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Salary: £? - ? per year
Requirements: Strong experience as a Lead Data Engineer, Senior Data Engineer, Data Engineering Lead, or Senior Software EngineerProven AWS cloud engineering experience, ideally with AWS data platforms and data engineering servicesStrong understanding of data engineering, data pipelines, data integration, and cloud-based data processingExperience with CI/CD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, and DevOps practicesProficiency in version control, automated testing, code quality, and software release managementDemonstrable technical leadership, team mentoring, and coaching experienceAbility to establish engineering standards and improve delivery practices within an existing teamStrong communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skillsDesirable: Snowflake, cloud data warehousing, and modern data platform delivery experienceDesirable: AWS data services, cloud-native architecture, and data pipeline orchestration experienceDesirable: DataOps, automated deployment, Infrastructure as Code, and release automation experienceDesirable: Agile software development, code reviews, test-driven development, and engineering quality assurance experienceDesirable: Experience with or strong interest in AI-assisted software engineering, generative AI tools, and coding assistants Responsibilities: Lead hands-on data engineering and software engineering delivery across the 2026 data workstreamProvide technical leadership, coaching, and mentoring to data engineers and software engineersDesign and implement scalable, reliable, and maintainable data engineering solutions on AWSApply cloud engineering best practices across data pipelines, data integration, and data processingImplement CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment processesPromote DevOps, Infrastructure as Code, source control, Git workflows, and release management best practicesImprove software quality through automated testing, unit testing, code reviews, and test automationEstablish reusable engineering patterns, standards, and frameworks to accelerate deliverySupport engineering capability development through pair programming, technical reviews, and knowledge sharingExplore AI-assisted development, generative AI, and coding assistants to improve engineering productivity Technologies: AIAWSCI/CDCloudDevOpsGitSupportSnowflake More:
We are seeking an experienced Lead or Senior Data Engineer to join a major airlines Data & AI team and provide hands-on technical leadership across a key data engineering delivery programme. The role is suited to a senior data engineer, lead software engineer, or data engineering technical lead with strong AWS cloud engineering experience and modern software development practices. Snowflake experience is highly desirable. The contract is for an immediate start through December 2026, with a strong possibility of extension into 2027. The rate is up to £630 per day, all-inclusive, Inside IR35/PAYE. The role is based at Heathrow, with 1–2 days per week onsite.
last updated 42 week of 2026