Lead Data Engineer
Scott Logic1 year ago
Newcastle, United KingdomStaff+
Responsibilities
- Build data platforms, data lakes, warehouses, and pipelines to ingest, transform, and integrate operational data.
- Create analytical data models and reporting foundations supporting business insight, data science, and machine learning.
- Lead teams, set technical direction, advise clients, and solve challenging engineering problems.
- Work directly with clients, including occasional ad-hoc on-site work in the London area.
- Design and build well-structured, maintainable software and data systems.
Requirements
- Good experience with modern data engineering and reporting, including storage, data pipelines, data transformation, querying, and analytical reporting.
- Experience with some of Python, Spark, SQL, PySpark, and Power BI.
- A software engineering background, including experience with front-end technologies such as JavaScript.
- Understanding of how to design and build well-structured, maintainable systems.
- Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
- Experience with relevant cloud services in AWS, Azure, or GCP is preferred.
- Experience with Snowflake or Databricks is preferred.
- Experience working in an Agile environment and with CI/CD tooling is preferred.
- Eligibility for SC clearance is required.
Benefits
- 25 days of annual leave, rising to 30 days with each year of service.
- Generous family leave policies.
- Employer pension scheme, private medical services, and Group Life Assurance.
- Optional benefits including discounted gym membership and a cycle-to-work scheme.
- Flexible remote working with occasional time in offices and at client sites.
- Employee-led clubs and events, plus free games, books, and refreshments in offices.
Tech Stack
Categories
Data Engineering
About Scott Logic
Scott Logic is a UK software consultancy that designs and builds bespoke applications, data platforms, and UX for enterprise clients in capital markets, commodities, and the public sector. The privately held firm, founded in 2005 and headquartered in Newcastle upon Tyne, delivers services spanning architecture, testing, data engineering, and AI. Its business model is project-based consulting and managed delivery for complex, large-scale systems across regulated industries.