Lead Data Engineer

Lead Data Engineer (or Architect) – role in the public sector at Made Tech. You will design and build scalable data platforms, guide delivery teams on data‑centric practices, and manage cloud infrastructure.

• Define, shape and implement data strategies for central and local government clients.
• Help public sector teams understand the value of their data and guide them to maximise its use.
• Act as a trusted advisor on data‑driven approaches, leveraging public cloud services such as AWS, Azure and GCP.
• Contribute to recruitment and line‑management responsibilities as the team grows.

• Proficiency with Git (incl. Git Hub Actions) and knowledge of branching strategies.
• Strong experience with Infrastructure‑as‑Code, capable of deploying infrastructure across environments.
• Hands‑on experience handling and transforming data types (JSON, CSV, etc.) with Spark, Databricks or Hadoop.
• Comprehensive understanding of modern data architectures:
  Data Warehouses, Data Lakes, Data Meshes.
• Ability to build data pipelines on cloud platforms with integrated error handling.
• Experience creating reusable libraries to ensure consistency across pipelines.
• Skill in documenting and presenting system diagrams (C4, UML, etc.) for cloud environments.
• Enthusiasm for continuous learning and self‑development.
• Experience in agile delivery environments using Scrum, XP, or Kanban.
• Ownership of cloud infrastructure for data systems using a Dev Ops approach.
• Design and implement efficient batch and streaming data transformation processes at scale.
• Track record of delivering complete data platforms.
• Knowledge of SOLID, DRY and TDD principles and their practical application.
• Commercial mindset, able to grow accounts with senior stakeholders.
• Ability to enhance project resilience by testing for vulnerabilities (unit, integration, data quality).
• Experience guiding robust Dev Ops practices for data projects.
• Comfortable discussing tools such as Data Ops for orchestration, integration, and analytics.

• Background in a technology consultancy.
• Experience with Docker, virtual environments, CI/CD pipelines.
• Engagement with senior stakeholders for requirements gathering.
• Collaboration with multidisciplinary engineering teams (pair or mob programming).
• Product ionise of advanced data deliverables, such as machine learning models.
• Working knowledge of statistics.
• Experience with in the public sector.

• 30 days of paid annual leave.
• Flexible parental leave options.
• Part‑time remote working opportunities.
• Paid counselling and access to financial & legal advice.
• Employer‑matched pension (7%).
• Flexible benefit platform including health, cycle‑to‑work and tech subsidies.
• Optional social and wellbeing calendar of events.

Eligibility for Security Check (SC) required: 5 years UK residency, 5 years employment history, and minimal overseas travel. Candidates unable to meet SC requirements will not progress further in the hire process.