Lead Data Engineer Fabric

Lead Data Engineer Permanent | Remote UK | £75,000-£85,000 + 20% Bonus + Excellent Pension Cedar are supporting a growing organisation undergoing a significant data transformation programme with the appointment of a Lead Data Engineer. The role forms part of a wider programme to bring greater ownership of the organisation's data capability in-house and continue the development of its modern cloud data platform. This is a highly hands-on role offering significant autonomy. You will initially operate as the senior Data Engineer within the business, taking ownership of a platform that has been developed with an external technology partner. The role Take end-to-end technical ownership of a modern cloud data platformTake ownership of the existing architecture, challenging and improving it where appropriateDesign, build and optimise scalable data pipelines and data modelsWork across Lakehouse and medallion architectures, including Bronze, Silver and Gold layersDevelop dimensional models including facts, dimensions and star schemasOwn platform reliability, monitoring, performance and incident managementEstablish standards around data quality, governance, lineage and securityImplement and improve CI/CD and deployment processesWork closely with stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable data solutionsManage the transition of knowledge and capability from external suppliers into the organisationLonger term, help build and develop the internal data engineering capability Experience required We are looking for a genuinely hands-on Senior or Lead Data Engineer with strong experience across: Python / PySparkSQLModern cloud data platformsData pipelines and ETL/ELTLakehouse / medallion architectureDimensional and star-schema modellingProduction data platform ownershipData quality and governanceCI/CD and modern engineering practicesExperience with Microsoft Fabric would be highly advantageous but is not essential. Candidates with strong experience across Azure Databricks, Azure Synapse, Azure Data Factory, Snowflake or comparable modern cloud data platforms will also be considered. The successful individual will be comfortable operating independently, making technical decisions and remaining highly hands-on, while taking broader ownership of the platform. This is an excellent opportunity to play a key role within a wider data transformation programme, take genuine ownership of a business-critical data platform and, over time, build a data engineering capability around you. Please note: this position is unable to provide visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship.