144 data lead jobs found in London

ERP Data Lead - Workday - Central Government - Active SC Clearance required - London/Hybrid - £500-£600 a day - Outside IR35. We are looking for a Data Lead with active SC Clearance (must have been used in the last 12 months so it can be transferred) ideally with experience migrating to Workday but will consider experience with other ERP systems such as SAP or Oracle. Central Government experience preferred.

12 month initial contract | Up to £1200/day Outside IR35 | London - Hybrid | Streaming, Lakehouse & Cloud Data A large trading organisation is rebuilding its enterprise data platform, bringing together streaming, storage, transformation and governance into one shared platform for the business. We need a hands-on Lead or Principal Engineer to turn architecture into working software: guiding event-streaming pipelines, production data pipelines on a modern lakehouse stack, and setting standards other engineers build on. You 'll need: Led the build or major modernisation of a production data platform Strong hands-on experience with a major streaming technology (Kafka or equivalent) Production experience with a lakehouse/Spark-based analytics platform Strong Python/SQL and a major public cloud Comfortable mentoring engineers and setting technical direction across teams Bonus: Flink, dbt, Iceberg, data mesh/data contracts, trading...

Data Lead | 12 month initial contract | Up to £1200/day Outside IR35 | London - Hybrid | Streaming, Lakehouse & Cloud Data   A large trading organisation is rebuilding its enterprise data platform, bringing together streaming, storage, transformation and governance into one shared platform for the business. We need a hands-on Lead or Principal Engineer to turn architecture into working software: guiding event-streaming pipelines, production data pipelines on a modern lakehouse stack, and setting standards other engineers build on.   You'll need: Led the build or major modernisation of a production data platform Strong hands-on experience with a major streaming technology (Kafka or equivalent) Production experience with a lakehouse/Spark-based analytics platform Strong Python/SQL and a major public cloud Comfortable mentoring engineers and setting technical direction across teams   Bonus: Flink, dbt,...

12 month initial contract | Up to £1200/day Outside IR35 | London - Hybrid | Streaming, Lakehouse & Cloud Data A large trading organisation is rebuilding its enterprise data platform, bringing together streaming, storage, transformation and governance into one shared platform for the business. We need a hands-on Lead or Principal Engineer to turn architecture into working software: guiding event-streaming pipelines, production data pipelines on a modern lakehouse stack, and setting standards other engineers build on. You 'll need: Led the build or major modernisation of a production data platform Strong hands-on experience with a major streaming technology (Kafka or equivalent) Production experience with a lakehouse/Spark-based analytics platform Strong Python/SQL and a major public cloud Comfortable mentoring engineers and setting technical direction across teams Bonus: Flink, dbt, Iceberg, data mesh/data contracts, trading...

We are seeking an experienced ERP Data Migration Lead to join the technology and data team of a fast-growing UK retailer . This is a hands-on opportunity for an experienced data migration professional with a strong background in ERP data migration, data transformation, data integration and complex enterprise data environments , ideally gained within the retail, e-commerce or FMCG sector. The successful candidate will take ownership of the ERP data migration workstream, working across business, technology and data teams to ensure that data is accurately extracted, transformed, cleansed, validated and migrated into the target ERP environment. This is not a purely programme management or coordination role; we are looking for someone who is technically hands-on, comfortable working directly with data, writing SQL, investigating source systems, developing transformation logic and resolving complex data issues. This is an Outside IR35 contract opportunity and will suit an...

Databricks, AWS, Technical Lead, Principal Engineer. Front office trading technology and data with a heavy AI agenda. Tier 1 commodities trader. Ink Search are representing a global, prestigious commodities trader in Central London. Group Technology is delivering a Cloud Smart, Data First strategy: a multi-year programme to consolidate fragmented data across the firm's eTRMs, risk, finance, operations and asset systems into a connected, enterprise-grade data backbone. This role is the technical delivery owner for the Intelligence Platform end-to-end, the person who turns the target architecture, design principles and capability roadmap into a working, production-grade platform. This is a hands-on, build-it role as much as a lead-it role. The successful candidate will have personally built a comparable data/AI platform before, not just directed one, and will bring that experience to bear, leading a team of internal technology leads while directing the work of multiple external...

We are seeking an experienced ERP Data Migration Lead to join the technology and data team of a fast-growing UK retailer. This is a hands-on opportunity for an experienced data migration professional with a strong background in ERP data migration, data transformation, data integration and complex enterprise data environments, ideally gained within the retail, e-commerce or FMCG sector. The successful candidate will take ownership of the ERP data migration workstream, working across business, technology and data teams to ensure that data is accurately extracted, transformed, cleansed, validated and migrated into the target ERP environment. This is not a purely programme management or coordination role; we are looking for someone who is technically hands-on, comfortable working directly with data, writing SQL, investigating source systems, developing transformation logic and resolving complex data issues. This is an Outside IR35 contract opportunity and will suit an experienced ERP...

