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Lead Data Engineer

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Manchester
1 week ago
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Title: Lead Data Engineer

Location: Remote!

Salary: Up to £75,000.

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Our client is looking for a strategic, hands-on data leader to shape and grow a brand-new Data & Insights department at an organisation driving change across the housing and energy sectors!

In this pivotal role, you'll lead the development of a modern Fabric lakehouse infrastructure to automate and scale their data services. A key part of your work will be to take ownership of 'Heat Manager' a data-driven service that leverages heat network data to deliver actionable insights for social housing providers. Already delivering value in pilot form, the ambition is to grow this into a sector-wide solution.



What You'll Be Doing:

  • Define and lead the strategic direction of the Data & Insights function.

  • Build and manage a growing team, fostering innovation and continuous improvement.

  • Design and deliver scalable data infrastructure, ensuring high standards in governance and security.

  • Drive the success of 'Heat Manager' and other projects from i...

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