Head of Data Engineering

Head of Data Engineering

£90k - £110k

UK - Fully remote

Unlimited annual leave

We are seeking a Head of Data Engineering for our client, a Cyber focussed start up, on a fully remote basis. This is a great opportunity for someone who has a keen interest in Cyber Security. Alongside a starting salary of between £90k- £110k, they have some excellent benefits including unlimited annual leave and equity in the business. For this role you MUST be resident and eligible to work in the UK, unsupported by a visa.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and Mentor: Guide and develop the data engineering team, fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Data Infrastructure Ownership: Take a leadership role in designing, developing, and maintaining the data infrastructure that powers our cybersecurity platform, which identifies vulnerabilities for large enterprises at scale.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with product, front-end, cybersecurity, and operations teams to ensure alignment between data initiatives and business goals, delivering solutions that meet organizational needs.
• Innovation & Problem-Solving: Drive innovation in tackling complex data engineering challenges, constantly improving how we handle, process, and visualize large volumes of data.
• Architect Scalable Solutions: Build and optimize data-driven microservices, ensuring scalability, performance, and reliability at an enterprise level.

Technical Expertise:

• Backend Technologies: FastAPI, Airflow.
• Databases: MySQL, MongoDB.
• Messaging Systems: Kafka, RabbitMQ.

Ideal Candidate Profile:

The ideal candidate will have 8+ years of experience in:

• Leading the design, development, and maintenance of critical data-driven microservices and distributed systems.
• Managing and optimizing both relational and non-relational databases to ensure performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Writing clean, maintainable, and testable code, with extensive knowledge of testing strategies and best practices for large-scale systems.
• Designing complex systems using patterns such as event-sourcing, CQRS, or similar methods to handle high data throughput and ensure scalability.

Bonus Skills:

• Experience working with large datasets and handling "big data" in the context of security analysis.
• Familiarity with platform engineering and an understanding of how data engineering interacts with overall infrastructure.
• Experience working in an Agile environment with a strong focus on DevOps practices.

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