Role Title: Lead Data Engineer (Hybrid 2-3 days onsite)
Location: Glasgow
Duration: Until 31/12/2026
Day Rate: £382.50 Inside IR35
Role Description
Join us as a Lead Data Engineer. You will focus on designing and building data pipelines, including real-time event streaming solutions. You will lead one of our data engineering teams, setting technical standards, reviewing code, and ensuring high-quality delivery across projects.
Key Responsibilities

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  Design, build and maintain scalable data architectures and pipelines.
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  Implement and manage data warehouses and data lakes, ensuring data security, durability and accessibility.
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  Develop data processing and analysis algorithms to handle complex, large-scale datasets.
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  Collaborate with data scientists to support machine learning model deployment.
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  Lead and mentor a team of data engineers, setting coding standards and driving best practices.
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  Partner with senior stakeholders to align data solutions with business strategy.
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  Manage risk and ensure compliance with governance and control frameworks.
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  Contribute to strategic planning, resourcing, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Essential Skills

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  Proven experience managing distributed databases.
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  Demonstrable leadership experience within data engineering teams.
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  Strong expertise in designing and implementing data transformation processes.

Desirable Skills

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  Experience building and optimising cloud platforms.
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  Strong programming background (e.g. Python, Java).
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  Previous experience reporting to and influencing senior directors and leadership teams.

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