Data Engineering Lead Bristol - Hybrid working £650-£700 pd outside IR35 Leading business is looking to recruit a Data Engineering Lead to join a major data transformation programme, leading a small team whilst driving the migration from AWS Redshift to Databricks. This is a technical leadership role with ownership of the Databricks platform, responsibility for a team of Data Engineers and contractors, and involvement in several business-critical transformation initiatives. Key Responsibilities Lead a team of 2-5 Data Engineers (both on and offshore) Own and drive the migration from Redshift to Databricks. Provide hands-on technical leadership across data engineering and architecture. Support major business and technology transformation programmes. Design and deliver scalable cloud-based data solutions. Drive engineering best practices, delivery standards and platform improvements. Manage BAU support, incidents and operational enhancements. Requirements...

Lead Fabric Data Engineer Rate: c. £550 per day IR35 Status: Outside IR35 Location: Fully Remote (UK Based) Duration: 6 Months We are recruiting a hands-on Lead Fabric Data Engineer to drive a major enterprise data platform transformation within a complex, large-scale organisation. You will design, build and operationalise a new greenfield Microsoft Fabric platform, creating the core foundations for global reporting, analytics, and AI services. The Role Architect & Build: Deliver end-to-end solutions across Fabric, OneLake, Lakehouse, and Warehouse. Pipeline Engineering: Develop robust ETL/ELT pipelines via Fabric Data Factory, Dataflows Gen2, and Spark Notebooks. Data Architecture: Build out Bronze, Silver, and Gold layers using medallion architecture and design enterprise conformed data models. Governance & Security: Implement data governance, lineage, and cataloguing using Microsoft Purview alongside core Azure security/networking. DevOps Culture:...

Lead Data Engineer - Databricks | Contract Huddersfield - 4 days onsite c £550 per day - Outside IR35 3 3 month initial contract - potential extension to 6 months We re supporting a major UK organisation through a significant transformation of its data estate and are looking for an experienced Lead Data Engineer to provide immediate technical leadership and hands-on delivery. This is a proper hands-on engineering role . We need someone who can hit the ground running, take ownership and help establish a modern Databricks data platform without needing significant support from the existing team. What you'll be doing: - Hands-on Data Engineering within Databricks - Designing and building robust data pipelines - Supporting the development of bronze, silver and gold data layers - Taking ownership of engineering standards and delivery - Leading and supporting existing Data Engineers - Prioritising and allocating engineering work - Working closely with Data &...

Data Manager BigQuery Data Governance ETL SQL 3-4 Month Contract £600-£650 per day Outside IR35 Manchester We're working with a well known client based in Manchester looking for a Data Manager to support their data function on an initial 3-4 month contract. This is a hands-on role focused on maintaining and improving a BigQuery environment. What you'll be doing: Owning and maintaining the BigQuery platform Managing data pipelines and resolving issues Supporting data governance and data quality initiatives Enhancing data models and warehouse structures Working closely with analysts and engineers on ad hoc requirements What they're looking for: Strong hands-on experience with BigQuery Experience in a Data Manager, Data Lead or Lead Data Engineer capacity Strong understanding of data governance, modelling and warehousing Experience managing ETL/ELT pipelines Available to start in the coming weeks Contract: Outside IR35 3-4 month...

Data Manager | BigQuery | Data Governance | ETL | SQL | 3-4 Month Contract | £600- £650 per day | Outside IR35 | Manchester We 're working with a well known client based in Manchester looking for a Data Manager to support their data function on an initial 3-4 month contract. This is a hands-on role focused on maintaining and improving a BigQuery environment. What you 'll be doing: Owning and maintaining the BigQuery platform Managing data pipelines and resolving issues Supporting data governance and data quality initiatives Enhancing data models and warehouse structures Working closely with analysts and engineers on ad hoc requirements What they 're looking for: Strong hands-on experience with BigQuery Experience in a Data Manager, Data Lead or Lead Data Engineer capacity Strong understanding of data governance, modelling and warehousing Experience managing ETL/ELT pipelines Available to start in the...

Data Manager BigQuery Data Governance ETL SQL 3-4 Month Contract £600-£650 per day Outside IR35 Manchester We're working with a well known client based in Manchester looking for a Data Manager to support their data function on an initial 3-4 month contract. This is a hands-on role focused on maintaining and improving a BigQuery environment. What you'll be doing: Owning and maintaining the BigQuery platform Managing data pipelines and resolving issues Supporting data governance and data quality initiatives Enhancing data models and warehouse structures Working closely with analysts and engineers on ad hoc requirements What they're looking for: Strong hands-on experience with BigQuery Experience in a Data Manager, Data Lead or Lead Data Engineer capacity Strong understanding of data governance, modelling and warehousing Experience managing ETL/ELT pipelines Available to start in the coming weeks Contract: Outside IR35 3-4 month...

Data Manager | BigQuery | Data Governance | ETL | SQL | 3-4 Month Contract | £600-£650 per day | Outside IR35 | Manchester We're working with a well known client based in Manchester looking for a Data Manager to support their data function on an initial 3-4 month contract. This is a hands-on role focused on maintaining and improving a BigQuery environment. What you'll be doing: Owning and maintaining the BigQuery platform Managing data pipelines and resolving issues Supporting data governance and data quality initiatives Enhancing data models and warehouse structures Working closely with analysts and engineers on ad hoc requirements What they're looking for: Strong hands-on experience with BigQuery Experience in a Data Manager, Data Lead or Lead Data Engineer capacity Strong understanding of data governance, modelling and warehousing Experience managing ETL/ELT pipelines Available to start in the coming weeks Contract: Outside IR35 3-4...

