Lead Data Engineer - London

FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking a Lead Data Engineer to work for our client within the finance sector. This is initially a 12 month contract with the potential to extend and will be a hybrid role that will be based in London 2 days a week in London with travel to Manchester every fortnight (expenses paid).

We are supporting a major Enterprise Data Platform (EDP) transformation within a leading UK Banking organisation. The programme is focused on enabling Business Banking data products and services to consume trusted, governed, and scalable data from a modern cloud-based Enterprise Data Platform. The platform is being built using modern data technologies including Databricks, Snowflake and AWS, with data structured using a Medallion Architecture (Bronze, Silver, Gold) framework.

We are seeking an experienced Data Engineer to define and govern the target-state architecture that enables Business Banking domains to consume, model and deliver data products from the Enterprise Data Platform.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end data architecture for Business Banking consumption on the Enterprise Data Platform.
• Define and govern Medallion Architecture patterns, ensuring optimal use of Bronze, Silver and Gold data layers.
• Design scalable data models, data products, integration patterns and consumption services for Business Banking use cases.
• Ensure architectural alignment between upstream data hydration workstreams and downstream Business Banking consumption requirements.
• Provide architecture oversight across Databricks, Snowflake and AWS environments.
• Define data lineage, metadata, master data, reference data and data quality standards.
• Embed Data Management Control requirements into architecture, design standards and engineering patterns.
• Review solution designs and ensure compliance with enterprise architecture and governance standards.
• Support delivery teams in resolving complex technical challenges.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Architects, Domain Architects, Product Owners and Engineering Leads to ensure consistency across the wider EDP programme.
• Present architecture decisions, risks and recommendations to governance forums and senior stakeholders.