Lead Data Engineer (London Area)

La Fosse
London
2 days ago
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Position: Lead Data Engineer (Platform)

Location: London (Hybrid, 2 days a week in-office)

Salary: £95,000 per annum + Benefits Package


Join an iconic UK-based organisation in the media industry looking to modernise and expand its data engineering capabilities. In the role, you’ll be responsible for overseeing the stability, scalability, and continuous enhancement of a well-established cloud-native data platform.


Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead and coach a team of skilled data engineers, fostering best practices and a strong engineering culture
  • Take ownership of critical platform components, ensuring performance, reliability, and security
  • Manage and optimise complex data pipelines using Airflow within a Google Cloud Platform environment
  • Drive continuous improvements to architecture, infrastructure, and workflow automation


Core Tech Stack:

  • Must-have: Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Apache Airflow
  • Nice-to-have: dbt, Terraform, Kubernetes
  • Bonus: Familiarity or curiosity about generative AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT)


Ideal Candidate:

  • 4+ Years experience in a Data/Platform engineering role
  • Proven experience leading data engineering initiatives and mentoring engineering teams
  • Strong understanding of cloud-based architecture and workflow orchestration at scale
  • Comfortable working in a collaborative, agile environment and engaging cross-functional teams


Interested?

Applications are open until29 May.

Please apply with your CV, or reach out directly towith an updated profile.

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