Head of Data Platform & AI Engineering

Keyloop UK Ltd; Reading; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech firm in Reading is seeking a seasoned leader to head their data platform engineering. This role will oversee the AWS data lake and warehouse, ensuring effective operations and engineering standards. The ideal candidate has experience in managing multi-team data engineering efforts, strong AWS knowledge, and a track record in MLOps. Join to impact the automotive retail sector and thrive in an inclusive working environment.

Benefits

Performance-based pay

Training and support for career growth

Qualifications

• Proven leadership of data engineering organizations in a cloud-native environment.
• Operational expertise with AWS analytics services and modern data architecture.
• Strong track record shipping reliable, cost-efficient pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day function and ensure resilient operations.
• Support Data Architects with a modern data architecture on AWS.
• Champion least-privilege access and privacy by design across datasets.

Skills

Leadership of multi-team data engineering organizations

Data Architecture expertise with AWS

SQL/Python programming

MLOps experience

Effective stakeholder management

Tools

AWS (S3, Glue, Redshift)

SQL

Python

dbt

Airflow

Job description

A leading tech firm in Reading is seeking a seasoned leader to head their data platform engineering. This role will oversee the AWS data lake and warehouse, ensuring effective operations and engineering standards. The ideal candidate has experience in managing multi-team data engineering efforts, strong AWS knowledge, and a track record in MLOps. Join to impact the automotive retail sector and thrive in an inclusive working environment.