Lead Data Engineer

Hybrid / Remote

Up to £75,000

Forward Role have collaborated with a well-established legal service to progress their data-led strategy to the next level. As part of a group-wide data transformation programme, this legal service provider are recruiting for a Lead Data Engineer. This is an exceptional opportunity to join a programme of work that is focussed on transforming the data landscape and becoming an industry leader in the legal services sector.

The successful candidate will have responsibility for leading the data engineering domain whilst helping shape and realise the overall data strategy.

Your Role…

You will be responsible for inspiring best practice for data products and services, building up the data engineering capability by providing technical leadership and career development for the engineers. You will also work with other senior colleagues to plan, develop and deliver data services to the business. You’ll implement the data strategy, and help define the governance model needed across the business. You will also be responsible for managing the data needs of multiple teams, systems and products as well as provide technical and operational leadership to ensure data governance and data quality remain front of mind during the process.

The Role Responsibilities…

• Leading a skilled multi-discipline Data Engineering team, ensuring the appropriate operating model is adopted.
• Shaping, building and adhering to data engineering standard methodology & principles.
• Providing subject matter expertise to the Technical Design Authority & Data Steering Committee to ensure Data requirements & risks are considered.
• Leading the building, testing, maintenance and adoption of new data platforms (e.g. data pipelines and data architecture.)
• Supporting the decommissioning of legacy platform and effective migration to new data platform.
• Evaluating business needs and objectives to ensure the right Data capabilities are available to support the delivery of business growth strategies.
• Identifying and implementing ways to improve data governance, data quality and data management processes to ensure the right data is readily available and accessible to the business.
• Collaborating with data scientists and data analysts to deploy sophisticated analytics programs, machine learning, predictive & prescriptive modelling and statistical methods using our modern data platform.
• Identifying opportunities for workflow automation to improve efficiency and quality control.
• Working with key stakeholders to capture data requirements & provide updates on Data Platform where necessary.
• Assisting the Head of Engineering and Platforms in delivering the Data Strategy.

The ideal candidate will have…

• A strong background working in Data Engineering.
• A strong understanding of data architecture, data warehousing, data aggregation and machine learning.
• Experience of leading data engineers through the data lifecycle.
• Technical tools expertise in Data Engineering and Data Governance, particularly Azure related (e.g. Azure Synapse Analytics, Apache Spark).
• Fluent in programming languages such as SQL, and Python.
• Only available to candidates with full Right to Work in UK - unable to provide sponsorship

Benefits…

• 25 days annual leave, with the opportunity to buy additional leave
• Two fundraising days in a year to give back to the community (fully paid!)
• Westfield Health membership, offering discounted leisure and travel and refunds on medical services

Sound good? Apply now!

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