Lead Data Engineer

Reperio Human Capital
Dublin, Ireland
Today
£431 – £474 pd

Salary

£431 – £474 pd

Job Type
Contract
Work Location
Hybrid
Seniority
Lead
Posted
27 Oct 2026 (Today)

I'm currently recruiting for a Lead Data Engineer based in Dublin. This is an initial 6-month contract, focusing on hybrid working. Strong day rate available.

Our client is hiring a Data Engineering Lead to own the technical strategy and delivery of its combined data and analytics engineering function. You'll lead a team of Data Engineers and set the architecture, standards and roadmap on a Microsoft Fabric platform, covering everything from data ingestion to modelling.

About the Role:

Set the technical strategy and architecture across ingestion, transformation and semantic layers

Own the platform's reliability, scalability and cost, and prioritise investment against business demand and risk

Set data modelling and documentation standards in the data catalogue, so the team depends less on key people, and the business can use self-service analytics

Work with BI & Reporting and Data Governance to keep the pipeline well-governed from raw data through to certified reporting datasets

Requirements:

Previous experience as a Senior or Lead Data Engineer with strong hands-on data modelling expertise

Proficiency with SQL and Python skills

Previous technical experience with Microsoft Fabric, Azure Synapse, Databricks and Snowflake

Experience setting technical architecture and standards for both pipeline engineering and data modelling

Desirable:

Experience in energy, utilities or another regulated industry

Exposure to data governance and cataloguing tools

Experience setting up data testing and CI/CD practices

If this role sounds of interest to you, then apply through the link provided

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