We are looking to recruit for one of our clients, a technology company providing cloud, data and digital solutions. The company supports organisations with cloud adoption and modernisation, data analytics, automation and security, delivering scalable and reliable technology platforms.

Data Engineering Team Lead

Level of expertise: Senior
Location: Remote

General description of the role:

The Data Engineering Team Lead combines technical leadership with people management responsibilities. The role involves leading a team of data engineers while contributing to the design and delivery of scalable cloud-based data platforms using Google Cloud technologies. The position includes client-facing responsibilities, providing guidance on data architecture, modernisation and best practices in data engineering.

Skills, Experience and Knowledge:

- strong experience as a Lead / Principal Cloud Data Engineer, with a solid track record of migrating large volumes of of data through the use of cloud data services and modern tooling;

- experience of leading teams of engineers;

- experience in performing a technical leadership role on projects and contributing to technical decision making during in-flight projects;

- a track record of being involved in a wide range of projects with various tools and technologies, and solving a broad range of problems using your technical skills;

- demonstrable experience of utilising strong communication and stakeholder management skills when engaging with customers;

- significant experience of coding in Python and Scala or Java;

- experience with big data processing tools such as Hadoop or Spark Cloud experience;

- experience with Terraform;

- prior experience in a customer-facing consultancy role would be highly desirable;

- experience in working with agile software engineering teams.

Main duties / responsibilities:

Lead and inspire an experienced team of data engineers and scientists, working with them on their skills, personal development and career growth:

- carry out one-to-ones with your team members to discuss any issues they’re facing, provide support and encouragement and discuss their career goals;

- design L&D KPIs for your team, helping to grow their skills over time and scale your own knowledge and experience;

- keep on top of administrative duties relating to team leadership – performance reviews, absence management, arranging team-building events etc;

- play an active role in the recruitment process to bring new people into the business.

Lead client engagements and project delivery:

- lead client engagements and team lead on client-facing delivery projects;

- consult, design, coordinate architecture to modernise infrastructure for performance, scalability, latency, and reliability;

- identify, scope, and participate in the design and delivery of cloud data platform solutions.

Deliver highly scalable big data architecture solutions using Google Cloud Technology:

- create and maintain appropriate standards and best practices around Google Cloud SQL, BigQuery, and other data technologies;

- design and execute a platform modernization approach for customers' data environments;

- document and share technical best practices/insights with engineering colleagues and the Data Engineering community;

- mentor and develop engineers within the client team and within customers' engineering teams;

- act as the point of escalation with client-facing problems that need solving.

Benefits:

Compensation and Financial Well-being

- discretionary company bonus scheme;

- employee referral scheme;

- meal Vouchers.

Health and Wellness

- health Care Package;

- life and Health Insurance.

Work-Life Balance and Growth

- bookster;

- 28 days of annual leave;

- floating bank holidays;

- an extra paid day off on your birthday;

- ten paid learning days per year;

- flexible working hours;

- sabbatical leave (after 5 years).

- work from anywhere (up to 3 weeks per year);

- industry-recognised training and certifications;

- bonusly: employee recognition and rewards platform.

- clear opportunities for career development.

- length of Service Awards;

- regular company events.

Our client values diversity and seeks individuals who are curious, open-minded, creative, with a passion for their work. If you're ready to be part of this and job description resonates with you, take the next step and join our client global team by sending us your resume!