Lead Data Engineer

We're Hiring: Lead Data Engineer | Remote | UK Shift

Are you passionate about building scalable data platforms and leading high-performing engineering teams? We are looking for an experienced Lead Data Engineer to drive technical excellence and end-to-end delivery of enterprise data solutions on Azure Cloud.

Location: Remote

Shift: UK Shift (2:00 PM to 11:30 PM IST)

Employment Type: Full-Time

Experience: 8+ Years

Key Responsibilities

- Lead the design, development, and optimization of scalable data pipelines and Azure-based data platforms.

- Own end-to-end project delivery, from requirement gathering and solution design to deployment and production support.

- Provide technical leadership, mentor team members, conduct design/code reviews, and establish engineering best practices.

- Build and maintain data ingestion and transformation pipelines using Azure Data Factory, Databricks, Synapse Analytics, Event Hubs, and related technologies.

- Work closely with business stakeholders, architects, and cross-functional teams to deliver impactful data solutions.

- Ensure data quality, governance, security, scalability, and performance across the data ecosystem.

Required Skills

- Azure Data Factory (ADF)

- Azure Databricks

- Azure Synapse Analytics

- Python, SQL & Spark

- ETL/ELT Development

- Data Warehousing & Data Lake Architecture

- REST APIs, Kafka/Event Hubs

- Data Modeling

- Leadership Expectations

- Technical Leadership & Team Mentoring

- Stakeholder Management

- Project Planning & Delivery Ownership

- Effort Estimation & Solution Design

- Risk & Dependency Management

Good to Have

- Azure Purview

- Delta Lake

- Azure DevOps / Terraform

- Power BI

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or a related field.

If you're looking to lead impactful data engineering initiatives while working with cutting-edge Azure technologies, we'd love to connect!