Technical Lead - Data

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.