Data Lead

Company: Adepta Partners Limited
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Location: Belfast
Job Description:

The Role

A multi-award winning, local software development company specialising in large-scale projects for the UKs public sector, utilities, and transportation industries have announced their plans to build a brand new Data Practice. As the Data Lead, you will be the founding member of this Data Practice and will have the unique opportunity to shape their Data offering.

Currently specialised in AI-enabled transformation and digital managed services, providing cutting-edge cloud platform solutions, customisable apps and portals and exceptional digital transformation support, you will be essential in broadening their capabilities and offerings.

Why This Role?

Opportunities like this do not come around very often. This consultancy has cemented itself as the Software Consultancy of choice for many major global brands and public sector bodiesacross the UK.With this strong foundation, they are ideally positioned to capitalise on the huge demand for Data & AI solutions in the market. You will play a central role in leading this next phase of their growth as it will take your career to new heights.

What You Will Be Doing

  • Setting the Data strategy
  • Leading a team of Data Consultants
  • Understanding their customers and their data
  • Build innovative Data Solutions(Databricks, Fabric, etc.)
  • Advise on tools & technology selection
  • Develop best practices and optimise processes
  • Help grow the practice, identifying and landing opportunities for data-related projects

What You Will Have

  • 6+ years experience in Data Engineering / Data Science in a commercial setting
  • Strong experience designing, building and delivering modern Data Platforms
  • Deep understanding of tools and technologies such as Databricks, Fabric, SQL, Python and Scala
  • Strong capabilities working in Data Warehousing and Datalakes
  • Cloud exposure with a preference to Azure
  • Non technical skills such as consulting, team leadership and project delivery
  • Hands on experience with AI tools, preferably Claude
  • Previous working experience on Public Sector project delivery

What You Will Get

  • This is a career-defining opportunity, they are looking for someone who shares their excitement to embark on this Data-centric journey
  • Partner with a Senior Manager who has been there and done it in the Tech Delivery space
  • Be part of a company with exciting growth plans
  • Work as part of an AI-led business; Anthropic partner
  • Hybrid working
  • Bonus scheme
  • Private medical insurance
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Opportunities for professional development and agile learning

Skills:Data Engineering Artificial intelligence Data Analysis Datawarehousing Databricks Claude Consulting

Benefits:Bonus Pension Healthcare Career Growth AI Enablement

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Posted: May 28th, 2026