Data Engineering Lead (Remote) in Manchester

A typical day as a Data Engineering Lead involves playing a key part in keeping things moving for our customers, suppliers and colleagues. You’ll take ownership, solve problems properly, and work with people across the business to make things simpler, faster and better. You’ll be trusted to get stuck in, make decisions, and see things through.

What you’ll be doing:

• Own the end-to-end data infrastructure that powers our financial reporting, planning and analytics.
• Lead the design and delivery of robust data pipelines, champion engineering best practice, and ensure Finance teams have access to trusted, high-quality data.
• Work closely with Finance, FP&A, Accounting and Business Intelligence teams to turn complex business requirements into scalable technical solutions while developing and mentoring your team.
• Lead, mentor and develop a team of Data Engineers through coaching, code reviews and regular development conversations.
• Design, build and maintain scalable data pipelines that ingest and transform data from ERP, CRM, billing and payment platforms.
• Own the architecture of finance data products, from raw data ingestion through to curated datasets used for reporting and forecasting.
• Develop and maintain data models covering key financial areas including revenue, costs, cash flow and headcount.
• Partner with Finance, FP&A and Accounting teams to understand business requirements and deliver reliable data solutions.
• Collaborate with Analytics Engineering and BI teams to provide trusted, self-service reporting and dashboards.
• Drive engineering best practice including version control, CI/CD, automated testing and documentation.
• Monitor pipeline health and proactively resolve issues affecting data quality or reporting accuracy.
• Implement data quality monitoring, alerting and observability to improve confidence in financial data.
• Work with Data Governance teams to maintain data quality, lineage, security and access controls.
• Manage sprint planning, backlog prioritisation and delivery across your team.
• Continuously improve platform performance, scalability and cost efficiency across our cloud data environment.

What you’ll bring:

• Significant experience in Data Engineering, including experience leading or mentoring engineering teams.
• Strong SQL and Python development skills, with experience building production-grade data pipelines.
• Experience working with cloud data warehouses, ideally Amazon Redshift.
• Experience using orchestration tools such as Apache Airflow.
• Strong understanding of data modelling and financial data domains including revenue, cost, forecasting or financial reporting.
• Experience partnering with Finance, Accounting or FP&A teams to deliver business-critical data solutions.
• Excellent problem-solving skills with a passion for building scalable, reliable data platforms.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• A collaborative approach and a passion for continuous improvement.

It would be great if you also have:

• Experience working with AWS cloud technologies.
• Experience using GitHub and CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of Power BI, Metabase or other business intelligence platforms.
• Experience working within a fast-paced technology or marketplace business.
• An interest in driving engineering standards and developing high-performing technical teams.

Most importantly, you’ll bring the mindset of a Pro:

• You take ownership.
• You communicate clearly.
• You work collaboratively.
• You look for better ways to do things.
• You see things through properly.

What you’ll get back:

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• Your birthday off every year to spend how you want.
• Healthcare Cashback Plan with money back on things like dentists, opticians and sports massages.
• Flexible and hybrid working.
• Free onsite gym at head office.
• Training and development opportunities to keep growing your skills and career.
• Discounts and cashback through our perks platform.
• Flexible benefits including Cycle to Work and Holiday Buy.

What it’s like here:

At HSS ProService, we’re here to take the friction out of hire. We’ve built a smarter, faster way for businesses to get the tools, equipment and materials they need. We connect customers with trusted suppliers through one simple online marketplace. But what really makes it work is our people. The Pros. The ones who step in, solve problems, keep things moving and make life easier for customers and each other. We use technology, teamwork and bold thinking to make things simpler, clearer and better every day.

The Pros here are Progress Makers, Professionals, Problem Solvers and Proud of the work they do. People who take ownership, back each other, speak honestly and keep things moving.

We’re not all the same, and that’s what makes us stronger. Great ideas come from different people, different experiences and different ways of thinking. Whether you’re starting out, changing careers or looking for your next move, if you’ve got the skills and the drive, we want to hear from you. Not sure you tick every box? Apply anyway.

If you have questions about the role or recruitment process, email ProCareers@hss.com and one of the team will help you out.