Lead Data Engineer

Lead Data Engineer

Location: Billericay

Salary: Competitive

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 40 hours per week Monday-Friday

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Lead Data Engineer to design build and optimise our modern data platform using Microsoft Fabric. This is a senior technical leadership role where you will shape how data is structured governed and consumed across the business enabling high-quality reporting analytics and decision-making.

You will act as the technical authority for data engineering leading on architecture standards and delivery while ensuring data is reliable scalable secure and aligned to business needs.

What youll do:

• Design build and maintain scalable data pipelines using Microsoft Fabric (Lakehouse Data Engineering Data Warehouse Data Integration)

• Define and enforce data architecture standards best practices and governance across the platform

• Develop and optimise advanced SQL queries transformations views and data models

• Lead the design of analytical data models to support Power BI and self-service reporting

• Own data quality monitoring documentation and operational reliability across the platform

• Translate business requirements into scalable well-structured data solutions

• Lead and develop a team of three data engineers managing workload priorities and escalations

• Define KPIs standards and delivery expectations for the team

• Drive data modernisation initiatives including migration and consolidation of legacy systems into Fabric

• Support stakeholder engagement and reporting on progress risks and delivery outcomes

What youll get

• Autonomy to lead and shape a modern Microsoft Fabric data platform

• Real ownership of architecture standards and data strategy across the business

• Opportunity to lead and develop a small engineering team

• Visible impact on data quality reporting and business decision-making

• Involvement in both BAU delivery and major transformation projects

• Support for Microsoft certifications and ongoing professional development

• Hybrid working and a competitive package with company benefits

What Were Looking For

• Advanced hands-on SQL expertise (including performance tuning and optimisation)

• Strong experience with Microsoft Fabric (architecture design implementation)

• Proven experience designing and supporting data models for analytics / Power BI

• Experience modernising or migrating legacy data platforms

• Strong understanding of data engineering principles governance and data quality

• Experience designing and supporting production-grade data solutions

• Ability to lead technical delivery and act as escalation point for complex issues

• Experience working with stakeholders to gather and translate requirements

Desirable

• Experience leading or managing small technical teams

• Microsoft certifications (e.g. DP-600 DP-700 DP-900 DP-300)

• Experience in DevOps / CI-CD for data engineering

• Experience in regulated or complex enterprise environments

What to expect from our recruitment process at Ground Control

We aim to make our process clear supportive and straightforwardso you always know whats coming next.

• Application review: Once you apply our Talent team will carefully review your application against the key skills for the role

• Optional video: Youll have the chance to submit a short video to showcase your skills and personalitythis is completely optional

• Intro call: If youre a good match well invite you to book a short (up to 30 minutes) telephone interview at a time that suits you

• First interview: If selected youll then take part in an interview either on Teams or in person depending on the role

• Next steps: For some roles there may be a technical assessment and a second-stage interview either on teams or in person.

Well keep you updated throughout and make sure you feel supported at every stage.

Benefits;

• Competitive salary aligned with your skills and experience

• Performancelinked bonus: Bonus opportunities aligned to your level and contribution. IF APPLICABLE FOR THE ROLE

• Pension scheme helping you plan for the future

• Recognition schemes celebrating and rewarding great work

• Private GP service fast convenient access to medical support

• Life insurance providing added peace of mind

• Subsidised gym membership supporting your health and wellbeing REMOVE FOR IRELAND

• Holiday buy scheme purchase up to 5 additional days of annual leave

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Equal Opportunities Statement

At Ground Control we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone feels valued respected and empowered to thrive. We believe that diversity drives innovation and success and we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds experiences and perspectives.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of age disability gender reassignment marriage or civil partnership pregnancy or maternity race (including colour nationality ethnic or national origin) religion or belief sex sexual orientation or any other protected characteristic as defined in the Equality Act 2010.

We actively support and promote an inclusive culture ensuring fair and equitable treatment throughout the recruitment process and across all stages of employment including training development promotion pay and termination. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for disabled applicants and employees and to creating a working environment free from discrimination harassment bullying or victimisation.

We expect all colleagues to uphold our values of dignity respect and inclusion. We take a zero-tolerance approach to any form of discriminatory behaviour and are committed to continuous improvement through training inclusive policies and accountability at all levels.