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Recruitment Specialist - Data & Analytics Practice

We're partnering with a leading insurer undergoing major digital transformation to find a Lead Data Engineer with deep expertise in Azure and a passion for building scalable, intelligent data solutions.

This is your opportunity to drive cloud-first data engineering practices and lead the development of a best-in-class data platform powering analytics, reporting, and machine learning across the enterprise.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Lead the architecture and evolution of a modern data platform built on Azure cloud technologies
• Design and implement robust data pipelines, ensuring they're modular, testable, and reusable
• Define and champion engineering best practices across the data lifecycle, from ingestion to consumption
• Mentor a team of data engineers and provide technical oversight across internal and partner teams
• Drive improvements in code quality, monitoring, deployment, and infrastructure automation
• Collaborate with architects, analysts, and stakeholders to deliver trusted, high-quality data assets
• Lead initiatives around data modelling, metadata, governance, and lineage visibility

What We're Looking For:

• 10+ years of experience in data engineering or software development roles
• Deep, hands-on experience with Azure data services including Azure Data Lake, Synapse, Azure SQL, and Spark/PySpark
• Solid understanding of data architecture concepts including lakehouse patterns, star/snowflake schema, and dimensional modelling
• Strong skills in Python, SQL, and infrastructure-as-code (e.g., YAML, Bicep)
• Experience deploying data solutions using CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
• Ability to lead complex data initiatives, influence engineering decisions, and guide technical teams
• Bonus points for exposure to MLOps, data observability tools, and insurance or financial services

Why You'll Love This Role

• Be a key player in a large-scale data modernisation journey
• Join a skilled, tight-knit data team with a strong engineering culture
• Make a real impact by shaping the tools, processes, and standards used across the enterprise
• Work for an organisation committed to innovation, inclusion, and doing meaningful work

Seniority level

• Seniority levelMid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment typeFull-time

Job function

• Job functionInformation Technology
• IndustriesInformation Services

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