Principal Data Engineer

Job Description

Role:
Principal Data Engineer

Salary: £85,000 - £95,000 per annum

Location:

Manchester (Remote/ Once a month)

VIQU have partnered with a national organisation going through an exciting transformation in their data infrastructure and so are hiring a principal data engineer to lead the design of their platform within the Google Cloud Platform (GCP). The role will involve an even split of technical engineering, architecture and leadership/people management.

Requirements for the Principal Data Engineer:

• Experience as a lead or principal data engineer.
• Prior experience designing data platform(s) within GCP, working hands on with;
  Airflow, Big Query, Data Flow, Data Fusion, and Data Stream.
• Deep understanding of Data Mesh/ decentralised design and Data Lake/Warehouse solutions.
• Previously led teams of data engineers.
• Hands on skills across the GCP tech stack, SQL and Python.
• Ability to lead cultural change across organisations, and manage senior stakeholders.
• Ability to work across multiple contexts and teams.

Job Duties of the Principal Data Engineer:

• Lead the architecture, best practise and engineering strategy of data squads.
• Hands on data engineering work, utilising both python and SQL.
• Mentor and lead teams of engineers, checking and reviewing code, and setting standards.
• Ensure all ...