11 lead data engineer jobs found in London

Join a cutting-edge financial services organisation building the future of banking data infrastructure from the ground up. Salary:  £650 - 750 per day Lead Data Platform Engineer - Urgent Contract Role - (Snowflake + Core Banking) Outside IR35 | £650-750/day | 2-3 days on-site in London | Initial 3 months | ASAP start We're supporting a financial services organisation standing up an entirely new banking data function, building a modern core banking platform using Snowflake. This is a hands on technical leadership role responsible for architecting, designing, and building the full end to end data platform: ingestion, medallion layers, data warehouse stores, and downstream reporting. You'll be working across high volume financial data, streaming pipelines, and a modern cloud native stack. You'll own the delivery of scalable data foundations, medallion structured financial models, and operational reporting capabilities consumed across the...

IT Applications Manager - Central London £650 - £700 p/d (outside IR35) - 3 month initial term Well-established and highly profitable construction engineering business is seeking an experienced IT Applications Manager to join them on a permanent basis. This is a critical leadership role within an organisation undergoing significant digital transformation, with ambitious growth and acquisition plans driving demand for scalable, standardised and efficient business applications. Reporting into the Head of IT, you will lead the delivery, governance and optimisation of business applications across the enterprise. This role blends strategic oversight, hands-on expertise with modern low-code/no-code platforms and direct leadership of a multidisciplinary applications team. The IT Applications Manager will oversee a suite of core enterprise systems, including but not limited to: Workday, UKG (Kronos), COINS, SharePoint, Snowflake, Autodesk Construction Cloud, Pro-Sapien, Primavera P6...

Outside IR35 Contract - Senior/Lead Kotlin Engineer – Backend / Distributed Systems - £700-800/day Tier-One Global Investment Bank | London A tier-one global investment bank is expanding a new engineering group responsible for building modern digital financial platforms from the ground up. This team operates with the autonomy and pace of a start-up, backed by the scale and resources of one of the world’s largest financial institutions. Engineers work in small, highly collaborative teams designing and operating systems that power critical financial services used by millions of customers. This is a 6-month rolling contract, on a programme of work estimated to last 2-3 years. We’re looking for experienced Senior and Lead backend engineers who specialise in server-side Kotlin on the JVM , with a strong interest in building reliable distributed systems and scalable cloud platforms. You’ll help design and build high-performance backend services, working closely...

Role: AI Engineer Location: Central London (Hybrid - 4 days onsite) Contract: 6 Months + Extensions Rate: £600–£800 per day (Outside IR35, flexible for exceptional candidates)   A leading European private credit manager is seeking an experienced AI Engineer to join on a contract basis. This role will focus on taking AI proof-of-concepts developed across the investment business and productionising them into scalable solutions.   You will act as the key bridge between investment teams (Portfolio Managers, Credit, and Origination) and technology, helping transform AI ideas into practical tools that enhance investment decision-making and operational efficiency.   Key Responsibilities: Serve as the designated AI engineering lead responsible for productionising AI POCs. Develop and fine-tune LLM-based solutions (e.g. RAG, prompt engineering, embeddings, vector search). Collaborate closely with investment...

Governance / Data Governance / Data Analyst / Oracle / Fusion Job Title: Data Governance Lead Location: London (2 days per week onsite) Contract Type: Contract – 6 Months Day Rate: £700 per day IR35 Status: Outside IR35 Overview We are looking for a Data Governance Lead to support a major Oracle Fusion HR implementation programme . This role will focus on improving HR data quality, identifying root causes of data issues, and embedding practical data governance processes across the programme. This is a hands-on data role , suited to someone with a background in data analysis or data engineering , who is comfortable working directly with datasets to diagnose issues and drive improvements. The successful candidate will work closely with HR, transformation, and technology teams to ensure high-quality, well-governed data as part of the Oracle Fusion implementation. Key Responsibilities Lead data governance activities within an Oracle Fusion HR...

