Lead Data Engineer - #1790937

Role: Lead Data EngineerSalary: £65,000- £70,000 per annumLocation: Leeds (One day on site). VIQU have partnered with a leading supply chain organisation who are looking to expand their data teams. The Lead Data Engineer will manage a team of eight to help with an on-going digital transformation.

The ideal candidate will come from a technical background but has recently worked in a managerial role focused on mentoring, coaching, reviewing code, and standard setting. The role will focus on the development of the clients Databricks platform (AWS is preferred but open to Azure/GCP experience also), utilising Python and SQL, contribute to CI/CD pipelines, strategy development, cost optimisation and data governance frameworks. Job duties of the Lead Data Engineer:Lead a team of eight engineers, helping to mentor and coach the team.

Manage the adoption of automated CI/CD pipelines. Contribute to the development of a new Databricks system in AWS (AWS experience is preferred but they are open to managers with Azure experience). Cost optimisation.

Establish data governance frameworks for secure handling of delivery information. Requirements of the Lead Data Engineer:6+ years experience in a hands on data engineer role, with over a years recent experience in a managerial role, coaching similar sized teams. Deep knowledge of the Databricks platform.

Hands on Python development experience. SQL optimisation. Experience with large scale data pipeline optimisation.

Experience with Streaming and Batch Spark workloads. Strong people management skills. Role: Lead Data Engineer Salary: £65,000- £70,000 per annumLocation: Leeds (One day on site).

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