Lead Data Engineer

Join our digital revolution in NatWest Digital X
In everything we do, we work to one aim. To make digital experiences which are effortless and secure.
So we organise ourselves around three principles: engineer, protect, and operate. We engineer simple solutions, we protect our customers, and we operate smarter.
Job description
This role is based in the United Kingdom and as such all normal working days must be carried out in the United Kingdom.
Join us as a Lead Data Engineer

• This is an opportunity for a driven Lead Engineer to join us and lead the technical delivery of a Data engineering team
• You'll be responsible for leading solution design options and explaining the pros and cons to key stakeholders for appropriate decision making
• Hone your existing technical skills and advance your career in this innovative and challenging role
• You'll work from home some of the time, but you'll also spend at least twice a week working from our London office

What you'll do
In this role, you'll mentor a team of developers and set the technical direction of the deliveries, applying the principles and methodologies of software engineering to the technical design, development, testing, and maintenance of applications and services.
We'll look to you to take responsibility for the work quality of the data engineering team, making sure that it meets the technical standards for all services output, as well as implementing a culture of concise and comprehensive technical documentation as a continuous process.
Day-to-day, you'll be:

• Monitoring the technical progress against plans, while safeguarding functionality, scalability and performance and providing updates to stakeholders
• Supporting and mentoring the team in the understanding of relevant software languages and technical domains
• Driving the adoption of software engineering principles, processes and best practices
• Liaising with engineers, architects, business analysts and other key stakeholders to understand the objectives, requirements and options
• Designing and developing high-volume, high-performance and high-availability applications using proven frameworks and technologies
• Driving the adoption of AI based development across the team

The skills you'll need
To be successful in this role, you'll need a background in data engineering, software design, database design and architecture, as well as experience in setting the technical direction and mentoring a team of developers.
We'll also look to you to have experience of test-driven development and the use of automated test frameworks, mocking, stubbing and unit testing tools, along with knowledge of the key phases of the software delivery lifecycle and established software development methodologies.
You'll also demonstrate:

• The ability to develop software in an SOA and micro-services paradigm
• Development experience in a SQL and Python
• Experience of using industry recognised frameworks and development tooling, including git
• A background of implementing programming best-practice, especially around scalability, availability and performance
• Experience of working in an environment where products must be delivered to specific timescales