Lead Data Engineer
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Salary
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£54,700
Going rate
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This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 2134 (62% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £54,700, and CV-LIBRARY LTD is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
This could also be SOC 2133 (IT business analysts, architects and systems designers). We read the code off the advert, so it is our best guess, not the employer's.
New graduate or PhD holder? Pick one of the lower rates.
What each route needs for this job
| Occupation code | New entrant 70% of going rate | STEM PhD 80% of going rate | Relevant PhD 90% of going rate | Standard rate 100% of going rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2134 Programmers and software development professionals Most likely code | £38,300 | £43,700 | £49,200 | £54,700 |
2133 IT business analysts, architects and systems designers Also possible | £38,400 | £43,900 | £49,400 | £54,900 |
We use the lowest threshold across the plausible codes. Likelihood is Possible at most when the pay clears only a lower rate, or only under a less likely code. How the Home Office picks the code
About the role
At CV-Library, we have a simple vision: to help the world to work and we are looking for exceptional and talented people to help us realise this vision in both UK and overseas markets.
We are in a period of focused internal investment, following a year of key strategic acquisitions and significant investment across all parts of the business from Tech and Data to People and HR, there’s never been a more exciting time to join us or a better place to grow your career!
The Role
Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00-17:30
Location: Fleet, Hampshire
Working Pattern: Hybrid – 2 days on site per quarter
The Lead Data Engineer is a critical role in the successful design and implementation of data solutions and projects and the overall platform governance. We are looking for an experienced Data Engineering Lead to lead the development, reliability and evolution of CV-Library’s data engineering capability.
This is a hands-on leadership role. You will be responsible for setting the technical direction of the Data Engineering function while remaining close to the engineering work, designing solutions, reviewing architecture and code, improving our data platform, and helping the team deliver reliable, scalable data products.
Responsibilities
- Define and drive the technical strategy for our AWS-based data platform and Data Engineering function.
- Lead the design and delivery of scalable, reliable and cost-effective data solutions.
- Build and optimise modern batch and real-time data pipelines to support business growth.
- Own and evolve our data architecture, ensuring scalability, performance and maintainability.
- Champion engineering best practices, including code reviews, technical standards and architectural governance.
- Develop robust data models and datasets that power reporting, analytics, product insights and machine learning.
Requirements
- Strong commercial experience in Data Engineering, with experience leading or mentoring engineers.
- Strong experience designing and building cloud-based data platforms, ideally on AWS.
- Excellent SQL skills and strong experience with analytical data modelling.
- Strong hands-on experience with dbt in a production environment.
- Experience building and operating production-grade data pipelines.
- Strong Python development skills.
- Experience with data warehouses such as Amazon Redshift.
- Experience with orchestration technologies such as Apache Airflow.
- Experience with infrastructure as code, ideally Terraform.
- Good understanding of CI/CD and modern software engineering practices.
- Experience working with both batch and event-driven/streaming data.
- Strong understanding of data quality, monitoring, observability and operational reliability.
- Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- A pragmatic approach to engineering: knowing when to build, when to improve and when to keep things simple.
We are actively committed to promoting a fully diverse and inclusive workforce and we welcome applications for this role from all candidates who meet the key requirements. Please do not hesitate to get in touch should you require any reasonable adjustments to assist with your application.
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Where this offer sits in the market
Programmers and software development professionals (SOC 2134) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay · ~399k in sample- Middle half £42,536–76,752
- Median £56,784
- Going rate £54,700
- Threshold £41,700
- New entrant £38,300–49,200
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Does this job guarantee visa sponsorship?
Not necessarily. CV-LIBRARY LTD holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.
What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 2134 going rate of £54,700. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.