Data Engineering Tech Lead

Salary Competitive salary, bonus, pension & free bus travel

Looking for a role where your skills with data can make a real difference to millions of customer journeys? At Stagecoach, we’re on a mission to put data at the heart of decision‑making. As a Data Engineering Tech Lead, you’ll play a vital role in designing and building the data infrastructure that underpins how we operate, from creating a single source of truth to enabling smarter, faster, and evidence‑based decisions across the business. This is an exciting opportunity to work with cloud platforms, modern data tools, and a passionate team of data, analytics, and insight professionals, helping us shape the future of transport.

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead teams who design, build and deploy reusable data architecture within the Stagecoach Integration Platform (SIP) and the data warehouse Architect and design data platforms
• Develop and implement robust Quality Assurance (QA) processes and the principles for the technical teams to abide by to ensure the reliability of the data from the source system(s)
• Lead the teams who deliver data integration, engineering and data infrastructure, delegating tasks where appropriate to other team members
• Work across the Data Science & Data Engineering team to embed processes to guarantee the quality, performance and reliability of the SIP & data warehouse
• Work closely with other members of the Data, Analytics & Insight team to provide full end-to-end data product delivery
• Ensure all solutions are compliant with information security and regulatory obligations
• Be able to work with a product development mindset, forming close workgroups across Data, Analytics & Insight team members in the end-to-end data lifecycle
• Collaborating with colleagues across Central Functions and Operating Companies to deliver data capabilities that support strategic goals.

What we’re looking for:

• Strong expertise in python, SQL for data integration and engineering, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP etc.), data warehousing tools and concepts (Redshift, Snowflake etc.)
• Experience of strategic implementation, ownership and development of technology solutions and platforms
• Deep understanding of industry-standard best practice around data and modelling
• Excellent communication skills, being able to translate complex technical information into non-technical language
• Ability and demonstrable experience in leading technical delivery teams
• Relevant academic qualifications (Masters, Degree etc)

Why Stagecoach?

The chance to shape the future of data at one of the UK’s largest transport operators.

Competitive salary and benefits package, including a generous pension scheme, bonus scheme, holiday allowance, free bus travel for you and a companion, and retail & leisure discounts.