Lead Data Consultant

Lead Data Consultant
Leading UK Logistics Organisation
Hybrid Working | £66,000 - £75,000

We're looking for an exceptional Data Consultant to join one of the UK's largest parcel delivery organisations. This is a unique opportunity to blend technical leadership with hands-on development, working with cutting-edge technologies in an exciting logistics environment!

What You'll Do:
- Lead and implement technical solutions across our data landscape
- Provide technical mentorship and drive engineering best practices
- Optimize mission-critical data pipelines supporting nationwide operations
- Establish and maintain robust CI/CD practices
- Shape strategic technical roadmaps
- Drive innovation in our data engineering space

Must-Have Experience:
- 8+ years in data engineering with team leadership experience
- Expert-level knowledge of Databricks platform for logistics applications
- Advanced Python development skills
- Deep understanding of SQL optimization for large-scale operations
- Proven experience with AWS technologies (EC2, Lambda, Fargate, ECS, CDK)
- Strong background in streaming and batch Spark workloads

What We're Offering:
- Flexible working arrangements
- Up to 15% bonus potential
- 26 days holiday + bank holidays
- Comprehensive pension package
- Work from anywhere globally for up to 90 days per year
- Cutting-edge tech stack
- Career development opportunities

To discuss this exciting opportunity in more detail, please APPLY NOW for a no obligation chat with your VIQU Consultant. Additionally, you can contact Aaron via aaron.chiverton@viqu.co.uk

If you know someone who would be ideal for this role, by way of showing our appreciation, VIQU is offering an introduction fee up to £1,000 once your referral has successfully started work with our client (terms apply).

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