Lead Data Engineer

JOB TITLE: Lead Data Engineer

LOCATION(S): Halifax

HOURS:  Full time

WORKING PATTERN: Hybrid, 40% (or two days) in our Halifax office

About this opportunity

This is a key role as part of the Risk Foundations, Consumer Data Lab which creates significant value to the Group, unlocking the potential of the Group’s Data Strategy!

As a Lead Data Engineer, you’ll be responsible for leading a talented group of engineers, guiding them through the complexities of engineering and owning the delivery of robust, scalable solutions! You'll use your technical expertise to support product performance, reliability, and security in line with our strategic vision. This role will give you the opportunity to work with modern tech and data stacks, and cloud-based architectures, while collaborating closely with multi-functional teams to drive continuous improvement and operational excellence.

Key responsibilities:

• Data Product Development: Design, build, and maintain scalable, secure, and high-quality data products using clean, maintainable, and efficient solution designs aligned with standard methodologies.

• Technical Leadership: Lead implementation reviews, ensure quality assurance across delivery, and share knowledge across teams.

• Tooling & Process Optimisation: Evaluate and recommend tools, technologies, and processes to enhance the data platform and engineering practices.

• Problem Solving: Apply advanced analytical skills to resolve complex data issues, technical challenges, and bugs.

• Mentorship & Coaching: Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineers within the lab and across the wider data engineering community.

• DevOps & CI/CD: Champion DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines to ensure robust, automated, and efficient deployment processes.

• Governance & Custodianship: Ensure compliance with data governance standards and take accountability for the custodianship of data assets produced and consumed by the platform.

• Team Collaboration: Communicate effectively with multiple teams and stakeholders to align on priorities and deliverables.

• Manage the development and/or operation of knowledge management system with guidance from senior colleagues.

About us

If you think all banks are the same, you’d be wrong. We’re an innovative, fast-changing business that’s shaping finance as a force for good. A bank that’s empowering its people to innovate, explore possibilities and grow with purpose.

What you'll need

• Extensive data engineering experience and implementing data management systems.

• Strong data literacy, with hands-on analytics and development skills.

• Expertise in data modelling and visual system design.

• Proficiency in SAS, BigQuery, and cloud-native architectures.

• Experience with Tableau, Power BI, or Looker for data visualization.

• Solid knowledge of data governance, architecture, and lifecycle management.

• Familiarity with automation tools and observability frameworks.

• Proven leadership, team coaching abilities, and stakeholder influence skills to drive strategic outcomes.

About working for us

Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms.

We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture.

We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative.

And it’s why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups.

We’re disability confident. So, if you’d like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%

• An annual bonus award, subject to Group performance

• Share schemes including free shares

• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping

• 30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top

• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Want to do amazing work, that’s interesting and makes a difference to millions of people? Join our journey.