Lead AI Data Engineer, Chief Technology Office
| Posting date: | 09 April 2026 |
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| Salary: | £62,109 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 April 2026 |
| Location: | Sheffield, South Yorkshire |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 455920 |
Summary
Lead Data Engineers deliver the data engineering vision for the organisation as set by the Principal Data Engineer. As a Lead Data Engineer, you will focus on designing and implementing numerous complex data flows to connect operational systems, data for analytics and our emerging AI-enabled services and systems, as part of the AI as a Service platform team
You will identify and deliver new data sources and develop ETL processes designed to enable both human and AI/machine consumption, collaborate with the Data Acquisition, Analytics and Infrastructure teams to deliver the data strategy through the design and implementation of technology systems. You will lead and assure on AI-focused data concerns including (meta) data processing within AI-agent flows, tracking, auditing and assuring AI-related data quality, and recording data provenance across lifecycles that include multiple interactions that bring legacy data sets and AI-based components together.
You will lead the data management and data engineering services and analytical projects, working collaboratively with other teams to acquire and ingest new data sources. You will also work with the Principal Data Engineer, Data Architects, Database Administrators, Technical Architects, Solution Architects and Data Analytics team to set the enterprise data strategy and standards and agree implementation and governance.
You will identify and deliver new data sources and develop ETL processes designed to enable both human and AI/machine consumption, collaborate with the Data Acquisition, Analytics and Infrastructure teams to deliver the data strategy through the design and implementation of technology systems. You will lead and assure on AI-focused data concerns including (meta) data processing within AI-agent flows, tracking, auditing and assuring AI-related data quality, and recording data provenance across lifecycles that include multiple interactions that bring legacy data sets and AI-based components together.
You will lead the data management and data engineering services and analytical projects, working collaboratively with other teams to acquire and ingest new data sources. You will also work with the Principal Data Engineer, Data Architects, Database Administrators, Technical Architects, Solution Architects and Data Analytics team to set the enterprise data strategy and standards and agree implementation and governance.
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