Lead Data Engineer

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Manchester
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Fancy working for a certified B Corp? Are you a Senior Azure Data Engineer looking to shape financial inclusion by building ethical, purpose-driven lending solutions for homeowners across the UK? As a Lead Data Engineer, you will help shape the next generation of our data ecosystem. Based in Manchester City Centre, you’ll lead the architecture, development and delivery of modern Azure-based data platforms that power smarter decisions and better outcomes for our customers.

In this pivotal role, you’ll design and own scalable data systems, build robust pipelines, mentor a talented team and champion engineering best practice. You’ll work closely with engineering, risk, operations and BI teams to turn complex data into meaningful insights, ensuring our products and processes are fast, secure and future proof.

Role: Lead Data Engineer, Azure Data Engineer, Senior Data Engineer, Data Engineering Lead, Data Engineering, Principle Data Engineer, Data Platform Engineer, Cloud Data Engineer

Salary: £80k - £90k base salary + great benefits and career progression. 

Location: Manchester city centre – Hybrid working is in place 

 You’ll bring deep experience across SQL Server, Azure data services, data modelling and cloud-native engineering, along with the curiosity to keep improving and the clarity to communicate technical thinking to any audience.

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