lead data engineer

Peaple Talent

<div>
 
 
 Lead Data Engineer | Snowflake | Data Warehousing | DBT | &pound;75,000 - &pound;85,000 | Mostly Remote
 
 
 
 
 
 
 We&rsquo;re partnered with a growing UK business in the eCommerce sector who are looking for a Lead Data Engineer to take ownership of their data warehouse function and help shape the next stage of their data capability
 
 
 
 
 
 This is a genuine leadership role, not a step-up position. They&rsquo;re looking for someone who has already operated as a Lead Engineer, led other Data Engineers, owned technical direction and remained close enough to the detail to make strong architectural decisions.
 
 
 
 
 
 The business is heavily data-led, with data sitting at the centre of how they operate, make decisions and improve customer and commercial outcomes. You&rsquo;ll be joining at a point where there is real opportunity to influence standards, improve scalability and play a key role in how the wider data platform evolves.
 
 
 
 
 
 You&rsquo;ll be leading a small team of Data Engineers while staying hands-on across the data warehouse, with a major focus on designing, developing and improving data models and pipelines within a Snowflake environment.
 
 
 
 
 
 You&rsquo;ll work closely with senior stakeholders across the business, helping translate complex data challenges into scalable, reliable solutions. The role will suit someone who is confident challenging thinking, setting engineering standards and balancing long-term technical quality with commercial delivery.
 
 
 
 
 
 Key experience they&rsquo;re looking for:
 
 
 
 
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 Proven experience operating as a Lead Engineer
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 Strong commercial experience with Snowflake
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 Advanced SQL and modern data warehousing experience
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 Experience with ELT tooling such as DBT and/or Fivetran
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 Python experience within data environments
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 Comfortable leading engineers, influencing stakeholders and owning technical decisions
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 </ul>
 
 
 
 
 Salary is &pound;75,000 - &pound;85,000, with a mostly remote setup and a monthly meet-up in Devon
 
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 Lead Data Engineer | Snowflake | Data Warehousing | DBT | &pound;75,000 - &pound;85,000 | Mostly Remote
 
 
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Lead Data Engineer

Tech4

<div>
 
 
 Lead Data Engineer - Python/SQL/Spark/Databricks is required by highly successful and fast growing technology consultancy.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 As a Lead Data Engineer, you'll be part of a team building innovative products. You should be skilled in problem-solving and experienced in designing scalable, resilient, and fault-tolerant architectures. You're also an effective communicator and a strong team player. Together with your team, you'll thrive in a fast-paced engineering environment, delivering outstanding results and exciting projects.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Your role:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 As a Lead Data Engineer you will lead and manage a small team, working closely with the business to understand and define their data needs, ensuring that data capabilities support the business strategy. You will play a key part in the continuing development and support of their data platform.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Preferred skills:
 
 
 
 
 
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 Designing and building data-intensive applications and pipelines
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 One or more programming languages, typically Python and SQL
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 Some or all of the following:
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 Distributed computing frameworks such as Spark or Databricks
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 Cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure or GCP
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 Orchestration tools such as Airflow
 </li>
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 Test, troubleshoot and improve data products, ensuring reliability and quality
 </li>
 </ul>
 <li>
 </li>
 
 You will have an academic record of achievement, minimum 2.1 from a top tier University.
 
 
 
 
 
 Excellent training and career development opportunities exist for the right candidate.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Based Newcastle upon Tyne
 
 
 
