Data Engineering Lead in Bristol

The Role

We`re looking for an experienced Data Engineering Lead to join our Data & Insight team and help shape the future of our data capabilities.

You`ll lead and develop a talented team of Data Engineers, providing technical direction and coaching while remaining hands-on with complex engineering challenges. You`ll play a key role in strategic transformation initiatives, including the continued evolution of our Databricks data platform.

This is an exciting opportunity to:

• Lead and inspire a talented Data Engineering team.
• Shape our data strategyand influence key technology decisions.
• Modernise our data platform, including our Databricks environment.
• Stay hands-onand solve complex technical challenges.
• Make a real impact by delivering trusted, scalable data solutions that support business growth.

If you`re passionate about data, technology and people leadership, this is your opportunity to help shape our data future and make a lasting impact.

What You`ll Be Doing

• Provide technical leadershipfor scalable, reliable and secure data platforms and products.
• Lead, mentor and developa team of Data Engineers, promoting collaboration and technical excellence.
• Ensure thestability, performance and continuous improvement of critical data platforms and pipelines.
• Lead themigration from our existing data warehouse to Databricks.
• Support major transformation programmes, including our SaaS migration and wider business integration initiatives.
• Design and maintain data pipelines, models and curated data sets for analytics, reporting and data science.
• Collaborate with BI, Data Science, Architecture, Technology and business teamsto deliver trusted data solutions.
• Champion engineering best practices, including testing, deployment, monitoring, documentation and code reviews.
• SupportAgile delivery, from prioritisation and sprint planning through to delivery.
• Identify opportunities to improve our data platforms, tooling and ways of working.

What We`re Looking for in You

Essential

• Proven experience leading Data Engineering teams in complex enterprise environments.
• Strong hands-on experience building and operating modern, cloud-based data platforms.
• StrongSQL and Python skills, with extensive experience in Databricks, Spark and lakehouse architectures.
• Strong understanding ofdata engineering, modelling and architecture best practices.
• Experience delivering data solutions forreporting, analytics and data science.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to balance strategic leadership with hands-on technical delivery.
• Experience working in Agile environments.

Desirable

• Experience delivering large-scale technology or business transformation programmes.
• Experience with data migration, system modernisation or enterprise platform change.
• Experience integrating data following acquisitions, mergers or major business change.
• Familiarity withTableau and low-code integration platforms such as SnapLogic.

Room for Everyone

We`re proud to be an employer that embraces individuality, and we`re passionate about building inclusive teams. We focus on creating a collaborative culture where you can be you, where your voice is heard, and where you can truly belong. We take great pride in being rated Gold Investors in People and are constantly striving to provide the highest standard of learning and development opportunities and professional pathways for our people. Building a home for success, for both our employees and students, requires exceptional people with a passion for creating room for everyone, doing what`s right, keeping US safe, and raising the bar. Join us as we build better experiences for students that live with us.

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