
• Strong problem solving abilities
• Organisational skills
• Ability to work as part of a team

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical leadership across our team of Data Engineers, BI Developers, DBAs and SQL Developers
• Work on a range of business-critical projects using the latest Microsoft technologies
• Shape the future of our central data platform
• Drive projects from concept through to delivery
• Combine hands-on engineering, data architecture, team leadership and strategic decision making

Technologies:

• Azure
• Cloud
• ETL
• Fabric
• Git
• Python
• PySpark
• SQL
• Security
• Support

More:

We are a growing digital and data function based in central Leeds, supporting a £650 million revenue organisation with over 2,500 employees. This is a Lead Data Engineer role with a hybrid working arrangement of 2 days in the office, a salary of up to 85K, 15% pension, private healthcare, and fully subsidised Microsoft certifications including DP-600/700. We encourage innovation, collaboration and knowledge sharing, and we offer the opportunity to develop professionally while working closely with senior leadership on impactful data platform projects.

last updated 36 week of 2026