Principal Data Engineer
Hoare Lea
Charing Cross, United Kingdom
4 days ago
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Experience level
Senior Compensation
£ 110KJob location
Charing Cross, United Kingdom
Tech stack
Automation of Tests
Azure
Google BigQuery
Continuous Integration
Data Architecture
Data Centers
Information Engineering
DevOps
Python
Software Engineering
SQL Databases
Data Delivery
Databricks
Job description
- Define the directional architecture for the new data estate, including Lakehouse, Medallion and Eventing patterns on Databricks and Azure
- Lead discovery of the legacy estate: identify what to kill, what to keep, and how to migrate without breaking continuity
- Line manage, hire and develop the Data Engineering squad, setting technical standards and team culture
- Implement modern engineering hygiene: CI/CD, automated testing, observability and FinOps
- Partner with the Data Delivery Lead to balance tactical fixes against strategic build
- Represent the data function in setting organisation-wide standards for coding, security and DevOps, Our Principal Data Engineers are responsible for leading and delivering strategically significant, complex client engagements across our portfolio of clients. We believe that great delivery stems from a thorough understanding of our clients and their needs, strong...
Requirements
- 5 to 8 years in data engineering or data architecture, with at least 3 years in a leadership position
- Expert-level Databricks, Azure and SQL/Python
- Proven track record of refactoring legacy estates onto modern platforms without breaking things
- GCP and BigQuery experience is a strong advantage
- High EQ, comfortable presenting to leadership and managing non-technical stakeholders
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Benefits & conditions
Principal Data Engineer Salary: £110,000 + Benefits Own the rebuild of a modern data platform from the ground up. Were working with a business in the middle of a high-impact data transformationmoving away from legacy constraints towards a scalable, cloud-first...
About the company
We're working with a global branded entertainment business, operating across multiple international markets, to find a Principal Data Engineer who will shape the future of their data estate.
This is a genuine player-coach role at a pivotal moment. The business is mid-transformation, moving from a legacy environment to a modern, cloud-native platform built on Databricks and Azure. You'll define the architecture, drive execution, build the team, and set the technical culture from the ground up.
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