Lead Data Engineer

Salary: £24,000 - 63,000 per year

Requirements

• We are looking for proven experience as a Senior or Lead Data Engineer in complex environments.
• We need strong hands-on expertise in modern data engineering tools across cloud platforms.
• We require a deep understanding of ETL/ELT, data architecture, and data quality frameworks.
• We value experience mentoring others and helping team members grow.
• We are looking for strong stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to shape solutions from ambiguity.
• We want curiosity and a passion for turning data into meaningful business value.
• Advantageous: experience with AWS Redshift, dbt, and Databricks.
• Advantageous: experience with AI, machine learning tooling, data preparation, orchestration, and cataloguing.

Responsibilities

• We design and deliver complex data pipelines and data models at scale.
• We guide technical direction across data engineering projects.
• We mentor and manage junior engineers, supporting their growth and performance.
• We collaborate with stakeholders to turn business needs into impactful data solutions.
• We drive development of our data platform, including AI/ML-ready architecture.
• We establish best practices across data governance, quality, and security.

Technologies

• AI
• AWS
• Redshift
• Cloud
• Databricks
• ETL
• Support
• Machine Learning
• Security
• dbt
• Exposed
• Network

More

We are Radius, a global business services company offering fuel cards, telematics, vehicle leasing, EV charge points, telecoms, and more. Established in 1990, we are trusted by over 470,000 businesses and employ more than 3,000 colleagues across 5 continents. This full-time Lead Data Engineer role is based at our purpose-built Radius Campus HQ in Crewe, featuring modern collaborative workspaces, an onsite gym, café, barista station, a unique sports bar, and Doctor Who themed office features. We offer meaningful work, clear career progression, continuous learning and knowledge-sharing, personal development plans, and a competitive rewards package including a performance-based bonus, pension, life assurance, employee fuel card scheme, EV scheme, employee assistance programme, wellness and healthcare support through by Unum, cycle to work scheme, free daily breakfast, and free gym access.

We are committed to diversity, equality, inclusion, accessibility, and a collaborative culture built on our values of being Driven, Agile, Innovative, and Inclusive.

• performance-based bonus
• pension
• life assurance
• employee fuel card scheme
• EV scheme
• employee assistance programme
• wellness and healthcare support through by Unum
• cycle to work scheme
• free daily breakfast
• free gym access

last updated 36 week of 2026