 
 Basic salary &pound;80-130,000 + bonus + excellent benefits
 
 
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Ground Control

<div>Lead Data Engineer
Location: Hybrid working, 1-2 visits to London a month
Salary: Competitive with bonus
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday-Friday
_________________________________________________________________________<h4 class="jobSectionHeader">
Perfect opportunity for someone who thrives on solving complex data challenges, transforming legacy systems into modern cloud platforms, and leading teams through meaningful change.</h4>
We're looking for an experienced Lead Data Engineer to join our IT team and take ownership of our enterprise data platform. This is a technical leadership role where you'll lead a team of Data Engineers while remaining hands-on with architecture, engineering standards, data modelling and platform delivery.
This is far more than a traditional management role. The business is investing heavily in Microsoft Fabric and modernising its data estate, so we're looking for someone who has successfully transformed legacy and on-premise data environments into modern cloud-based platforms.
You'll work closely with the Head of IT and key business stakeholders to shape the future of data across the organisation. From migrating legacy systems into Microsoft Fabric, improving data quality and governance, and designing scalable data models, you'll play a critical role in enabling better reporting, analytics and business decision-making.
Whether you're building data pipelines, defining engineering standards, mentoring engineers or leading platform transformation projects, you'll have the autonomy and support to make a genuine impact.<h4 class="jobSectionHeader">
Why join Ground Control?</h4><h6 class="jobSectionHeader">
Lead a modern data transformation</h6>
Take ownership of the organisation's Microsoft Fabric platform and play a key role in migrating and modernising legacy data systems. You'll help shape the future data architecture and establish best practices that support long-term growth.<h6 class="jobSectionHeader">
Remain hands-on technically</h6>
This is a leadership role, but we're looking for someone who still enjoys getting into the detail. You'll be actively involved in architecture decisions, SQL development, data modelling, pipeline design and solving complex technical challenges.<h6 class="jobSectionHeader">
Develop and lead a growing team</h6>
Manage and mentor a team of Data Engineers, providing technical leadership, coaching and guidance while building a high-performing engineering culture.<h6 class="jobSectionHeader">
Drive data quality and governance</h6>
Own the standards, controls and processes that ensure data is reliable, trusted and accessible across the business. Your work will directly improve reporting, analytics and decision-making.<h6 class="jobSectionHeader">
Be a trusted partner to the business</h6>
Work closely with stakeholders across the organisation, translating business requirements into scalable and well-structured data solutions.<h6 class="jobSectionHeader">
Take ownership and make an impact</h6>
This is a role with real autonomy. You'll have the opportunity to influence architecture, challenge existing approaches and implement improvements that deliver measurable business value.<h5 class="jobSectionHeader">
What we're looking for</h5><ul><li>
Proven experience as a Lead Data Engineer, Senior Data Engineer or Data Engineering Manager.</li><li>
Strong hands-on SQL expertise, including optimisation and performance tuning.</li><li>
Experience designing, building and supporting modern cloud-based data platforms.</li><li>
Strong experience with Microsoft Fabric, including Lakehouse, Data Engineering, Data Warehouse and Data Integration capabilities.</li><li>
Experience migrating and modernising legacy or on-premise data environments into cloud platforms.</li><li>
Strong understanding of data architecture, data modelling and engineering best practices.</li><li>
Experience building scalable ETL/ELT pipelines and data integration solutions.</li><li>
Experience supporting Power BI and analytical reporting platforms.</li><li>
Strong understanding of data governance, quality, security and operational reliability.</li><li>
Experience leading technical delivery and acting as an escalation point for complex engineering challenges.</li><li>
Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions.</li><li>
Experience managing, mentoring or developing Data Engineers.</li></ul><h5 class="jobSectionHeader">
Desirable</h5><ul><li>
Microsoft Fabric certifications (DP-600, DP-700 or similar).</li><li>
Experience with Azure Data Platform technologies.</li><li>
Experience with DevOps, CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code.</li><li>
Experience implementing monitoring, observability and operational controls within data platforms.</li><li>
Experience working within complex enterprise or regulated environments.</li></ul><h5 class="jobSectionHeader">
Benefits</h5><ul><li>
Competitive salary &ndash; aligned with your skills and experience</li><li>
Performance-linked bonus &ndash; bonus opportunities aligned to your level and contribution</li><li>
Pension scheme &ndash; helping you plan for the future</li><li>
Recognition schemes &ndash; celebrating and rewarding great work</li><li>
Private GP service &ndash; fast, convenient access to medical support</li><li>
Life insurance &ndash; providing added peace of mind</li><li>
Subsidised gym membership &ndash; supporting your health and wellbeing</li><li>
Holiday buy scheme &ndash; purchase up to 5 additional days of annual leave</li><li>
Hybrid working flexibility</li><li>
Microsoft certification support and ongoing professional development</li><li>
Opportunity to shape and lead a critical business-wide data transformation programme</li></ul>
If you're passionate about data engineering, enjoy solving complex technical challenges and want the opportunity to lead a modern Microsoft Fabric platform while developing a high-performing team, we'd love to hear from you.
#INDP
Equal Opportunities Statement
At Ground Control, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to thrive. We believe that diversity drives innovation and success, and we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic as defined in the Equality Act 2010.
We actively support and promote an inclusive culture, ensuring fair and equitable treatment throughout the recruitment process and across all stages of employment, including training, development, promotion, pay, and termination. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for disabled applicants and employees, and to creating a working environment free from discrimination, harassment, bullying, or victimisation.
We expect all colleagues to uphold our values of dignity, respect, and inclusion. We take a zero-tolerance approach to any form of discriminatory behaviour and are committed to continuous improvement through training, inclusive policies, and accountability at all levels. #CFIT</div>

