Job Ref: LdDataEng

As a Lead Data Engineer, you’ll help a variety of organisations unlock the power of their data through cutting-edge technology.

What’s the role about?

As a Lead Data Engineer, you’ll combine the best of software engineering and data expertise to design, build, and optimise data systems, platforms, and applications. Working in fast-paced, agile teams, you’ll deliver modern data platforms for some of the UK’s biggest organisations. You can expect ot get involved in a variety of projects in the cloud (AWS, Azure or GCP), using data services such as Databricks, Data Factory, Synapse, Kafka, BigQuery, and loads more.

What will you be doing?

• Designing and deploying robust, production-grade data pipelines and workflows using tools like Azure Databricks, AWS, or GCP
• Leveraging your knowledge of parallel computing, complex querying, and cloud data services to solve computationally intensive challenges.
• Ensuring code quality with CI/CD practices, automated testing, and monitoring to maintain production-safe standards.
• Working with cutting-edge data technologies, including Databricks, Kafka, Synapse, and more.

What we’re looking for:

You’re an Engineer at heart who’s passionate about creating reliable, efficient data applications, systems and services. You’ll need:

• Proven experience as a Data Engineer, with expertise in Databricks, Snowflake or Fabric
• Strong coding skills in Python, with a solid grasp of coding best practices, design patterns, and data versioning
• Knowledge of cloud data services (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, workflow scheduling, and large dataset processing

What's in it for you?

• Flexible benefits allowance: Choose from additional pension contributions, healthcare, dental, and more
• Health and wellbeing plan: 24/7 GP services, mental health support, and wellbeing initiatives
• Work-life balance: Hybrid working model with flexibility between the office and home
• Training and growth: Unlimited access to resources, professional certifications, and support from a collaborative team
• Perks: Electric vehicle scheme, gym membership discounts, lifestyle discounts and loads more

For full details, email Daniel Koseoglu: daniel@affecto.co.uk or call 0114 401 0521.