Technical Delivery Lead Python, Databricks - CER Financial

Overview

Technical Delivery Lead (Python, Databricks) – London. Hybrid (3/2 split). 6-month contract. £515 - £894 per day (via Umbrella). cer Financial are working alongside an international bank who are looking for a Technical Delivery Lead to join their team on an initial 6-month contract. This is a hybrid role, requiring 3 days per week in the London office. This is a hands-on leadership position, combining technical delivery with active development (approximately 30-50% coding) using Python, Databricks and PySpark.

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of data engineering projects.
• Design, develop and optimise data pipelines using Python, Databricks and PySpark.
• Build scalable ETL/ELT solutions and Lakehouse architectures.
• Manage Agile delivery, sprint planning and stakeholder communication.
• Mentor engineers and promote engineering best practices.
• Ensure data quality, governance, monitoring and CI/CD standards.

• 10+ years' experience in Data Engineering or Software Engineering.
• Previous experience in a Technical Lead or Delivery Lead role with hands-on coding.
• Strong expertise in Python, Databricks, Spark/PySpark and SQL.
• Experience building large-scale ETL pipelines and cloud-based data platforms (AWS, Azure or GCP).
• Strong understanding of Lakehouse architecture and distributed data systems.
• Experience with Agile delivery and stakeholder management.
• Databricks certifications and experience with Kafka, Airflow, Docker, Kubernetes or CI/CD are advantageous.