Head of Data Engineering

eFinancialCareersLondonreedpublished 10/29/2026
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About the company

I'm currently looking for a Head of Data Engineering to join a global organisation going through a Data and AI modernisation journey. This is a data engineering leadership role, not a general engineering management role. They want a practitioner who has built modern data platforms. This is a hands-on, practical leadership role. You should know how to use modern data technologies to design scalable solutions that deliver real business outcomes.

Your tasks

This is a brand new role within this organisation and a great opportunity for someone to shape this data platform.

Requirements

Job Oveview/Technical Spec Own the design, build and optimisation of ingestion, transformation and data provisioning on our Snowflake-centric platform. Hands-on experience leading Snowflake platform implementation, ideally in an asset management/Professional services setting Implement a medallion architecture, with clear standards for promoting data from raw to curated to consumption-ready layers Lead, Inspire and mentor data engineers across the UK and India, and set the standards for delivery Ideally Asset Management/Professional Services background Partner with Data Product, Analytics and AI teams to implement semantic models Technical Skills - Snowflake, including Snowpipe, Streams and Tasks, Dynamic Tables and Snowpark Advanced SQL and Python Data transformation frameworks such as dbt

How to apply

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