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Engineering DirectorUK Remote Up to £135,000 + 15% BonusThis is an excellent opportunity to join a newly established Data Hub function and play a leading role in shaping the future of enterprise data and AI. You’ll combine strategic leadership with hands-on technical oversight, helping build a scalable data platform that will support business-wide decision making and innovation.The CompanyThey are investing heavily in their data capabilities, bringing previously fragmented data environments together into a single, governed platform. With strong backing from senior leadership and a clear roadmap in place, the Data Hub is a key strategic initiative designed to enable analytics, operational efficiency, and future AI use cases.The RoleYou will lead the Data Hub engineering team, owning delivery, technical direction, and team development.Responsibilities include:*Leading and mentoring data engineering teams
*Driving delivery of a modern enterprise data platform
*Owning architecture and technical decision-making
*Consolidating legacy systems into a scalable, governed environment
*Partnering with business and product stakeholders
*Managing distributed engineering teams and delivery processes
*Establishing engineering best practices across Agile, DevOps, quality, and reliability
*Contributing to the wider data and AI strategy
Your Skills & Experience*Strong people leadership within data or platform engineering
*Deep Snowflake and DBT expertise
*Experience delivering large-scale data platform programmes
*Strong SQL and Python skills
*Data architecture and governance experience
*Agile delivery leadership
*Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
*Experience leading offshore or distributed teams
*Hands-on technical credibility
Desirable:*Databricks
*AI/ML platforms and workflows
*Agent-based AI solutions
*Backend or full-stack engineering exposure
What They Offer*Up to £135,000 base salary
*15% annual bonus
*Fully remote working in the UK
*Opportunity to build a newly formed Data Hub function
*Significant influence over platform strategy and architecture
*Exposure to modern data and AI technologies
*Clear growth and leadership opportunities as the team expands