Lead Data Architect / Lead Data Engineer - Azure Databricks | Energy Trading

• ownership of the architecture, design and technical leadership of an enterprise
• helping define best practice whilst remaining hands-on across complex data engin
• Experience within Energy & Utilities, particularly Energy Trading, is ideal

Interim Inside IR35 day-rate contract role:
We're recruiting for an experiencedLead Data Architect / Lead Data Engineer to join a major Energy & Utilities transformation programme.
This is an opportunity to take ownership of a modern Azure Databricks platform, leading architecture whilst remaining technically hands-on across enterprise-scale data engineering initiatives.
You'll work alongside senior stakeholders, engineering teams and architects to design scalable Lakehouse solutions supporting critical business data.
What you'll be doing

• Leading Azure Databricks architecture
• Designing enterprise Lakehouse solutions
• Building scalable Spark and Delta Lake pipelines
• Designing streaming and batch data platforms
• Driving engineering best practice
• Mentoring engineers
• Working closely with senior business stakeholders
• Defining future-state data architecture

Technical Environment

• Azure Databricks
• Apache Spark / PySpark
• Delta Lake
• Azure Data Factory
• Azure Data Lake Gen2
• Azure Event Hubs
• Azure Synapse
• Python
• SQL
• Terraform
• CI/CD
• Medallion Architecture

We're looking for
Expert Databricks experience
Strong Azure Data Platform experience
Enterprise Data Architecture
Hands-on technical capability
Leadership experience
Excellent stakeholder engagement
Previous Energy, Utilities or Energy Trading experience would be highly desirable.
Contract

• £600-675 per day
• Inside IR35
• 9-12 months
• Fully remote with occasional London workshops
• UK-based applicants only