Data Manager | BigQuery | Data Governance | ETL | SQL | 3-4 Month Contract | £600- £650 per day | Outside IR35 | Manchester We 're working with a well known client based in Manchester looking for a Data Manager to support their data function on an initial 3-4 month contract. This is a hands-on role focused on maintaining and improving a BigQuery environment. What you 'll be doing: Owning and maintaining the BigQuery platform Managing data pipelines and resolving issues Supporting data governance and data quality initiatives Enhancing data models and warehouse structures Working closely with analysts and engineers on ad hoc requirements What they 're looking for: Strong hands-on experience with BigQuery Experience in a Data Manager, Data Lead or Lead Data Engineer capacity Strong understanding of data governance, modelling and warehousing Experience managing ETL/ELT pipelines Available to start in the...

Head of Data Engineering - Microsoft Fabric Contract & Location: 9 month contract - 2 days per week in London office . Rate: £675/day Outside IR35 Role: Leadership & Strategy: Lead the Data Engineering function and own the enterprise data engineering strategy, architecture roadmap, standards, and delivery across a Microsoft Fabric-led data estate. Microsoft Fabric Expertise: Provide senior technical leadership across Microsoft Fabric, including OneLake, Lakehouses, Warehouses, Data Pipelines, Dataflows Gen2, Spark Notebooks, KQL and Real Time Intelligence. Data Architecture & Migration: Design and oversee modern cloud-first data architectures, including Delta Lake and Bronze/Silver/Gold medallion patterns, with experience migrating Legacy platforms such as Oracle or Azure Synapse. Enterprise Data Integration: Lead the integration and data engineering strategy across key enterprise platforms including Salesforce, Certinia, Workday, Dynamics 365...

Role: Senior Applied AI Engineer (Defence Contractor) Rate: £700-£900 per day, dependent on experience Location: Oxford / London Engagement: Contract, outside IR35: initial 6-month term with strong likelihood of extension Start: Immdediate start. Hybrid, with regular time on site in Oxford or London Security clearance: You must be eligible for UK security clearance (BPSS and SC. We require applicants to hold UK passport and 5 years of continuous UK residency. We can sponsor clearance for the right candidate, but given the contract nature of this role we strongly prefer candidates who already hold an active, transferable SC; DV is an advantage. If you are not eligible, we will not be able to progress your application. A note from the Founders Oxford Dynamics is at an inflection point. We build frontier AI for environments where the cost of a wrong decision is high: defence and national security, critical infrastructure, and commercial organisations making...

Strategic Programme Manager - D365 F&O Finance Transformation £625 - £675 per day, Outside IR35 ASAP Start, 6 months initial contract, minimum 12 months scope Hybrid: Once a week travel into London The programme A major finance transformation replacing Legacy systems with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations in a public sector body. Delivery is underway and the programme is now approaching UAT, with go-live and a phased rollout scheduled for next year. The client-side team sets direction, owns assurance and holds the supplier to account. The role This is a programme-level appointment rather than multi-project coordination. You will act as the strategic delivery partner to the SRO, providing oversight, finance transformation expertise, D365 insight and independent challenge to supplier recommendations. The Delivery PM owns day-to-day project management; your remit sits alongside theirs, retaining full visibility of delivery detail without being accountable for...

Strategic Programme Manager - D365 F &O Finance Transformation £625 - £675 per day, Outside IR35 ASAP Start, 6 months initial contract, minimum 12 months scope Hybrid: Once a week travel into London The programme A major finance transformation replacing legacy systems with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations in a public sector body. Delivery is underway and the programme is now approaching UAT, with go-live and a phased rollout scheduled for next year. The client-side team sets direction, owns assurance and holds the supplier to account. The role This is a programme-level appointment rather than multi-project coordination. You will act as the strategic delivery partner to the SRO, providing oversight, finance transformation expertise, D365 insight and independent challenge to supplier recommendations. The Delivery PM owns day-to-day project management; your remit sits alongside theirs, retaining full visibility of delivery detail without...

Product Lead - 3 month contract - paying up to £500 Outside IR35 - Hybrid (London) Our client is hiring a Product Lead to build a conversational AI experience that guides customers all the way to completion on-platform - giving them expert, friendly guidance rather than losing them to a phone call or direct provider contact. What you'll do Own end-to-end product design of how the AI agent proactively helps customers at genuine points of hesitation or confusion, without becoming intrusive Decide which behavioural and contextual signals justify proactive engagement, including spotting where a signal choice raises a compliance question rather than being a pure build decision Apply sales conversation best practice (discovery, objection handling, trust-building) to a conversational AI product Own the accuracy and quality of the AI's responses as a core part of the proposition design Work with legal and compliance to keep the design compliant with UK data protection and...