Lead Big Data Engineer

Role Overview

• As a Lead in the team, you will be responsible to assist and support your own area to deliver milestones aligned with the objectives of the Big Data department which are aligned to the Data Engineering team objectives.
• Throughout these milestones, you will be taking the lead with engaging your team with what is required in order to achieve your objectives.
• Communication throughout the different stages with internal stakeholders including the Head of Platform and also product owners will be part of the role as well, including risks highlighted to commitments being done to our partners.
• As a Leader in the Platform department, communication with your peers is key.

Requirements

• Proven experience leading or managing a technical team, with the ability to align team efforts to product and business objectives
• Strong communication skills, with experience managing relationships across multiple internal stakeholders and presenting in client-facing settings
• Comfortable working under pressure and against tight deadlines while maintaining composure and clear communication
• Experience running structured 1-2-1s and supporting team members with career development
• Ability to delegate effectively and collaborate with peer leaders across functions (e.g. DevOps, Architecture, other Data teams)
• High degree of discretion when handling sensitive or confidential information
• Track record of introducing and maintaining processes and documentation that improve team coordination and cross-functional accessibility
• Familiarity with OKR frameworks and the ability to cascade organisational goals into team-level milestones
• Experience providing business stakeholders with clear, timely updates on deliverables and blockers
• Solid hands-on background in big data engineering, with the ability to contribute technically while also mentoring others
• Experience assessing skill gaps and sourcing relevant training to continuously upskill a technical team
• Ability to lead or meaningfully contribute to incident management, including clear escalation and risk mitigation decisions
• Experience participating in technical interviews and evaluating engineering candidates
• Comfortable contributing to and facilitating technical knowledge-sharing sessions (e.g. quarterly updates, internal talks)

Benefits

• Great career development opportunities
• Hybrid working model
• International Health Insurance
• Health and Wellbeing Package (350 EUR per year)
• Birthday Day Off
• Me Time
• 1 day off per year