Data Engineering and Infrastructure Lead - Contract 6 months

La Fosse are recruiting an experiencedData Engineering & Infrastructure Lead (Manager)to join a major consumer brand on an initial6-month contract.This is a high-impact role leading a highly-skilled team of data professionals across engineering and data platform disciplines, delering a range of critical data initiatives for the business.

The role requires 1 day per week on-site in Manchester and the remainder remote.

The role: You'll take ownership of delivering key data engineering and data platform initiatives while providing technical leadership across a sizeable engineering function. This includes ensuring the stability, scalability, and 24/7 operation of a production data environment.

• Lead and manage a multi-disciplinary data team, including a Data Engineers and Data Platform Engineers
• Ensure high-quality, timely delivery across all data engineering activities
• Collaborate with project managers, delivery leads, and business stakeholders to align with priorities
• Oversee delivery of major initiatives, including:
  • Database upgrade/migration
  • Lakehouse Analytics Platform build and ongoing operation

• Contribute to portfolio planning, representing team capacity and technical direction
• Define and implement engineering standards and operational processes
• Own and manage the backlog for data platform engineering work

• Expertise inMS SQL Server,AWS EC2, andSnowflake
• Strong working knowledge of modern data technology, preferabelyAirflow,SSIS,dbt, andAzure DevOps or Jira
• Proven experience leading and scaling technical teams
• Strong stakeholder management and delivery oversight skills

This is a fantastic opportunity to shape and deliver large-scale data initiatives within a well-established, dynamic and fast-moving organisation.

Start date: April 2026