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Principal Data Engineer

Reed Technology | Plaistow and Sundridge, United Kingdom | Posted July 03, 2026

Position Overview

Principal Data Engineer

Lead the design and delivery of a modern cloud-based data platform, driving engineering standards, architecture, and innovation across a growing data function.

The Opportunity

This is a senior technical leadership role responsible for shaping data engineering strategy, architecture, and best practices across multiple product domains. Working within a modern cloud environment and Data Mesh architecture, you will drive the development of scalable, secure, and high-performing data solutions while mentoring engineers and influencing technical direction.

Key Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership across data engineering teams and product domains.
Define and implement data platform architecture, standards, and best practices.
Design and optimise data ingestion, transformation, quality, security, monitoring, and governance processes.
Lead the development of Data Mesh principles, data models, and semantic data layers.<...

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