Lead Data Engineer; Azure

Overview

We re partnering with a regulated financial services business on a Lead Data Engineer hire to drive the delivery of a next-generation cloud data platform.

This is a senior, hands-on leadership role owning architecture, governance and engineering standards across a modern Azure / Databricks ecosystem - enabling advanced analytics, financial modelling, and AI use cases across the organisation.

You ll lead a small team, shape long-term platform strategy, and work closely with senior stakeholders to ensure data becomes a true competitive advantage.

• Lead delivery of a strategic cloud data platform
• Own architecture across Azure, Databricks, Synapse & Delta Lake
• Influence enterprise-wide data governance and standards
• Hybrid working - 3 days per week in the office
• Competitive salary, bonus & strong benefits
• High-impact role within a regulated environment

• Designing and evolving a modern Azure data architecture
• Leading engineering best practice across pipelines, quality and monitoring
• Owning data governance, lineage and documentation standards
• Managing and mentoring data engineers
• Partnering with business leaders to translate strategy into scalable solutions
• Driving Agile delivery and stakeholder alignment
• Ensuring compliance in a regulated finance environment

• Proven experience as a Lead / Principal Data Engineer
• Deep Azure data stack knowledge (Databricks, Synapse, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog)
• Strong SQL and data-modelling capability
• Experience with orchestration, monitoring and data quality tooling
• Background working in regulated financial services
• Confident stakeholder communicator
• Experience leading small teams

Nice to have: Python, Power BI/DAX, Azure Dev Ops, legacy SQL platforms, ITIL or Microsoft certifications.