Lead Data Engineer Azure

Harnham - Data & Analytics Recruitment
Basingstoke
4 days ago
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Lead Data Engineer Hybrid (3 Days Office - Basingstoke) Up to £80,000 + 10% Bonus

We're partnering with a regulated financial services business on a Lead Data Engineer hire to drive the delivery of a next-generation cloud data platform.

This is a senior, hands-on leadership role owning architecture, governance and engineering standards across a modern Azure / Databricks ecosystem - enabling advanced analytics, financial modelling, and AI use cases across the organisation.

You'll lead a small team, shape long-term platform strategy, and work closely with senior stakeholders to ensure data becomes a true competitive advantage.

Why consider this role?

  • Lead delivery of a strategic cloud data platform

  • Own architecture across Azure, Databricks, Synapse & Delta Lake

  • Influence enterprise-wide data governance and standards

  • Hybrid working - 3 days per week in the office

  • Competitive salary, bonus & strong benefits

  • High-impact role within a regulated environment

What you'll be doing

  • Designing and evolving a modern Azure data architecture

  • Leading engineering best practice across pipelines, quality and monitoring

  • Owning data governance, lineage and documentation standards

  • Managing and mentoring data engineers

  • Partnering with business leaders to translate strategy into scalable solutions

  • Driving Agile delivery and stakeholder alignment

  • Ensuring compliance in a regulated finance environment

What we're looking for

  • Proven experience as a Lead / Principal Data Engineer

  • Deep Azure data stack knowledge (Databricks, Synapse, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog)

  • Strong SQL and data-modelling capability

  • Experience with orchestration, monitoring and data quality tooling

  • Background working in regulated financial services

  • Confident stakeholder communicator

  • Experience leading small teams

Nice to have: Python, Power BI/DAX, Azure DevOps, legacy SQL platforms, ITIL or Microsoft certifications.

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