Data Lead

Copello
Warminster, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
3 weeks ago
£80,000 – £90,000 pa

Salary

£80,000 – £90,000 pa

Seniority
Lead
Posted
24 Mar 2026 (3 weeks ago)

Copello are supporting a leading defence-focused programme in the search for a Data Lead to join a high-impact team delivering next-generation training capabilities. This is an opportunity to shape and lead data architecture and engineering across a complex, cloud-based environment supporting critical national programmes.

This role is based in Warminster with hybrid working available.

What you’ll do:

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Lead the design and delivery of scalable data platforms, pipelines and architecture.

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Provide technical oversight across data engineering activities, ensuring best practice and governance.

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Collaborate with engineering, simulation and stakeholder teams to align data solutions to business needs.

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Ensure data security, compliance and lifecycle management across cloud environments.

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Drive improvements in data systems, standards and performance.

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Act as a subject matter expert for data architecture, including lakehouse and analytics solutions.

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Support the development of dashboards and insights to maximise business value from data.

What you’ll bring:

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Strong experience with cloud-based data platforms (AWS, Azure or similar).

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Proven expertise in building data pipelines, warehousing and large-scale data solutions.

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Experience with SQL, distributed processing frameworks (e.g. Spark) and data orchestration tools.

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Knowledge of data governance, security and API-driven integration.

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Strong stakeholder engagement skills and ability to operate in complex environments.

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Experience within defence, government or secure environments beneficial.

This is a unique opportunity to play a key role in delivering innovative, data-driven capabilities within a mission-led environment.

If you would like to discuss this role in confidence, please get in touch for further details with Ella

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