TPXimpact

<div><h3 class="jobSectionHeader">About The Role</h3>

Job level: 10 
 
We&rsquo;re looking for a Lead Data Engineer to join our Data Engineering and Analytics practice. 

In this role, you will: 
<div></div>
<ul>
<li>Lead the design, development, management and optimisation of data pipelines to ensure efficient data flows, recognising and sharing opportunities to reuse data flows where possible.
</li><li>Coordinate teams and set best practices and standards when it comes to data engineering principles.
</li><li>Champion data engineering across projects and clients. 
</li></ul><div></div><div>Responsibilities
<ul>
<li>Lead by example, holding responsibilities for team culture, and how projects deliver the most impact and value to our clients.
</li><li>Be accountable for the strategic direction, delivery and growth of our work.
</li><li>Lead teams, strands of work and outcomes, owning commercial responsibilities.
</li><li>Hold and manage uncertainty and ambiguity on behalf of clients and our teams.
</li><li>Ensure teams and projects are inclusive through how you lead and manage others.
</li><li>Effectively own and hold the story of our work, ensuring we measure progress against client goals and our DT missions.
</li><li>Work with our teams to influence and own how we deliver more value to clients, working with time and budget constraints.
</li><li>Strategically plan the overall project and apply methods and approaches.
</li><li>Demonstrably share work with wider audiences.
</li><li>Elevate ideas through how you write, speak and present. 
</li></ul><div><div>Dimensions</div> 
<div>
</div><div><ul><li>Headcount: Typically leads a multidisciplinary team or multiple workstreams (team size 5&ndash;15)
</li></ul><ul><li>Resource complexity: Provides leadership across multiple workstreams or technical domains within a project or programme. Responsible for delivery coordination, prioritisation, and quality, often overseeing more junior leads or specialists.
</li><li>Problem-solving responsibility: Solves highly complex problems, balancing technical, user, business, and operational needs. Applies expert judgement to make decisions, manage risks, and guide teams through ambiguity.
</li><li>Change management requirements: Leads or co-leads significant change initiatives. Responsible for managing stakeholder expectations, supporting adoption, and embedding sustainable ways of working.
</li><li>Internal/External interactions: Acts as a trusted partner to client and internal stakeholders at multiple levels. Leads workshops, presentations, and stakeholder engagement to ensure buy-in, alignment, and delivery clarity.
</li><li>Strategic timeframe working towards: Works across mid- to long-term delivery cycles (6&ndash;12 months), ensuring that near-term work supports broader programme and client objectives.
</li></ul></div></div></div><h3 class="jobSectionHeader">About You</h3>
Professional knowledge and experience

