SENIOR DATA ENGINEER

£75,000

LONDON

This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the UK's largest publicly funded arts and entertainment organisations as it embarks on a major data transformation. You'll play a key role in building a modern data platform from the ground up, helping shape engineering standards, architecture and the future use of AI across the organisation.

THE COMPANY

Our client is a nationally recognised arts and entertainment organisation with over 1,000 employees operating across multiple venues and productions. Following significant investment in Data & Insights leadership, they are implementing a new data platform designed to unlock greater value from data across the business. This role offers the chance to make a genuine impact in an organisation where data maturity is still developing and where your work will directly influence future strategy.

THE ROLE

• Lead the design and development of a modern Microsoft Fabric-based data platform
• Build scalable data pipelines and implement Lakehouse and Medallion architecture principles
• Develop robust data models across multiple business domains
• Establish engineering standards, governance processes and best practices
• Manage and mentor a small team of Data Engineers
• Work closely with stakeholders to translate business requirements into data solutions
• Enable downstream analytics and Power BI reporting capabilities
• Support future AI and advanced analytics initiatives

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Strong Data Engineering experience, ideally 10+ years
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Fabric and/or Azure data services
• Strong expertise in data modelling and semantic layer design
• Experience building data platforms end-to-end
• Proven ability to work across the full data lifecycle through to Power BI
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Previous experience mentoring or managing engineers
• Experience in low-maturity environments where you've helped establish standards and processes would be highly beneficial

SALARY AND BENEFITS

• £75,000 base salary
• Hybrid working model (2-3 days per week in Southbank)
• Opportunity to build a greenfield data platform
• Significant exposure to AI and advanced analytics projects
• Strong influence over architecture and engineering standards
• Excellent opportunity to make a visible impact within a well-known organisation

HOW TO APPLY

Please register your interest by sending your CV to Harry Lack through the 'Apply' link.