Lead Data Engineer

Roc Search
Basingstoke
3 weeks ago
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We’re looking for an experienced Lead Data Engineer to play a key role in transforming how a global organisation leverages data across its R&D pipeline.


This is a hands‑on leadership role where you’ll combine technical excellence with squad leadership driving discovery, shaping engineering design, and delivering high-quality, enterprise‑scale data products. You’ll help modernise the data landscape, build stable and scalable pipelines, and coach junior engineers while championing best practice across the business.


What you’ll be doing:



  • Leading engineering squads through sprint delivery and product discovery
  • Designing and delivering scalable data pipelines and data products
  • Driving technical standards, governance, and quality practices
  • Partnering with Product, Engineering, and Security teams
  • Acting as a technical escalation point for complex data challenges
  • Promoting modern data architecture and engineering approaches

What we’re looking for:



  • Strong cloud experience (Azure, GCP, Databricks preferred)
  • Experience with modern data architectures (lakehouse, APIs, SQL/NoSQL, data contracts)
  • Proven technical leadership and mentoring capability
  • Passion for improving data access, quality, and speed to value

Experience with machine learning workflows, data governance, and infrastructure automation (Terraform/Ansible) would be highly beneficial.


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