Senior Squad Lead - Data Engineering in London

Newcastle onsite (relocation considered). Due to programme security requirements, this role is open to sole UK nationals only. Candidates must be eligible for or already hold SC clearance.

Tools: Python, SQL, Airflow, Spark, Databricks

You’ve spent years shipping code at scale. You’re exceptional at it. But somewhere between your fourth performance review cycle and your third reorg, you started wondering whether this is what engineering was supposed to feel like.

We’re helping to build a newly established defence and deep tech consultancy where you’ll get that start-up mentality back without the politics and infighting.

What you’ll be doing:

• Leading a pod/squad of 6 Data Engineers building data intensive applications and pipelines.
• You’ll have broad experience in platform, deployment and hosting (AWS, Azure or GCP), as well as tools like Airflow, Spark and Databricks.
• You’ll be working on a range of defence applications from data analytics and Intelligence platforms, defence AI, drones to command-and-control systems.

About you:

There comes a point in some engineering careers where the prestige stops mattering, the stock options vest and the endless internal tooling and stack rankings start replacing the thing you actually got into engineering for. Solving complex engineering problems with brilliant people, you’ll be someone who misses that feeling.

You’ll be a curious leader, with high EQ, who enjoys solving stakeholder problems and a track record of performant pod or squad leadership.

Why leave what you have?

Big Tech compensation is well understood. What's less understood is what it costs you, if you flinch when you receive a slack notification, maybe it's time to consider alternatives?

This is the counter-offer: a highly competitive salary, without the London cost of living eating most of it, at a company with some incredible investment and international network. You'll help shape the culture, the engineering standards, and the kind of team this becomes.

Why Newcastle?

With a strong push to move roles out of the city, EPAM, Accenture, PWC, the DWP, the HMRC, the Treasury and even the Home Office either already have a presence here or are actively expanding, and the kind of salary that would feel tight in Zone 2 will afford you a life in Newcastle. You’ve got direct trains to London, Edinburgh, Manchester and Leeds, an international airport 15 minutes from the city centre and a metro system that makes getting around easy.

Outside of work we have Hadrian’s Wall, the Angel of the North, the Tyne Bridge, the Moors, the Pennines, the Yorkshire Dales and the Lake District within a stone’s throw, along with some of the best climbing, running and cycling routes in the country.

If you’re thinking about FIRE, want to get out of the city without completely losing the scene, or just fancy being somewhere you can build a career and enjoy your life outside of work, Newcastle is the place to be.

How to apply:

Apply here or search for Sam Birtwistle on a popular social media page that sounds like BLinkedIn where you will find my contact details at the top of my profile page. Don’t worry if your CV isn’t up to date, we’ll deal with that later if needed.

Due to the high volume of applications we are receiving we are unable to respond to each candidate personally. If you have not heard from us within 14 days, unfortunately your application will not have been successful.