Data Lead

scrumconnect ltd

📍 newcastle upon tyne, england, United-Kingdom

Full-time IT & Technology Posted June 20, 2026

Job Description

Data Strategy & Governance

  • Lead the end-to-end data strategy across services
  • Assess current (as-is) and future (to-be) states of data platforms and pipelines
  • Develop a short- to medium-term strategic roadmap aligned with broader organisational and government data strategies
  • Define and implement policies, standards, and governance frameworks for secure and scalable data services

Technical Leadership & Architecture

  • Select and evolve data engineering tools, frameworks, and methodologies
  • Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture and technical strategies
  • Lead delivery of complex data engineering initiatives across multiple systems
  • Design solutions balancing functional and non-functional requirements

Team Design & Delivery

  • Define optimal team structure, including roles, skills, and capacity
  • Build and lead multidisciplinary data teams ...