Director of Data Engineering – Fast Growing Agency – Central London/ Hybrid – Up to £120,000 + Bonus

Director of Data Engineering - Fast Growing Agency - Central London/ Hybrid - Up to £120,000 + Bonus and Bens

Our client, an expanding agency, is looking for a dynamic Head of Data Engineering to lead their growing team, to play an important part in their fast-paced and collaborative environment. The successful candidate will work across multiple clients focused on leading the development of data products and services, helping integrate them into business environments. There will be a particular focus on ingesting, transforming, and supporting data processes using a variety of third-party tools. You will have a fantastic opportunity to take a leading role in delivering results for multiple enterprises, playing a vital role in the growth and strategic direction of their company.
 

Key Responsibilities:

· Lead data engineering projects in collaboration with the specialist teams

· Work alongside other specialism leads in the business to develop and deliver cross- functional services to deliver value for clients

· Reporting to our CEO, you will help define the roadmap and priorities for the Data Engineering Team in alignment with the company strategy.

· Articulate the strategic and commercial value of the data engineering function to support business development activities, including client pitches, estimating briefs/scope and marketing activities.

· Ownership of processes to deliver accurate scoping of data engineering projects to ensure projects are delivered with the right resources, to scope, budget and deadlines.

· Coach, mentor and manage the Data Engineering team, developing their skills and identifying opportunities for their career development.

· Apply advanced data integration methods to massive data sets in order to create solutions which can be utilised in descriptive, diagnostic, predictive and prescriptive analytics.

· Design and develop business solutions using a range of tools (Alteryx, Snowflake, Databases in cloud environments etc.)

· Work with ETL tools to ingest and transform data sets from a variety of data sources

· Use of Python or Java to build cloud-based data pipelines

· Mentoring more junior data engineers, encouraging team-wide diffusion of knowledge and being a source of technical best practices

· Playing a vital role in technical adoption of new techniques across all the departments within the organisation

· Learn multiple languages and latest trends to a professional level and transferring that knowledge across the team

· Present and depict complex techniques and architectures in simple, engaging, and easy to understand business terms to a diverse group of stakeholders

· Build strong relationships with client stakeholders, ensuring that the company successfully delivers operational solutions and client service excellence

· Be an advocate for integrity and trust in all outputs from the team with an unwavering commitment to "doing the right thing"

 

Experience and Qualifications:

· Experience with cloud platforms (GCP, AWS or Azure) essential

· Experience with the Azure Data ecosystem, essentially with Azure Databricks, Data Factory, Data Lake, and Synapse

· Competence in SQL and database design with a solid understanding of data architectures (e.g. Databases, data lakes)

· Competence in Python (or equivalent language) and competence in another programming language (such as NodeJS, Scala, Java, C, R etc.) beneficial

· Knowledge of Git version control

· Experience reviewing code and managing PRs

· Demonstrable experience working with APIs

· Demonstrable track record of dealing well with ambiguity, prioritising needs, and delivering results in a dynamic environment

· Strong analytical, organisational, and time management skills as well as an attention to detail

· Excellent written and verbal communication, commercial awareness and consultancy experience desirable

· Excellent interpersonal skills - exceptional relationship building skills both with direct team members and stakeholders; with an ability to explain complex technical problem to a business audience in a succinct and accessible form

· Passion for technology and learning new skills and technologies

 

What’s In it for you?

· Competitive basic and company bonus scheme

· Excellent development programs with dedicated training budgets

· Flexible working hybrid (part home-based and office-based) – 1 day in the office and 4 from wherever you like

· Access to the EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) 24/7 – offers confidential advice for health, legal & bereavement support and loads more

· Discounted gym access

· Data for Social Good programmes

· Cycle to work scheme

· Private Medical Insurance

· Life Cover

· Pension scheme

 

How do You Apply?

If you’re interested in applying for the Director of Data Engineering role contact me on the phone (020 8146 9453) or email. Get in contact with Digital Republic Talent by sending a mail to [email protected] or call the office on Check out the website on www.digitalrepublictalent.com. You can also find our more on Linkedin, Instagram or Facebook