Lead BI Developer

We are seeking a Lead BI Developer with strong technical leadership and hands-on software engineering expertise. You will play a pivotal role in defining technical vision, driving engineering excellence, and mentoring teams to deliver robust, scalable systems that support business transformation and long-term growth.

Package £125,000 - £175,000

This role could suit someone who is looking to progress into a BI Team Lead role having previously been doing coaching and mentoring without necessarily having had the job title.

Key Responsibilities

• Delivery Leadership: Align engineering deliverables with business priorities to ensure timely, high-quality outcomes.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Act as a trusted advisor, embedding user needs into solution design and delivery.
• Technical Direction: Define and drive the technical vision, promoting scalable architectures and modern practices.
• Engineering Excellence: Uphold architectural consistency, code quality, and best practices through reviews and standards.
• Continuous Improvement: Address technical debt, drive innovation, and evolve engineering standards.
• Technology Roadmaps: Contribute to long-term roadmaps aligned with departmental strategy and architecture.
• Software Delivery: Deliver test-driven, object-oriented software solutions using modern frameworks and tools.
• Team Empowerment: Inspire and motivate teams, setting clear goals and encouraging accountability, learning, and growth.

Experience required

• Track record coaching and mentoring engineers in a Senior BI Developer role or Leadership role
• Strong knowledge of SQL Server, SSIS, SSAS, ETL pipelines
• Experience would be highly useful with PowerBI, Azure services (Data Factory, Synapse, Data Lake), CI/CD, and DevOps
• Strong communication skills with the ability to bridge technical and business discussions.
• Collaborative mindset with experience driving results in dynamic environments.
• Knowledge of Front-Back Trade lifecycle

Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.