Lead Data Engineer (Azure)

Lead Data Engineer



Hybrid (3 Days Office - Basingstoke)



Up to £80,000 + 10% Bonus

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.

Why consider this role?

• 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
  
  

What you'll be doing

• 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

What we're looking for

• 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 DevOps, legacy SQL platforms, ITIL or Microsoft certifications.