Lead Data Engineer

At National Grid, we keep people connected and society moving. But it’s so much more than that. National Grid provides the environment, support, and purpose that enable us to make real impact. As we drive momentum in the energy transition for all, we’re committed to ensuring none of our customers are left in the dark. This role operates under a hybrid working model and is based out of the Warwick, UK office. Hybrid work expectations are subject to business needs and company policy. About the Role To work with Electricity Transmission to deliver actionable insight that drives business performance. Collaborating with key stakeholders the Associate Data Developer will work to understand key business challenges, help determine the most impactful insight and translate this into business requirements. They will support the management of insight delivery across the full software lifecycle — including development, testing, CI/CD and deployment, consider the business readiness for insight implementation and undertake necessary engagement to ensure insights drive action and are continuously improved. The role combines strong analytical capability with practical experience of building data products and dashboards on cloud platforms (particularly Azure). What You'll Do Understanding of data fabric, lake and warehousing principles and full project involvement in one or more major technology platforms, e.g. Snowflake, Azure etc. Development of the Extract Transform Load (ETL) for the relevant data insights platform Working in partnership with ET teams, across the relevant areas of ET data to undertake advanced data mining and manipulation to understand the quality and completeness of data to advise and define key changes to technology architecture experience producing actionable dashboards and optimising UX for decision making). Hands-on experience building data products using Snowflake and/or Azure (Synapse, ADLS, Azure SQL, Azure Data Factory) and operationalising these on Azure. Experience working with stakeholders across business, product and engineering to define KPIs, SLAs and data contracts. Familiarity with DBT, DataOps practices and modern transformation tooling is desirable. Experience supporting digital products, automation platforms, AI solutions, or enterprise applications. Understanding of Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), AI agents, and conversational AI concepts. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to diagnose complex issues. Experience gathering and translating business requirements into technical solutions. Knowledge of data governance, information security, and responsible AI principles. Ability to interpret performance metrics and utilise data to drive improvements. Experience working within Agile delivery environments. What You'll Get Competitive Salary: circa £80,000 - £95,000 per annum (based on capability and experience) National Grid operates in both the UK and US, with a broad portfolio of energy businesses dedicated to providing safe, reliable, and sustainable power. From electricity and gas transmission to advancing clean energy and modernising grids, our work covers every aspect of the energy system. Our energy flows through absolutely everything we do Life here at National Grid is more than just our purpose or our values, it’s everything we put into everything we do. It’s our commitment to diversity and inclusion; how we help our employees learn and grow; and how we partner with and support the communities where we live and work. It’s all this, and so much more. We leverage our collective strengths to do meaningful BIG work so that we can be at the heart of a fair and affordable energy future. Your salary is reviewed each year against the market for your role, skills, knowledge and experience. Incentive Annual performance plan or bonus (depending on your role) rewards your contribution to our success each year. Retirement Generous pension plan with company contributions up to 12%. Private medical insurance for self and family. #J-18808-Ljbffr