Lead Data Architect / Lead Data Engineer - Azure Databricks | Energy Trading

Interim Inside IR35 Day-rate Contract Role We're recruiting for an experienced Lead Data Architect / Lead Data Engineer to join a major Energy & Utilities transformation programme. This is an opportunity to take ownership of a modern Azure Databricks platform, leading architecture whilst remaining technically hands-on across enterprise-scale data engineering initiatives. You'll work alongside senior stakeholders, engineering teams and architects to design scalable Lakehouse solutions supporting critical business data. What you'll be doing • Leading Azure Databricks architecture • Designing enterprise Lakehouse solutions • Building scalable Spark and Delta Lake pipelines • Designing streaming and batch data platforms • Driving engineering best practice • Mentoring engineers • Working closely with senior business stakeholders • Defining future-state data architecture Technical Environment • Azure Databricks • Apache Spark / PySpark • Delta Lake • Azure Data Factory • Azure Data Lake Gen2 • Azure Event Hubs • Azure Synapse • Python • SQL • Terraform • CI/CD • Medallion Architecture We're looking for ✔ Expert Databricks experience ✔ Strong Azure Data Platform experience ✔ Enterprise Data Architecture ✔ Hands-on technical capability ✔ Leadership experience ✔ Excellent stakeholder engagement ⭐ Previous Energy, Utilities or Energy Trading experience would be highly desirable. Contract • £600-675 per day • Inside IR35 • 9-12 months • Fully remote with occasional London workshops • UK-based applicants only