Data Engineering Manager

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Hands-on Data Engineering Manager – Urgent Contract Role

We have an urgent hands-on Data Engineering Manager contract opportunity to join a client undergoing a major data platform transformation. We are looking for someone who can lead a small team while remaining technically involved and a Databricks SME.

You must be available within the next 2-3 weeks and open to travelling to London occasionally.

Key Responsibilities

  • Providing day‑to‑day technical leadership and mentoring to a small team of data engineers
  • Designing, building and optimising data pipelines on Databricks
  • Supporting the ongoing migration from Synapse to Databricks
  • Improving engineering standards, delivery practices and team capability
  • Working closely with stakeholders to shape technical direction and own solutions end‑to‑end

Ideal Candidate

  • Experience with Unity Catalog, DLT, and ADF
  • Solid engineering background across Azure, SQL, Python and Spark
  • Experience leading/mentoring engineers or taking technical ownership of a small team
  • Background in data migrations or modernisation programmes
  • Someone comfortable being both hands‑on and guiding others

If you are interested, please apply below!

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Location:
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Salary:
£60,000 - £80,000
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
IT & Technology

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