Lead Data & AI Engineer

We’re Hiring: Lead AI and Data Engineer

📍 Edinburgh (Hybrid) | 💰 £60,000–£68,000

Are you passionate about AI, data engineering, and building systems that actually make an impact?

We’re looking for a strategic and hands-on leader to shape the way our organisation leverages data and AI—from predictive models that drive real outcomes to scalable pipelines that power decision-making across the business.

This is your chance to take the lead in a high-impact role where innovation, automation, and engineering excellence come together.

🚀 What You’ll Be Doing

✅ Design and deliver scalable data architecture, pipelines, and semantic models

✅ Build and deploy production-grade AI solutions (predictive & generative)

✅ Champion automation-first engineering and modern DataOps/MLOps practices

✅ Lead the development of AI & data products tied to measurable business outcomes

✅ Manage, mentor, and grow a high-performing data engineering team

✅ Work cross-functionally with architects, analysts, data scientists, and IT

✅ Use tools like Azure AI, Power BI, and open-source frameworks

✅ Stay ahead of the curve with GenAI and cloud advancements

🧠 What You Bring

• Strong background in data engineering and AI—with leadership experience
• Hands-on expertise in cloud-native (Azure) data and AI tools
• Deep understanding of modern data pipelines, APIs, and model deployment
• A passion for automation, continuous improvement, and scalable design
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Ability to lead Agile development and manage structured deployments

💬 Why Join Us?

• Strategic, high-ownership role at the heart of our data and AI strategy
• Supportive and forward-thinking culture
• Flexibility to innovate, lead, and make a visible impact
• Hybrid working and career development opportunities