Essential
<ul>
<li>Proven experience in data engineering, data integration and data modelling
</li><li>Expertise with cloud platforms (e.g. AWS, Azure, GCP)
</li><li>Expertise with modern cloud data platforms (e.g. Microsoft Fabric, Databricks)
</li><li>Expertise with multiple data analytics tools (e.g. Power BI)
</li><li>Deep understanding of data warehousing concepts, ETL/ELT pipelines and dimensional modelling
</li><li>Proficiency in advanced programming languages (Python/PySpark, SQL)
</li><li>Experience in data pipeline orchestration (e.g. Airflow, Data Factory)
</li><li>Familiarity with DevOps and CI/CD practices (Git, Azure DevOps etc)
</li><li>Ability to communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
</li><li>Proven experience in delivery of complex projects in a fast paced environment with tight deadlines 
</li></ul> 
Desirable
<ul>
<li>Advanced knowledge of data governance, data standards and best practices.
</li><li>Experience in a consultancy environment, demonstrating flexibility and adaptability to client needs.
</li><li>Experience defining and enforcing data engineering standards, patterns, and reusable frameworks
</li><li>Professional certifications in relevant technologies (e.g. Microsoft Azure Data Engineer, AWS Data Analytics, Databricks Certified Professional Data Engineer) 
</li></ul><div></div><div>Skills

Data Development Process
<ul>
<li>Design, build and test data products that are complex or large scale</li>
<li>Build and lead teams to complete data integration services integration and reusable pipelines that meet performance, quality and scalability standards</li>
<li>Collaborate with architects to align solutions with enterprise data strategy and target architectures</li>
</ul>
Data Engineering and Manipulation
<ul>
<li>Work with data analysts, engineers and data science and AI specialists to design and deliver products into the organisation effectively.</li>
<li>Understand the reasons for cleansing and preparing data before including it in data products and can put reusable processes and checks in place.</li>
<li>Access and use a range of architectures (including cloud and on-premise) and data manipulation and transformation tools deployed within the organisation.</li>
<li>Optimise data pipelines and queries for performance and cost efficiency in distributed environments</li>
</ul>
Testing (Data)
<ul>
<li>Review requirements and specifications, and define system integration testing conditions for complex data products and support others to do the same</li>
<li>Identify and manage issues and risks associated with complex data products and support others to do the same</li>
<li>Analyse and report system test activities and results for complex data products and support others to do the same</li>
</ul>
Other Skills
<ul>
<li>Proficiency in developing and maintaining complex data models (conceptual, logical and physical).</li>
<li>Strong skills in data governance and metadata management.</li>
<li>Experience with data integration design and implementation.</li>
<li>Ability to write efficient, maintainable code for large scale data systems.</li>
<li>Experience with CI/CD pipelines, version control, and infrastructure-as-code (e.g. Git, Azure DevOps).</li>
<li>Strong stakeholder communication skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts into business terms.</li>
<li>Ability to mentor junior engineers, foster collaboration, and build a high-performing data engineering culture.</li>
</ul><div>Behaviours and PACT values
<ul><li>Purpose: Be values-driven, recognising that our client's needs are paramount. Approach client engagements with professionalism and creativity, balancing commercial and operational needs.</li>
<li>Accountability: Be accountable for delivering your part of a project on time and under budget and working well with other leaders. Lead by example, promoting a culture where quality and client experience are foremost.</li>
<li>Craft: Balance multiple priorities while leading high-performing teams. Navigate ambiguity and set the technical direction and approach to support positive outcomes.</li>
<li>Togetherness: Collaborate effectively with others across TPXimpact. Build strong relationships with colleagues and clients.</li></ul><div> 
</div>
 
</div></div><h3 class="jobSectionHeader">About Us</h3>
<div>People-Powered Transformation</div> 
<div></div>
<div>
We're a purpose driven organisation, supporting organisations to build a better future for people, places and the planet. Combining vast experience in the public, private and third sectors and expertise in human-centred design, data, experience and technology, we&rsquo;re creating sustainable solutions ready for an ever-evolving world. 


At the heart of TPXimpact, we&rsquo;re collaborative and empathetic. We&rsquo;re a team of passionate people who care deeply about the work we do and the impact we have in the world. We know that change happens through people, with people and for people. That&rsquo;s why we believe in people-powered transformation. 


Working in close collaboration with our clients, we seek to understand their unique challenges, questioning assumptions and building in their teams the capabilities and confidence to continue learning, iterating and adapting. 


