Lead Data Engineer - Cloud Data on Azure Synapse

Data Science Festival; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading data consultancy in the United Kingdom is seeking a Data Engineer to shape and deliver modern cloud data solutions. You will lead and mentor teams while designing cloud-native architectures, modernising legacy pipelines, and ensuring data platforms are scalable and secure. This role offers a competitive salary, a strong benefits package, and opportunities for continuous training in Azure and modern data engineering. A hybrid working model is also available.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Strong benefits package

Continuous training and professional development

Clear path for career progression

Supportive and innovative working environment

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading data engineering initiatives in a cloud environment.
• Expertise in Azure Synapse Analytics including SQL pools and Spark.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Fabric and data engineering workloads.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor internal and external data engineering teams.
• Design, build, and optimise enterprise data platforms.
• Develop scalable data pipelines and implement governance standards.

Skills

Data engineering initiatives in a cloud environment

Azure Synapse Analytics (SQL pools, Spark)

Microsoft Fabric (OneLake, Lakehouse)

Strong SQL skills (T-SQL, Synapse SQL)

Python and/or Spark for big data processing

Cloud data architecture (ADLS Gen2, Delta Lake)

Data governance, security, and compliance standards

Job description

A leading data consultancy in the United Kingdom is seeking a Data Engineer to shape and deliver modern cloud data solutions. You will lead and mentor teams while designing cloud-native architectures, modernising legacy pipelines, and ensuring data platforms are scalable and secure. This role offers a competitive salary, a strong benefits package, and opportunities for continuous training in Azure and modern data engineering. A hybrid working model is also available.