📢 Lead Data Engineer

Location: Swindon (Hybrid working)

Salary: Up to £75,000

Type: Full-time | Permanent

A UK-based organisation is seeking a Lead Data Engineer to take ownership of its enterprise data platform and drive the next phase of its data maturity journey.

This is a key leadership role responsible for building a secure, scalable and high-performing data environment that underpins reporting, analytics and strategic decision-making across the organisation.

🚀 The Opportunity

You will lead the design, implementation and optimisation of a modern data warehouse, integrating multiple business-critical systems and ensuring high standards of governance, quality and accessibility.

This role combines hands-on technical leadership with stakeholder engagement, making it ideal for someone who enjoys building robust data infrastructure while influencing business strategy.

🔧 Key Responsibilities

• Own the architecture and roadmap for the enterprise data warehouse
• Design and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines across multiple systems (CRM, ERP, digital platforms, membership systems)
• Ensure data quality, validation, integrity and security
• Lead data governance, metadata management and lineage practices
• Partner with BI and analytics teams to enable high-quality reporting and dashboards
• Mentor and guide data/BI professionals
• Evaluate and implement modern data technologies to enhance capability

🎯 What We’re Looking For

Experience:

• Proven experience leading data engineering or BI functions
• Strong background in enterprise data warehouse design and optimisation
• Experience integrating complex system landscapes
• Demonstrable experience with data governance and best practice security controls

Technical Skills:

• Advanced SQL
• Modern ETL/ELT tooling
• Cloud data platforms (Azure, AWS or GCP)
• BI/reporting platforms (e.g., Power BI or equivalent)

Qualifications:

• Degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems or similar (or equivalent experience)
• Professional data certifications are advantageous

🌟 What’s on Offer

• Hybrid working model
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Competitive pension scheme
• Private healthcare / wellbeing support
• Professional development support
• A collaborative, purpose-driven environment

This is a fantastic opportunity to shape the data strategy of a respected, mission-driven organisation and play a pivotal role in enabling data-led transformation.