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Technical Lead - Data

  • Location:

    Leeds

  • Sector:

    Data & AI

  • Job type:

    Permanent

  • Salary:

    £90000 - £100000 per annum

  • Contact:

    Scott Thomson

  • Contact email:

    SThomson@headresourcing.com

  • Job ref:

    BBBH38060_1773834287

  • Published:

    about 4 hours ago

  • Expiry date:

    2026-04-17

  • Client:

    Head Resourcing

Data Technical Lead - Leeds - up to £100K plus benefits (Hybrid working)

Head Resourcing are delighted to be working with our client to recruit an experienced Technical Lead - Data. This is a fantastic opportunity to lead a high-performing Data Engineering team while owning a strategic data roadmap within a forward-thinking organisation.

The Role

  • Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Data Engineers
  • Own and drive the data engineering roadmap
  • Act as the technical authority for data architecture and design
  • Deliver scalable, secure AWS-based data platforms (Lakehouse)
  • Collaborate with stakeholders across technology and the wider business

Key Skills

  • Proven leadership experience within Data Engineering teams
  • Strong hands-on expertise with AWS (Lambda, Glue, S3, Athena, Step Functions)
  • Proficiency in Python, SQL, Terraform and Git
  • Experience delivering complex data solutions and influencing stakeholders
  • Strong understanding of data pipelines, testing, monitoring and data quality

Desirable: Data migrations, modern architectures (Lakehouse/serverless), CI/CD & DevOps and regulated environments.

This is a key opportunity to shape data strategy, architecture, and engineering best practices while driving impactful transformation initiatives.

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