Lead Data Engineer | £80,000 - £90,000 + 10% Bonus + Benefits | Hybrid (3 Days in Liverpool Street Office)
Gravitas is proud to be recruiting on behalf of a leading organisation within the Telecoms industry, currently seeking a Lead Data Engineer to join their high-performing data team.
This is a unique opportunity to play a pivotal role in evolving a large-scale data platform into its next phase—AI-ready, real-time, and product-driven. The organisation is investing heavily in Data Lake 2.0, with a clear roadmap to enhance reliability, data quality, and scalability.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the design and delivery of scalable data solutions using Databricks, Spark, and Azure Synapse
- Drive the transformation of the existing platform to support AI-driven use cases and real-time data products
- Collaborate with architects and engineering leaders to ensure robust, resilient, and testable code
- Champion engineering best practices and CI/CD automation
- Mentor engineers and foster a collaborative, low-dependency team culture
- Influence platform strategy, including cost optimisation, governance, and innovation
Strategic Impact:
- Help shape the future of the organisation’s data platform to support AI at scale
- Contribute to two AI use cases this year, with more planned as infrastructure evolves
- Play a key role in preparing the platform for future releases and next-gen capabilities
- Drive improvements in data reliability and quality, enabling smarter decision-making
Key Requirements:
- 3–5+ years of hands-on experience in data engineering
- Proven delivery of 1–2 data lake implementations
- Experience building Spark jobs processing terabytes of data
- Strong expertise in: Databricks, Spark, Azure Synapse
- Experience working with Architects, QA, Engineering Managers, and Technical Leads
- Demonstrated team leadership or mentoring experience
Desirable:
- Telecoms experience (higher salary potential for strong domain knowledge)
- Passion for experimenting with new technologies
Working Model:
- Hybrid: 3 days per week in the Liverpool Street office
What’s on Offer:
- Salary: £80,000 - £90,000
- 10% annual bonus
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Opportunity to lead the evolution of a cutting-edge data platform
If you're a technically strong, proactive, and collaborative engineer ready to make a strategic impact, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply now or reach out to Gravitas for more details.
