Data Engineering Lead

*Lead Data Engineer (Contract)*

Leeds | Flexible Hybrid Arrangement

6-Month Contract

£550-£600 per day (Outside IR35)

Immediate Start Available

We're looking for a Lead Data Engineer to join a growing data team and take ownership of a key data integration project.

Working within a Microsoft-centric environment, you'll lead the technical onboarding of a new business-critical data source, ensuring the right architecture, processes, and data pipelines are in place to support reporting and analytics across the organisation.

This is a hands-on leadership role, ideal for someone who enjoys combining technical delivery with stakeholder engagement and team leadership.

The Role

You'll be responsible for defining and delivering the engineering approach for a new data source, working closely with Analytics, Power BI and business stakeholders to ensure high-quality, scalable data is available for reporting and decision-making.

You'll act as the engineering lead on the project, providing technical direction while remaining hands-on with pipeline development, integration, and data platform design.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and optimise scalable data pipelines • Provide technical leadership across Data Engineering activities • Work closely with Analytics and Power BI teams to ensure data is fit for reporting requirements • Establish best practices for data ingestion, transformation and governance • Support and mentor Data Engineers within the team • Engage with business…