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Principal Data Engineer

Harnham - Data & Analytics Recruitment
Leeds, UK
£70,000 – £80,000
7 days ago

Skills & Technologies

Data EngineeringDevOpsAzureKubernetesTerraformCloudDatabricksBenefitsData Governance

Job Description

PRINCIPAL DATA ENGINEER

£80,000 + BENEFITS

LEEDS (Hybrid)

Looking for a role where you can truly influence how data engineering is done-while still getting stuck into the tech yourself?

THE COMPANY

I'm working with a central data function in the financial services industry that's undergoing a full modernisation of their data platform. They've got technically advanced teams across the wider business and are now building out a core engineering team to unify, elevate and support that community.

THE ROLE

It's a strategic, hands-on role where you'll work closely with DevOps, Product, and business partners to unlock the value of data through modern, secure and governed pipelines.

Lead hands-on development work using Azure, Databricks, and Terraform (IaC)

Support the migration from legacy platforms to a more modern cloud stack

Act as a mentor and technical guide to the wider engineering team

Implement data governance requirements

Collaborate with non-technical stakeholders to ensure delivery aligns to business needs

Stay close to the ML lifecycle

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

A successful Principal Data Engineer will have the following skills and experience:

Strong hands-on experience with Azure

Proficient in Databricks

Skilled in Terraform and Infrastructure as Code practices

Exposure to containers/Kubernetes

Awareness of ML Ops concepts

THE BENEFITS

You will receive a salary, dependent on experience. Salary is up to £80,000 On top of the salary there are some fantastic extra benefits.

HOW TO APPLY

Please register your interest by sending your CV to Molly Bird via the apply link on this page.

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