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# Data Engineering Delivery & Support Lead

- **Company:** Network Rail
- **Location:** Milton Keynes, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £71,163.0 - £86,801.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, Microsoft Azure, Business Systems, Cloud Computing, Databases, Information Engineering, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Systems, Data Visualization, Oracle Essbase, Python (Programming Language), Online Analytical Processing, NoSQL, Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition, Oracle (Applications), Scrum Methodology, Power BI, Scala (Programming Language), SQL Databases, Data Streaming, Systems Integration, Azure Data Factory, Snowflake, Apache Spark, HybridCloud, Information Technology, Data Management, Mulesoft, Programming Languages, Microservices
- **Published:** July 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.theguardian.com/job/10155668/data-engineering-delivery-and-support-lead/

## About the Role

* Proven ability to manage, influence and develop relationships with a wide range of key stakeholders at Director level in complex environments
 * Demonstrably strong leadership skills with the ability to lead teams through transformation
 * Proven successful senior management experience in a matrix and/or heavily governed organisation
 * Proven ability to successfully manage a team using delivery methodologies such as Agile (Safe / Scrum)
 * Proven experience of enterprise strategy development and execution
 * Strong track record of architecting high-quality data products and services and ability to demonstrate the difference they have made in transforming an organisation
 * Proven experience of developing product roadmaps to set the future strategic direction of BI technologies
 * Proven experience of managing the delivery of solutions across a hybrid cloud and on-premise landscape
 * Essential demonstrable experience of MuleSoft, including the design, development, delivery and support of API-led integration services across complex enterprise data environments.
 * Strong understanding of Data Engineering and Data Science Skills and platforms including: ETL; SQL; Relational / Graph / NoSQL Databases; Data solutions within Cloud platforms (primarily Azure); Microservice / APIs providing access to and from data sources; Streaming services; MPP and OLAP Databases e.g., Snowflake, Synapse etc; Programming languages and statistical software to access and interpret data, e.g., python, scala, spark"
 * Extensive demonstrable experience in Data Visualisation including visualisation tools such as PowerBI, Oracle OBIEE or Essbase

Desirable

 * Member of a relevant professional body with chartered status (e.g., the Chartered Institute for IT)
 * Experience of enterprise business systems including HR, Procurement and Payroll systems
 * Experience of working within the Rail Industry
 * Microsoft Azure Certifications: AZURE Data Engineer Associate

## Description

The Data Engineering Delivery & Support Lead plays a key role in enabling this ambition by leading the delivery, operation and continual improvement of Network Rail's data engineering capability. The role ensures that data platforms, pipelines and integration services are secure, reliable, scalable and aligned to business priorities, supporting both current operational needs and future transformation.

 * Develop the data engineering strategic architecture and warehousing strategy for enterprise data, so that core data sources are consistently defined, structured and accessible for self-service.
 * Implement data engineering overall technical and strategic engagement with IT Services, including the active management of interdependencies to facilitate delivery of the data engineering pipeline.
 * Review, constructively challenge and adjust the data engineering service, influencing the wider stakeholder group, so the service aligns with wider Network Rail enterprise data requirements, strategies and changes that may come with the transition to Great British Railways.
 * Prioritise the technical deliverables in the data engineering Service Pipeline, in accordance with the data engineering strategy and stakeholder requirements, so they are delivered in line with the strategy and stakeholder requirements.
 * Define the architectural platforms and technical patterns to be exploited by the data engineering Service, and own the technical architecture including management of changes, to continuously improve the service and deliver best practice data products.
 * Provide technical oversight and own the approval of data engineering related designs and deliverables across Network Rail, to create consistency and alignment across the organisation.
 * Lead, manage and embed agile delivery methodologies, including daily / weekly scrums and retro ceremonies supporting the Head of Data in driving a more efficient, customer-focused culture and service offering.
 * Develop the funding strategy and cost management mechanisms of technical deliverables owned by the data engineering, so that dashboards, data models and capabilities can be progressed across the organisation.
 * Champion security and governance, so that the data engineering team follows Network Rail guidelines while delivering data products, services, and projects, so that the service remains compliant with governance policies.


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