Benefits Include:
<ul>
<li>30 days holiday + bank holidays</li>
<li>2 volunteer days for causes that you are passionate about</li>
<li>Maternity/paternity - 6 months Maternity Leave, 3 months Paternity Leave</li>
<li>Life assurance</li>
<li>Employer pension contribution of 5%</li>
<li>Health cash plan</li>
<li>Personal learning and development budget</li>
<li>Employee Assistance Programme</li>
<li>Green incentive programmes including Electric Vehicle Leasing and the Cycle to Work Scheme</li>
<li>Health assessments</li>
</ul>
</div><div>About TPXimpact - Digital Transformation 

We drive fundamental change in approaches to product and service development, delivery and technology. Our agile, multidisciplinary teams use technology, design and data to deliver better results, improving outcomes for individuals, organisations and communities. 
By working in the open, in partnership with our clients, we not only transform their systems and services but also build the capability of their teams, so work can continue without us in the longer term. Our focus is sustainable change, always delivered with positive impact. 


We&rsquo;re an inclusive employer, and we care about diversity in our teams. Let us know in your application if you have accessibility requirements during the interview.</div></div>

SR2 | Socially Responsible Recruitment | Certified B Corporation™

<div>
 
 
 Lead Data Engineer &mdash; London, Full-time
 
 
 
 A fast-growing AI company is looking for its first senior data hire to own the entire data architecture. You'll build the pipelines, infrastructure, and ML data systems that power a platform already live with thousands of users &mdash; and help define how the data team grows from here.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 What you'll do
 
 
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 Architect and build scalable data pipelines for AI and product workloads
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 Build and optimise vector search, retrieval, and ML data systems
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 Own data reliability, quality, and observability across the platforms
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 Work directly with founders and engineering, and help hire the future data team
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 </ul>
 
 
 
 
 
 What we're looking for
 
 
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 7+ years in data or backend engineering
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 Strong Python skills
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 Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL preferred) and NoSQL
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 Hands-on with vector databases (Qdrant, Milvus, pgvector or similar
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 Familiarity with Spark, Airflow, or Kafka
 </li>
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 Experience with AI or ML platforms is a plus
 </li>
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 High-ownership mindset &mdash; you enjoy building from scratch
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 The opportunity
 
 
 
 Join early and own everything. This is a rare chance to define the data backbone of a category-defining AI company, working directly with the founders and core engineering team. We offer a competitive salary and meaningful equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 If you're excited to build the data infrastructure powering a fast-scaling AI platform, we'd love to hear from you.
 
