Head of Data Engineering

Head of Data Engineering - £130k + 40% bonus/LTIP + £7.5k Car allowance

Our longstanding financial services client is currently a Head of Data Engineering to shape and deliver a best-in-class data engineering function, building agile, multidisciplinary teams that deliver robust, high-quality data solutions as the continue their digital transformation journey (a first in their history). Our client is offering a basic salary between £120,000 to £130,000 (circa) + 40% bonus/LTIP + Benefits to be based in Wolverhampton on a hybrid basis.

The chosen candidate must have experience managing a multi-national engineering function (circa 40) comprised of on premise (SQL) and cloud data professionals (Azure) coupled with the ability to lead a highly regulated environment transition from Legacy data into Azure Data Services, involving decommissioning DC's and Data Warehouses (but not limited too).

Role responsibilities:

1. Lead and develop a high-performing Data Engineering team, setting vision, priorities, and standards.
2. Oversee the design, build, and optimisation of data pipelines, ingestion, processing, and storage solutions.
3. Embed best practice in governance, documentation, and life cycle management across the function.
4. Collaborate with IT, architecture, and business teams to ensure secure, scalable cloud configurations.
5. Champion innovation, exploring new tools, technologies, and methods to enhance capability and efficiency.

1. Management & Leadership experience of Data Engineering function comprised of SQL and Azure engineers (circa 40) is a must have.
2. Demonstrable industry experience of a regulated environment (finance or banking preferred) is a must have.
3. Extensive experience in large complex data engineering projects, designing and developing ETL pipelines is a must have.
4. Strong experience in data migration techniques from SQL server estate into Azure cloud services is a must have.
5. Understanding of data related regulations including BCBS239/IRB is preferred.