Principal Data Engineer - Hybrid (London/Winchester) We're seeking a hands-on Principal Data Engineer to design and deliver enterprise-scale, cloud-native data platforms that power analytics, reporting, and real-time decision-making. This is a strategic technical leadership role where you'll shape architecture, mentor engineers, and deliver end-to-end solutions across a modern AWS/Databricks stack.

What you'll do

Lead the design of scalable, secure data architectures on AWS.

Build and optimise ETL/ELT pipelines for batch and streaming data.

Deploy and manage Apache Spark jobs on Databricks and Delta Lake.

Write production-grade Python and SQL for large-scale data transformations.

Drive data quality, governance, and automation through CI/CD and IaC.

Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and business stakeholders.

Mentor and guide data engineering teams.

What we're looking for

Proven experience in senior/principal data engineering roles.

Expertise in AWS, Databricks, Apache Spark, Python, and SQL .

Strong background in cloud-native data platforms, real-time processing, and data lakes.

Hands-on experience with tools such as Airflow, Kafka, Docker, GitLab CI/CD. <...