Data Engineering Lead

Data Engineering Lead

London/Hybrid

12 months contract

Day rate £745 via Umbrella Company

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My client is one of the largest financial institutions headquartered in Japan, with an established presence across all consumer and corporate banking businesses. Through its subsidiaries and affiliates, they offer a diverse range of financial services, including commercial banking, leasing, securities, credit card, consumer finance and other services.

They are looking for an experienced Data Engineering Lead to join the team on an initial 12 month contract with the potential to extend. Working Monday to Friday, standard office hours you will be hybrid working being in the office 2-3 days a week. In this role you will be managing a multi-disciplinary Agile delivery squad responsible for the ingestion, transformation and delivery of critical data assets and reporting capabilities. This is a high-impact contract role within a large-scale enterprise data environment, leading delivery across complex programmes and working with stakeholders across Technology, Data, Finance, Risk and Business functions.

The Opportunity

You will take ownership of a dedicated Agile squad comprising Data Engineers, Reporting Engineers, Business Analysts and Testers, ensuring the successful delivery of data products and reporting solutions into a strategic enterprise data platform.

Working within a Scrum of Scrums model, you will coordinate delivery activities across multiple parallel squads, balancing competing priorities, managing dependencies and ensuring programme milestones are achieved.

This is a hands-on delivery leadership position requiring strong Agile expertise, stakeholder management capability and a deep understanding of data environments within corporate or investment banking.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of data platform initiatives from inception through to production deployment.
• Manage and coordinate a cross-functional Agile squad of approximately 6-10 resources including Data Engineers, Reporting Engineers, Business Analysts and Testers.
• Facilitate all Scrum ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Reviews and Retrospectives.
• Own sprint execution, delivery planning and backlog management.
• Work closely with Product Owners and programme stakeholders to prioritise work and manage delivery expectations.
• Identify, manage and remove delivery impediments and risks.
• Coordinate dependencies across multiple Agile teams operating within a wider Scrum of Scrums framework.
• Ensure appropriate governance, reporting, metrics and transparency through JIRA and management information.
• Drive consistency and discipline around Agile delivery practices, backlog management and requirements quality.
• Partner with Release Management, Architecture, Data Office and Programme teams to ensure successful delivery outcomes.
• Provide regular updates to senior stakeholders regarding progress, risks, issues and delivery milestones.

What We're Looking For

• Experience delivering technology or data initiatives within Agile environments.
• Extensive experience leading Scrum teams and operating within large-scale Scrum of Scrums environments.
• Strong experience delivering Data Engineering, Data Platform or Data Analytics programmes.
• Proven track record of managing complex delivery portfolios with multiple workstreams and dependencies.
• Deep understanding of data domains within corporate or investment banking.
• Experience working with distributed and offshore delivery teams.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to engage technical and non-technical audiences.
• Excellent knowledge of Agile methodologies, delivery governance and JIRA.
• Experience holding accountability for delivery outcomes against challenging programme timelines.
• Experience delivering solutions within Data Lakehouse environments.
• Understanding of Medallion Architecture.
• Exposure to Databricks platforms and modern cloud-based data ecosystems.
• Previous experience working with enterprise data transformation programmes.

Qualifications

• Degree educated or equivalent professional experience.
• Agile certification or significant practical Agile delivery experience.

Candidates must show evidence of the above in their CV to be considered.

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