Data Engineering Lead AWS and AI - Manchester An established financial services organisation is looking for a hands-on Data Engineering Lead to take ownership of its existing data estate and deliver a modern platform supporting Business Intelligence, Data Science and Applied AI. This is an influential position combining technical leadership, platform ownership and line management. You ll modernise the organisation s data capabilities, introduce scalable batch and real-time processing, and eliminate manual or fragile processes through intelligent automation. You ll lead a small team of Data Engineers while remaining closely involved in architecture, technology selection and engineering delivery. What you ll be doing Own the reliability, security and evolution of the organisation s data platform. Modernise an existing SQL Server, SSIS/SSDT and Power BI environment. Develop scalable batch and real-time data-processing capabilities. Lead the design of a Customer Data Platform. Build and evolve a modern AWS lakehouse architecture. Create governed semantic models, consistent metrics and clear data definitions. Enable secure, self-service data analysis through modern AI tools. Automate manual, repetitive and fragile data processes. Support BI, Data Science, Machine Learning and Applied AI teams through a unified platform. Own data governance, platform security, monitoring and operating costs. Manage, develop and help grow the Data Engineering team. Work closely with technical ..... full job details .....