Our Principal Data Engineers enable public sector organisations to transform service delivery with data to improve society, for everyone. They provide our most senior data leadership and support to our clients and teams. They build and manage key relationships with clients, and manage data consultancy and delivery across one or more accounts. They also support sales.
At Made Tech we want to positively impact the future of the country by using technology to improve society, for everyone. We want to empower the public sector to deliver and continuously improve digital services that are user-centric, data-driven and freed from legacy technology. To do this we work alongside brilliant public servants to drive better decisions through data and automation.
As a Principal Data Engineer you will work closely with our clients' senior leadership teams to help inform their data strategy, as well as ensuring our teams are delivering to a high quality and aligned with our clients' data vision. You’ll need to have a drive to deliver outcomes for users. Working alongside delivery, client and other capability principals, you will help shape account plans and be responsible for delivering against them.
Working with Made Tech's leadership team you will ensure our work with customers is aligned to our growth goals and you will play a pivotal role in identifying new opportunities and winning work. Running bid teams, supporting sales teams and developing new business is critical to this role.
You will coach and support Lead Data Engineers to steer their teams towards success. You will also be responsible for hiring and line managing Lead Data Engineers.
While this is not a hands-on coding technical role, the importance of credibility in internet-era approaches to digital, data and technology in the public sector cannot be understated. You will be expected to maintain a broad technical knowledge of modern data practices, be able to shape data strategy and roadmaps, and hold others to account for technical quality.
As a data leader within Made Tech you will be expected to maintain and grow your professional network. You will be expected to contribute to thought leadership, content and events and should have a proven track record of doing so.
We look for the following experience. But when we’re hiring for this role, if you don’t have some of the experience listed below, don’t let that stop you from applying!
- Working directly with customers and users
- Working within a technology consultancy
- Shaping data strategy and approaches to quality, ethics and governance
- Developing a data capability or function
- Combining data science, analytics and engineering
- Strong understanding of various architectures including data warehouses, data lakes, data lake houses and data mesh
- Strong understanding of best practice DataOps and MLOps
- Up-to-date understanding of various data engineering technologies including Apache Spark, Databricks and Hadoop
- Strong understanding of agile ways of working
- Up-to-date understanding of various programming languages including Python, Scala, R and SQL
- Up-to-date understanding of various databases and cloud-based datastores including SQL and NoSQL
- Up-to-date understanding of cloud platforms including AWS and/or Azure and their data offerings
- Evidence of self-development – we value keen learners
Experience in the following things isn’t essential, but it’s highly desirable!
- Central Digital & Data Office’s Data Ethics Framework
- Leadership of a data capability or function
- Working within an account or programme leadership team
- Working within bid teams to win contracts exceeding value of £1m
- Working with multidisciplinary digital and technology teams
- Working within the public sector
- Experience in hiring, forming and running teams
Take a look at the Benefits & Perks section of the Made Tech Handbook to see what we can offer you.
We mainly work remotely but you may need to visit clients or go to the office occasionally. We have offices in London, Bristol, Manchester, and Swansea.
The salary for this role is location dependant:
- UK: £93,500 - £148,500
- London & South East: £98,175 - £155,925
When we’re hiring for this role, you can see the details and apply at www.madetech.com/careers. If you have any questions about the role please email us at [email protected]. We’re happy to help!