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Salary: £50,000 - 70,000 per year
Requirements: Strong knowledge of cloud-native data platforms such as lakehouse, warehouse, and streaming systemsStrong knowledge of modelling approaches including medallion, dimensional, event-driven, and semantic layersStrong knowledge of data governance frameworks and metadata toolingStrong knowledge of data lineage, cataloguing, discovery, and documentationStrong knowledge of data quality and observability toolingStrong knowledge of data access and security patternsSkilled in standardising and creating reusable data frameworks, templates, and modulesExperience in people leadership, including performance management, wellbeing, and personal and professional developmentDemonstrated delivery of measurable improvements in data quality, data availability, pipeline reliability, or delivery speedExperience partnering with governance, cyber, environments, and QE teams to enable safe, observable, governed data change Responsibilities: Define the tenets, patterns, and architectural expectations that guide how data is ingested, modelled, governed, and made available across the organisationBring clarity to ambiguous data problemsBalance speed with safetyMake decisions that raise the organisational barSupport the Senior Data Engineering Leader and Product Owner in decision making and execution of team responsibilities within an Azure environment Technologies: AzureCloudSupportProduct OwnerSecurity More:
We are partnered with Skipton Building Society for a permanent Principal Data Engineer opportunity based in Skipton, North Yorkshire, with a hybrid working pattern of three days per week in the office. This is an actively hiring role with a competitive salary and excellent benefits. We are looking for someone to help shape the organisations data architecture and standards, working closely with senior stakeholders in an Azure environment. Please note that sponsorship is not available for this role.
last updated 29 week of 2026