Principal Data Engineer

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28/05/25
East Midlands, Greater Manchester
£80k - 90k per year
Permanent
Analytics, Data, AI and ML
Full time

Job role

Principal Data Engineer – Consultancy

Location: Hybrid in Derby
Clearance: SC required (Sole UK Nationals only)

Can you help organisations at the very beginning of their data journey?

We’re hiring a Principal Data Engineer to lead the design and delivery of data solutions across a variety of sectors. This role is ideal for someone who can blend technical expertise with a consultative mindset — guiding clients who may not yet have mature data capabilities, warehouses, or clear strategies in place.

What you’ll be doing:

Act as a lead consultant, engaging directly with clients to shape and deliver data solutions
Support pre-sales and business development by defining scopes, contributing to proposals, and helping win new work
Manage and mentor teams of Data Engineers and Analysts across active projects
Design modern data platforms and architectures from scratch, often where existing infrastructure is minimal or misused
Establish best practices across data engineering, governance, and delivery
Build trust with both technical teams and senior non-technical stakeholders

What you’ll bring:

Significant experience in data engineering and solution design, ideally in complex or regulated environments
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with a consultative approach
Technical skills across modern cloud platforms (Azure preferred), SQL, Python, data visualisation and data pipeline tools
Experience leading teams and developing others
Patience, adaptability, and a willingness to work in organisations with low data maturity

What to expect:

You’ll join a growing consultancy team working on high-impact digital transformation projects. Many of these clients are only just starting their data journeys — so this isn’t a plug-and-play role. It’s about building capability where it’s never existed before.

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