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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Data Engineer - **Company:** ETeam Inc - **Location:** Horsham, UK - **Salary:** £83,720.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** System Configuration, Data Governance, Data Transformation, RAID, Meta-Data Management, Scrum Methodology, Collibra, Data Management - **Published:** September 10, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2858100907-data-engineer ## About the Role Must have: strong Alation and Profisee implementation and MDM deployment, * Proven experience leading complex technology or data management implementations in enterprise environments. * Experience managing cross-functional teams, vendors, and senior stakeholders. * Excellent planning, estimation, reporting, risk management, and communication skills. * Strong understanding of data governance, metadata management, master data management (MDM), and data quality concepts. * Experience leading the rollout or implementation of data management tools such as Alation, Profisee, Collibra, Informatica, Microsoft Purview, Ataccama, or similar platforms is highly desirable. * Familiarity with enterprise data architectures, cloud platforms, and data transformation programmes is advantageous., * Strong leadership and stakeholder management capabilities. * Ability to balance strategic objectives with hands-on delivery oversight. * Proven track record of driving successful outcomes in complex, multi-stakeholder environments. * Excellent communication, facilitation, and problem-solving skills. ## Description * The Technical Tooling Lead will be responsible for the end-to-end delivery and rollout of Alation and Profisee. * The role combines programme leadership, delivery management, stakeholder engagement, and technical oversight to ensure successful implementation, adoption, and operationalisation of data management capabilities. * The individual will act as the primary point of coordination between business stakeholders, technology teams, vendors, and implementation partners., Delivery Leadership & Planning * Lead the planning, estimation, resourcing, and execution of Alation and Profisee implementation activities. * Develop and maintain delivery roadmaps, project plans, milestones, dependencies, and release schedules. * Ensure alignment of delivery activities with business objectives, governance requirements, and programme timelines., * Act as the primary liaison between business stakeholders, data governance teams, technology teams, vendors, and implementation partners. * Facilitate workshops, steering committees, and governance forums to drive decision-making and issue resolution. * Manage stakeholder expectations and ensure effective communication throughout the delivery lifecycle. Agile Delivery Management * Lead Agile delivery teams, managing backlogs, sprint planning, prioritisation, dependency management, and delivery tracking. * Monitor progress against plans and proactively manage risks, issues, and impediments. * Ensure delivery outcomes meet agreed scope, quality, timeline, and budget objectives. Reporting, Risk & Escalation Management * Produce regular status reports, dashboards, RAID logs, and executive-level updates. * Identify, assess, and manage delivery risks, issues, and dependencies. * Escalate critical decisions and blockers appropriately, ensuring timely resolution and mitigation. Technical Oversight & Tool Enablement * Provide oversight of Alation and Profisee implementation activities, including platform configuration, metadata onboarding, MDM deployment, integration, testing, and go-live planning. * Ensure adherence to architecture standards, implementation best practices, and operational readiness requirements. * Support transition to BAU teams, including knowledge transfer, support models, and service readiness planning. ## Related Videos - [From Messy Queries to Scalable Systems - How Data Engineering actually works](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100203-from-messy-queries-to-scalable-systems-how-data-engineering-actually-works) - [Data Governance in the Era of AI](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1622-data-governance-in-the-era-of-ai) - [Unlocking Value from Data: The Key to Smarter Business Decisions-](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1367-unlocking-value-from-data-the-key-to-smarter-business-decisions) - [Modern Data Architectures need Software Engineering](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1030-modern-data-architectures-need-software-engineering) - [AI beyond the code: Master your organisational AI implementation.](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1248-ai-beyond-the-code-master-your-organisational-ai-implementation) - [Empowering Retail Through Applied Machine Learning](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/976-empowering-retail-through-applied-machine-learning) ## Related Articles - [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk) - [Data Analyst Salary in the UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/278-data-analyst-salary-in-the-uk) - [Top Big Data Technologies That You Need to Know](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/108-top-big-data-technologies-that-you-need-to-know) - [Making Data Warehouses Fast: A Developer’s Story](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/107-making-data-warehouses-fast-a-developer-s-story) - [Top-Paying Tech Jobs (with Salaries)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/372-top-paying-tech-jobs-with-salaries) - [The Most Popular IT Jobs on the Market](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/376-the-most-popular-it-jobs-on-the-market)