Lead Data Engineer | Databricks

Lead Data Engineer - Databricks | ContractHuddersfield - 4 days onsitec£550 per day - Outside IR3533 month initial contract - potential extension to 6 months We re supporting a major UK organisation through a significant transformation of its data estate and are looking for an experienced Lead Data Engineer to provide immediate technical leadership and hands-on delivery. This is a proper hands-on engineering role. We need someone who can hit the ground running, take ownership and help establish a modern Databricks data platform without needing significant support from the existing team. What you''ll be doing: - Hands-on Data Engineering within Databricks- Designing and building robust data pipelines- Supporting the development of bronze, silver and gold data layers- Taking ownership of engineering standards and delivery- Leading and supporting existing Data Engineers- Prioritising and allocating engineering work- Working closely with Data andamp; Enterprise Architecture- Helping create trusted, reusable data models and single sources of truth- Supporting knowledge transfer from the existing Databricks Solution Architect- Helping transition the platform into a sustainable BAU engineering capability What we re looking for: - Strong hands-on Databricks experience- Excellent SQL and Data Engineering fundamentals- Proven experience designing and building production data pipelines- Experience working within complex enterprise data environments- Previous technical ..... full job details .....