Principal Data Engineer

We're recruiting a Principal Data Engineer to set the technical direction for our enterprise data platform and raise the bar for modern, trusted, high-quality data across Skipton. The role involves providing technical and people leadership, defining enterprise-wide data engineering standards, and improving data quality and operational resilience.

Requirements

• Deep, hands-on expertise in modern data engineering, such as lakehouse platforms, cloud data architectures, ingestion frameworks, and data modelling
• Proven experience establishing reusable data standards, patterns, and frameworks through greenfield implementations
• Strong knowledge of data governance, security, lineage, metadata, and observability
• Experience improving data quality, reliability, or delivery speed at enterprise scale
• Demonstrated people leadership experience, including coaching and developing engineers into senior-level technical leaders

Benefits

• Annual discretionary bonus scheme
• 25 days standard annual leave + bank holidays + rising 1 day per year of service to a maximum of 30 days
• Holiday trading scheme allowing the ability to buy and sell additional annual leave days
• Matching employer pension contribution (up to 10% per annum)
• Colleague mortgage (conditions apply)
• Salary sacrifice scheme for hybrid & electric car
• A commitment to training and development
• Private medical insurance for all our colleagues
• 3 paid volunteering days per annum
• Diverse and inclusive colleague networks available for you to join
• Cycle to work initiative and discounted gym membership