</div>

Hippo Digital Limited

About The Role Hippo is a rapidly growing digital consultancy passionate about building and delivering transformative digital solutions for a diverse range of Public and Private sector clients. We are recruiting for a Lead Data Engineer to join our Hippo Herd. We work at the intersection of strategy, design, and technology to solve complex problems and create lasting value. Our collaborative and agile culture empowers our teams to make a genuine impact. As a Lead Data Engineer, you will play an important role in making Hippo the best Consultancy out there. You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team combining data, design, product, delivery, analysis and engineering to deliver bespoke digital services that make a positive and meaningful impact on organisations and society. We're confident in our abilities, authentic in our approach, and passionate about what we do. You will act as a Lead Consultant providing technical expertise in data engineering practices both internally and to our clients. Lead Data Engineers at Hippo are experts in their field, leaders of people and teams, who drive strategic technical deliverables while maintaining high-level client relationships. Our solutions empower our customers to build and support secure, scalable, and well-engineered systems beyond traditional boundaries. We leverage deep data insights and continuous innovation to deliver awesome platforms that allow our customers to understand and get the most from their data and digital services. The Lead Data Engineer will be a key player and implementer in this mission. Please note we are looking for candidates who are looking for growth at the Lead level; therefore, the advertised salary band represents the entry point for this level, allowing for clear progression within the role, which we are very keen to support. Your Role in a Nutshell Act as a technical SME within the Hippo engineering community to ensure user-centred software is developed based on business requirements and best practice. Work collaboratively with colleagues and stakeholders to explore, design and deliver solutions to complex client problems. Design and manage software development and deployment pipelines, resolving issues and potential bottlenecks before they occur. Continuously review and prioritise the delivery team's workload and anticipate the need for realignment with evolving priorities. Be a strong communicator and presenter, presenting solutions and progress to internal and external stakeholders in a clear, concise manner. Build great relationships with your team and stakeholders, identifying and ensuring that challenges are overcome. Lead in the recruitment and on-boarding of other engineers, and support consultants in their professional development. Lead on new business opportunities, writing technical bids and proposals. Promote Hippo&rsquo;s Data Herd externally through writing blogs, workshops, or speaking at conferences. Skills and experience that you need Essential Experience Excellent experience delivering in Python and experience with at least one other core language. Excellent experience of SQL and relational databases. Solid experience of Cloud providers such as AWS, Azure or GCP. Solid experience of working with Snowflake and dbt. Strong experience of working with different data formats, e.g., CSV, JSON and XML. Expertise in building reliable Data Pipelines. Experience operating as a technical leader on complex projects and able to manage stakeholder expectations. Expertise in coaching and guiding others on the best way to achieve an optimal solution. Excellent verbal/written communication skills, able to articulate in both technical/non-technical terms depending on audience. Mastery of working in an Agile Environment and CI/CD practices. Ability to define working procedures and methodologies for the team. Desirable Experience Knowledge of NoSQL databases. Experience in Data Modelling is highly desirable. Broader knowledge of IT &mdash; e.g., Security and Networking. What makes us great Alongside working with some of the most talented people out there and on-top of a competitive salary, which we&rsquo;re transparent about from the outset, you can also expect a range of benefits: Contributory Pension Scheme (Hippo 6% &amp; Employee 2%) 25 Days Holiday plus UK Public Holidays Perkbox access for a wide range of discounts Critical illness cover Life assurance and death in service cover Volunteer days Cycle-to-work scheme for the avid cyclists Salary sacrifice electric vehicles scheme Season ticket loans Financial and general wellbeing sessions Flexible benefits scheme with options of: Private health cover Private dental cover Additional company pension contributions Additional holidays (up to an extra 2 days) Wellbeing contribution Charity contributions Tree planting Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging at Hippo At Hippo, we&rsquo;re dedicated to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace that works for everyone. We understand that having a diverse team unlocks our capacity for innovation, creativity and problem solving. Only by building a community of diverse perspectives, cultures and socio-economic backgrounds can we create an environment where all can contribute and thrive. We actively encourage applications from underrepresented groups including women, ethnic minorities, LGBTQ+, neurodivergent and people with disabilities. We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process that reflects our workplace culture. We are a registered Disability Confident Employer, Mindful Employer, Endometriosis Friendly Employer and a member of the Armed Forces Covenant. Hippo continually strives to remove barriers, provide accommodations and offer reasonable adjustments to ensure equity throughout our practices. Hi, we&rsquo;re Hippo At Hippo, we design with empathy and build for impact. We do this by combining data-informed evidence, human-centred design and software engineering. We're a digital services partner who is genuinely invested in helping our clients thrive as modern organisations. Our delivery methodology is truly agile, from concept to reality, supporting innovation and continuous improvement to achieve your desired outcomes. We firmly believe that technology should serve humanity, not the other way around. We take a human-centred approach to everything we do because we understand that complex problems require a service design approach. This means understanding how users behave and ensuring our solutions work for them in the real world. Our combination of data, design, and engineering delivers bespoke digital services that make a positive and meaningful impact on organisations and society. Have a look through our Website at Our Story &amp; Purpose, Our Culture &amp; Values, Case Studies and Our Solutions &amp; Services to find out some more! Hippo Locations We are headquartered in Leeds and have offices across the UK in Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, London and Bristol. We're on the lookout for top talent nationwide but you need to be located within reasonable travelling distance from one of our offices. Given the dynamic nature of a consulting business, you may be required to work on-site at a Hippo office or at an in/out of town client location for a number of days per week (client dependent) and therefore candidates will need to be open/flexible to travel and working on one of those sites at least 2 days per week. We offer a generous relocation support package of up to &pound;8,000 (please ask for terms and conditions) to help make your move a smooth one. Work Location: Hybrid remote in Manchester M2 1DH

