#LI-LB1

The role

We are looking for a Lead Data Engineer to modernise our Corporate – Player Sustainability, Finance, Legal, and Regulatory data infrastructure, focusing on cloud technologies, next-generation data warehousing and Self-Serve Analytics

This role required expertise in working with data warehouse platforms, managing data pipelines and deliver end to end data engineering project. You will work closely with cross-function teams, designing and implementing scalable cloud solutions that seamlessly integrate and optimise business operations.

What you will do

• Design, develop, test, and support data-driven solutions while providing technical and design expertise.
• Lead and contribute to technical planning, requirements gathering, and the delivery of high-quality data products.
• Establish and enforce development best practices while mentoring team members and driving data governance policies across team.
• Solve complex architectural challenges by working collaboratively with architects, developing optimal solutions that span across multiple teams supporting your business domains.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends to ensure our data infrastructure remains cutting-edge.
• Be a pioneer in automation testing methods and tools to improve the quality of the data platform.
• Support and maintain data products, including on-call support & incident management, and by following up on solutions to the incidents; define metrics and measurements, proving the solution is optimal in the long term.
• Establish good relationships with your team and stakeholders, working in an Agile way with open communication.
• Be a consultant early on for new data projects and initiatives, working across different technical teams, architects to drive initiatives.
• Support Engineering Managers by proactively identifying skill gaps and help upskilling team members by developing and delivering training materials and leading training sessions.
• Conducting proof of concept (POC) evaluations of tools and technologies, and presenting findings to assist leadership in decision-making
• Ensure that you adhere to the Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) obligations for your role.
• Identify and raise any non-compliance incidents promptly to your line manager.
• Challenge processes, policies and projects that will negatively impact compliance within the Group.
• Complete all mandatory compliance training assigned to you.
• Reach out to the Compliance Teams if unsure of any of your compliance obligations or the requirements are unclear.

Your experience

• Strong data engineering background, with experience in designing and building AWS cloud data lake, data pipelines, data warehouse and self-service solutions
• Experience delivering large-scale transformation projects with a focus on end-to-end data architecture
• Extensive experience with AWS services (S3, Redshift, Lambda) including data storage, computation, and security.
• Experience with BI tools such as Power BI, AWS Quicksight
• Familiarity with open-source data-stack tools (Airflow, DBT,  Airbyte)
• Good understanding of software development best practices, CI/CD
• Experience in performance tuning and optimization.
• Strong experience with automation, testing, and CI/CD pipelines in data engineering.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence decision-making across all teams and stakeholders.
• Previous leadership experience in technical projects, with a track record of leading teams effectively.