Lead Data Engineer

Lead Data EngineerKey PointsLocation: London Or Reading, HybridDuration: 12 monthsRate: Competitive Day Rate, Outside IR35OverviewThis is an opportunity to join a leading organisation undertaking a major cloud transformation and data modernisation programme, delivering enterprise-scale data solutions across a complex technology landscape.As a Lead Data Engineer, you will provide technical leadership across the design, development, automation, and optimisation of cloud-based data platforms, ensuring secure, scalable, and high-performing solutions are delivered to support business and operational objectives.Working closely with architects, stakeholders, analysts, and engineering teams, you will drive best practice across data engineering, infrastructure automation, CI/CD, and cloud technologies while mentoring and leading other engineers within the delivery team.Key ResponsibilitiesLead the design and delivery of enterprise-scale data engineering solutions within Google Cloud Platform (GCP).Develop and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines, data models, and integration frameworks.Design and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform.Build and support automated deployment processes through GitLab CI/CD pipelines.Design, optimise, and maintain BigQuery datasets, schemas, and analytical workloads.Develop and manage Cloud Storage, Cloud SQL, and Cloud Composer solutions.Develop Python-based ETL applications, automation tools, and data services.Implement Real Time ..... full job details .....