Senior Data Engineer | £600 per day Outside IR35 | 6 Month Contract A PE-backed asset/wealth management firm managing multi-billion pounds in assets is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to design and deliver a new Azure-based data warehouse. The organisation is replacing a non-performant “data swamp” with a well-structured, governed platform built on Azure. You will lead the end-to-end architecture and take a hands-on role building a robust data platform from ingestion through to consumption. Tech Environment: Azure Data Lake Storage Azure Synapse Medallion Architecture ETL / data ingestion pipelines Dimensional modelling Strong governance, security, and error handling Ideal Experience: Azure-based data platform architecture End-to-end data warehouse design and delivery Data governance and platform reliability Asset management / wealth management / financial data environments Key Information: £600 per day Outside IR35 Hybrid – London (2...

Outside IR35 Contract - Senior/Lead Kotlin Engineer – Backend / Distributed Systems - £700-800/day Tier-One Global Investment Bank | London A tier-one global investment bank is expanding a new engineering group responsible for building modern digital financial platforms from the ground up. This team operates with the autonomy and pace of a start-up, backed by the scale and resources of one of the world’s largest financial institutions. Engineers work in small, highly collaborative teams designing and operating systems that power critical financial services used by millions of customers. This is a 6-month rolling contract, on a programme of work estimated to last 2-3 years. We’re looking for experienced Senior and Lead backend engineers who specialise in server-side Kotlin on the JVM , with a strong interest in building reliable distributed systems and scalable cloud platforms. You’ll help design and build high-performance backend services, working closely...

IT Applications Manager - Central London £650 - £700 p/d (outside IR35) - 3 month initial term Well-established and highly profitable construction engineering business is seeking an experienced IT Applications Manager to join them on a permanent basis. This is a critical leadership role within an organisation undergoing significant digital transformation, with ambitious growth and acquisition plans driving demand for scalable, standardised and efficient business applications. Reporting into the Head of IT, you will lead the delivery, governance and optimisation of business applications across the enterprise. This role blends strategic oversight, hands-on expertise with modern low-code/no-code platforms and direct leadership of a multidisciplinary applications team. The IT Applications Manager will oversee a suite of core enterprise systems, including but not limited to: Workday, UKG (Kronos), COINS, SharePoint, Snowflake, Autodesk Construction Cloud, Pro-Sapien,...

IT Applications Manager - Central London (hybrid) £650 - £700 p/d (outside IR35) 3 month initial term, likely to extend Well-established and highly profitable construction engineering business is seeking an experienced IT Applications Manager to join them on a permanent basis. This is a critical leadership role within an organisation undergoing significant digital transformation, with ambitious growth and acquisition plans driving demand for scalable, standardised and efficient business applications. Reporting into the Head of IT, you will lead the delivery, governance and optimisation of business applications across the enterprise. This role blends strategic oversight, hands-on expertise with modern low-code/no-code platforms and direct leadership of a multidisciplinary applications team. The IT Applications Manager will oversee a suite of core enterprise systems, including but not limited to: Workday, UKG (Kronos), COINS, SharePoint, Snowflake, Autodesk...

IT Applications Manager - Central London £650 - £700 p/d (outside IR35) - 3 month initial term Well-established and highly profitable construction engineering business is seeking an experienced IT Applications Manager to join them on a permanent basis. This is a critical leadership role within an organisation undergoing significant digital transformation, with ambitious growth and acquisition plans driving demand for scalable, standardised and efficient business applications. Reporting into the Head of IT, you will lead the delivery, governance and optimisation of business applications across the enterprise. This role blends strategic oversight, hands-on expertise with modern low-code/no-code platforms and direct leadership of a multidisciplinary applications team. The IT Applications Manager will oversee a suite of core enterprise systems, including but not limited to: Workday, UKG (Kronos), COINS, SharePoint, Snowflake, Autodesk Construction Cloud, Pro-Sapien, Primavera P6...

Lead .NET/Full Stack Developer - Hybrid - £700/day Outside IR35 | C# | Azure | Event Driven Systems | Payments | API Driven We have a unique opportunity for a Lead .NET/Full Stack Developer to join a payments company. As the Lead .NET/Full Stack Developer , you’ll play a key role in shaping and scaling a high-throughput payments platform as the business enters its next phase of growth. This includes launching new products, enabling new partner integrations, and expanding a platform that already powers multiple live financial services products used globally. You’ll be building on top of a modern, cloud-native platform built with .NET and Azure , designed around API-first architecture and event-driven microservices . The platform supports complex payment flows, partner integrations, and high-volume transaction processing. This is a hands-on technical role where you’ll help drive engineering best practices, contribute to architectural decisions, and mentor...