Job Description

Description:

The Data Platform Lead leads the development, implementation, and management of Unilode's data warehouse and associated infrastructure. The role ensures the data platform is robust, scalable, and optimised to support analytics, insights, and business decision-making. It also drives platform innovation and partners across teams to enable secure, accessible, and high-quality data.

Key Responsibilities

Data Platform Strategy and Management

Action Oriented, Business Insight, Collaborate, Courage, Customer Focus, Develops Talent, Drive Results, Ensure Accountability, Financial Acumen

Design and oversee data environments (DEV, STG, PROD) to support diverse analytics and operational needs. Own vendor relationships and manage platform contracts, renewals, and training requirements. Consolidate and modernise platforms to minimise technical debt and improve scalability.

Data Engineering and Optimization

Business Insight, Collaborate, Drive Results, Ensure Accountability, Financial Acumen

Lead the implementation of data pipelines, lakehouse architecture, and cross-source interoperability. Define standards for data pipelines and support analytics engineers to enable efficient scaling. Continuously improve infrastructure for efficiency, reliability, and cost-effectiveness.

Data Governance and Quality

Business Insight, Courage, Customer Focus, Drive Results, Ensure Accountability

Collaborate with data governance and DevOps to ensure data compliance, security, and accessibility. Build and implement data quality frameworks and observability strategies to ensure data reliability, Analyse platform costs and optimise to balance performance and expenditure.

Team Development and Collaboration

Develops Talent, Collaborate, Courage, Drive Results

Mentor and support technical teams in adopting best practices and modern engineering approaches. Facilitate knowledge sharing and continuous learning within and across teams.

Continuous Improvement and Innovation

Action Oriented, Business Insight, Drive Results, Financial Acumen

Implement process improvements and automation to enhance data delivery and scalability. Keep current with industry trends and emerging technologies to inform strategy and improvements.

Our Values in Action:

Be humble and curious: You seek new solutions and explore new technologies to benefit the business. Inspire, empower and prosper: You support teams in adopting best practices and foster a growth culture. Team up to be better: You build collaborative relationships across technical and business functions. Be passionate about our customers: You deliver data solutions that enable customer-focused decisions and operational excellence. Take ownership and get stuff done: You lead initiatives with accountability and deliver impactful outcomes. Be eager to win: You challenge standards to create a competitive data-driven advantage. Build a better future: You design and scale platforms that support Unilode's future growth and data ambitions.

The Small Print

This role combines technical depth with strategic leadership to enable a future-proof data platform. You will work with multiple stakeholders, balancing cost, performance, and innovation. Flexibility, problem-solving skills, and a commitment to mentoring are essential. This job description outlines the scope and alignment with Unilode's values and competencies--it is not an exhaustive list of tasks.


Requirements:

Skills and Experience

Extensive experience managing modern data platforms and infrastructure at scale. Deep expertise in data engineering, ETL/ELT pipelines, and data lakehouse architectures Proficiency in cloud technologies and vendor management.. Strong leadership and mentorship capabilities. * Ability to optimise costs while delivering robust, high-performing platforms.