Lead Data Engineer

Salary: £63,000 - 100,000 per year

Requirements

: Bachelors degree in a relevant fieldData pipeline development using data processing technologies and frameworksExperience with Agile or other rapid application development methodsData modelling and understanding of different data structures and their

Benefits

and limitations under particular use casesExperience in Public Cloud services, such as AWS (familiarity with EC2, RDS, Lambda, Athena & Glue is a plus)Configuring and tuning Relational and NoSQL databases, including query processing and query planningProficiency in programming or scripting languages, such as PythonExperience with Test Driven Development and appropriate tools and frameworksFamiliarity with CI tools such as Jenkins/Drone (preferred)Knowledge of configuration tools like Ansible & Packer (preferred)Experience with Terraform for IaC deployments (preferred)Familiarity with Linux and Windows environments (preferred) Responsibilities: Code, test, and document new or modified data pipelines that meet functional and non-functional business

Requirements

Conduct logical and physical database designExpand and grow data platform capabilities to solve new data and analytics problemsConduct data analysis, identifying feasible solutions and enhancements to data processing challengesEnsure that data models are consistent with the data architecture, including entity names, relationships, and definitionsPerform root cause analysis on internal and external data and processes to answer specific business questions and identify opportunities for improvement Technologies: AWSLambdaAnsibleCloudEC2JenkinsLinuxNoSQLPythonTerraformWindowsTDDSecurity More: At Aker Systems, founded in 2017, we are dedicated to providing highly secure enterprise data platforms to large organisations. We pride ourselves on our groundbreaking, ultra-secure, high-performance cloud-based data infrastructure, and we are committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive work environment. In 2024, we were honored with the Breakthrough Culture Awards for prioritizing company culture, and we have received additional recognition in previous years for our achievements.

We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to join our team, where we collaborate, communicate effectively, and strive for excellence. We offer a competitive salary, 25 days of holiday plus bank holidays, company-paid medical insurance, life assurance, a pension scheme, an annual training allowance, a wellbeing allowance, virtual GP services, and an Employee Assistance plan. last updated 29 week of 2026