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# Lead Data Engineer

- **Company:** AND Digital
- **Location:** Leeds, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £69,600.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Data Infrastructure, Amazon DynamoDB, Python (Programming Language), Standard Sql, DataOps, Cloud Platform System, Snowflake, Data Management, Amazon Redshift, Databricks
- **Published:** July 31, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5821329746

## About the Role

* You care deeply about producing high-quality work that delivers real value
 * You're comfortable navigating ambiguity and solving complex problems collaboratively
 * You bring strong expertise in your craft, alongside a willingness to keep learning
 * You communicate clearly and build trust quickly with clients and teammates
 * You're pragmatic, adaptable and outcome-focused
 * You enjoy sharing knowledge and helping others grow
 * You value low-ego collaboration and enjoy working as part of multidisciplinary teams, * Be comfortable working in a fast moving, agile environment, within multi-disciplinary teams, delivering modern data platforms into large organisations.
 * Bring experience in coding in Python and SQL
 * Have solid experience of Snowflake and/or DataBricks
 * Understanding of at least one cloud platform (AWS, Azure or GCP) and experience of associated technologies (for example with AWS: DynamoDB, Redshift, Kinesis Pipelines, Glue, Lambda, QuickSight, etc)
 * Have experience with DataOps concepts
 * Have experience adopting a Data Product mindset, ensuring datasets are discoverable, addressable, trustworthy, and self-describing for downstream consumers.
 * Ability to bridge the gap between technical engineering and business value, translating stakeholder needs into robust data product specifications.

## Description

* Design and Develop pipelines that brings data to life for decision making, either delivering insight or for more sophisticated data science applications
 * Define architectures for data platforms like DataBricks
 * Understand the use of AI in tools like Foundry/Bedrock that depend on data
 * Experience in being hands on with data, applying the practicalities of quality, flow, and organisation of information., We champion tech that helps people work smarter, but we want to get to know you! If you use AI to assist with your application or interview prep, please ensure all information submitted remains an accurate, truthful representation of your personal achievements and capabilities rather than generating false or misleading information. We may reject applications where AI is used inappropriately at any stage of the recruitment process.


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