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# Lead Data Engineer

- **Company:** ISS Facility Services
- **Location:** London, United Kingdom
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Data Analysis, Microsoft Azure, Information Engineering, Data Governance, Data Infrastructure, Data Integration, Data Warehousing, Database Development, Cloud Platform System, Databricks
- **Published:** October 16, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=4971b74198b7ac0d

## About the Role

* Substantial hands-on experience as a Data Engineer, including production-grade pipeline and data warehouse development within cloud-based platforms such as Azure and Databricks.
 * Practical experience designing and building data products aligned to best practice.
 * Experience working across the full data development lifecycle, from requirements gathering through to production support.
 * Ability to mentor and provide technical guidance to less experienced engineers.
 * Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical decisions to non-technical stakeholders.
 * Ability to influence and build effective relationships at all levels of the organisation.
 * Strong analytical, strategic thinking, and problem-solving capabilities.

## Description

We are seeking a Lead Data Engineer to play a pivotal role in the establishment of the ISS Data and Insight Hub, a strategic function designed to strengthen the use of data and insight across the organisation.
The Hub will provide a centre of excellence for insight and analytics while creating a single source of truth for data, supported by appropriate governance and controls., We are looking for an experienced data engineering professional to report directly to the Head of Data Engineering and Architecture, leading the development and support of the data platform and data products.
This role will enable colleagues across ISS to maximise the value of data, improve decision-making, and drive business performance., * Lead the development and implementation of the ISS data platform, ensuring delivery against business requirements.

 * Oversee the onboarding and ingestion of an increasing number of data sources into the data platform.
 * Ensure data is accessible to the central Data, Insight and Analytics team and Spoke teams across the organisation.
 * Support the integration of data into business-facing dashboards and reporting solutions.
 * Maintain and enhance the performance, reliability, and security of the data platform and associated tools.
 * Work with data owners and stewards to support the resolution of data quality issues at source.
 * Line manage data engineering resources, providing coaching, guidance, and support to promote best practice.
 * Adhere to ISS data governance, controls, methodologies, compliance standards, and community of practice activities.