Principal Data Engineer

PRINCIPAL DATA ENGINEER £110,000 London

This is an exciting opportunity to join a major global travel organisation as they continue to invest heavily in their data and technology capabilities. You'll play a key role in shaping engineering standards, mentoring teams and delivering solutions across some of the most commercially important datasets in the business. THE COMPANY Our client is a well-known international organisation undergoing a significant evolution of its data function. Following the move to a federated data model, they are continuing to grow specialist data teams embedded across the business. This role offers the opportunity to influence technical strategy, develop engineering best practices and work on large-scale data products that directly impact commercial performance. THE ROLE Technical Leadership

Provide technical leadership across a modern cloud-based data platform.

Remain hands-on while supporting engineers with complex technical challenges.

Champion engineering best practices across Data Engineering, Software Engineering and DevOps.

Drive improvements to engineering productivity, delivery standards and ways of working.

Identify opportunities to optimise existing data products and platforms.

Data Engineering

Work with AWS, Snowflake and dbt to build and enhance scalable data solutions.

Support the development of business-critical data products and pipelines.

Troubleshoot complex technical issues and unblock engineering teams.

Contribute to the ongoing evolution of a large and complex data estate.

People & Stakeholder Management

Lead, coach and mentor a team of engineers.

Support the development of technical capability across the wider function.

Partner with cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders across the business.

Influence technical decisions and establish credibility within a large organisation.

Proactively identify risks and challenges while driving solutions.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

10+ years' experience within Data Engineering, Software Engineering or a related discipline.

Strong experience with AWS, Snowflake and dbt.

Proven technical leadership experience within modern data environments.

Experience managing, mentoring and developing engineers.

Strong understanding of software engineering and DevOps best practices.

Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Experience working within large-scale, complex organisations is highly desirable.

Aviation, travel or transport industry experience would be advantageous.

SALARY AND BENEFITS

£110,000 base salary.

Comprehensive benefits package.

Hybrid working model (3 days per week in the office).

Exposure to large-scale, commercially critical datasets.

Opportunity to shape engineering standards within a growing data function.

Long-term career progression opportunities.

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