Lead Data Engineer (Cloud)

hackajob

📍 Preston, England, United-Kingdom

Full-time IT & Technology Posted February 24, 2026

Job Description

Job Title: Lead Data Engineer (Cloud)

Location: Preston – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: £55,000 depending on skills and experience

What You’ll Be Doing

  • Building and operating ingestion pipelines into the lakehouse
  • Developing Spark transformation jobs and reusable pipeline patterns
  • Orchestrating workflows in Airflow (raw > bronze > silver > gold)
  • Implementing manifest-driven transformation using JSON configuration stored in MongoDB or CosmosDB
  • Maintaining Delta Lake tables and troubleshooting pipeline reliability/performance

Your Skills And Experiences

  • Deep understanding of modern data engineering principles, data lifecycle, and enterprise-scale architecture.
  • Strong knowledge of data governance, metadata management, and qua...