Lloyds Banking Group

<div>End Date
Wednesday 29 July 2026
Salary Range
&pound;92,701 - &pound;109,060
We support flexible working &ndash; click here for more information on flexible working options
Flexible Working Options
Hybrid Working, Job Share
Job Description Summary
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Job Description
<div>JOB TITLE: Lead Data Engineer
SALARY: &pound;92,701 - &pound;109,060
LOCATION: Edinburgh, Leeds, Manchester, Bristol
HOURS: Full time (35 hours)
WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our office sites. Colleagues with disabilities can be supported with workplace adjustments including hybrid working expectations in line with our Flexibility Works policy.
What you&rsquo;ll be doing&hellip;
 
At Lloyds Banking Group, we are transforming how we protect our customers, colleagues and services in an increasingly sophisticated threat landscape. The Security Data and AI lab within the Chief Security Office is at the forefront of this transformation - engineering data platforms and AI-driven capabilities that enable intelligent, proactive defence.
We're looking for a Lead Data Engineer to shape and lead the lab&rsquo;s data engineering capability. This is a senior role combining deep technical expertise with leadership, influencing direction and delivering high-impact outcomes across a complex enterprise environment. You&rsquo;ll operate at the intersection of data engineering, security and AI, defining and driving the data engineering strategy and roadmap, owning scalable data pipelines, embedding secure-by-design principles, and enabling production-grade data foundations for AI, machine learning and advanced analytics. You&rsquo;ll also partner across Security, Cloud, Architecture and Product teams while mentoring engineers and building a high-performing engineering culture.
Why Join us?
 
If you think all banks are the same, you&rsquo;re wrong. We&rsquo;re a pioneering, fast-changing business that&rsquo;s shaping finance as a force for good. If you&rsquo;re after a role where you can have an impact and do the best work of your career, you&rsquo;ve just found it
What we&rsquo;re looking for?
<ul><li>Proven experience leading technical delivery and mentoring engineers in a senior or lead capacity
</li><li>Strong experience designing, building and operating scalable data platforms and pipelines in complex environments
</li><li>Experience with cloud-native data platforms across Azure, AWS, GCP or similar enterprise environments
</li><li>Deep understanding of data modelling, data quality, metadata, lineage and governance principles
</li><li>Ability to make pragmatic, risk-aware technical decisions balancing resilience, pace and long-term maintainability
</li><li>Experience embedding engineering best practices such as CI/CD, automated testing, observability and version control
</li><li>Strong collaboration skills, working across engineering, security, data science and product teams
</li></ul>And it would be great if you had any of the following...
<ul><li>Exposure to MLOps or SMLOps tooling and model lifecycle management
</li><li>Experience supporting AI/ML pipelines, feature engineering or analytics platforms
</li><li>Knowledge of AI governance and secure adoption of generative or agentic AI
</li><li>Experience working in security-focused or regulated environments
</li><li>Familiarity with event-driven or streaming data architectures
</li></ul>This is a place for you&hellip;
 
Our ambition is to be the leading UK business for diversity, equity and inclusion, supporting our customers, colleagues and communities. We are committed to creating an environment in which everyone can thrive, learn and develop. We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and launch a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative.
We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns. As a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role and have a disability, long-term health or neurodivergent condition, through the Disability Confident Scheme.
We provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers - just let us know what you need.
We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes&hellip;
<ul><li>A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
</li><li>An annual bonus award, subject to Group performance
</li><li>Share schemes including free shares
</li><li>Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
</li><li>30 days&rsquo; holiday, with bank holidays on top
</li><li>A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies
</li></ul>Ready for a career where you&rsquo;ll learn and thrive? Apply today and find out more.
</div>At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.
We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person.
We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we&rsquo;re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.</div>

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