Principal Data Engineer
You’ll be part of the Operations Delivery Intelligence (ODI) directorate, acting as a technical leader for data engineering across the organisation. This area plays a critical role in enabling secure, scalable and high‑performing data platforms that underpin data products and decision‑making across British Airways.
What you’ll do
- Act as a technical leader for data engineering best practice across delivery teams
- Lead the design, build, test and deployment of secure and scalable data pipelines
- Maintain and operate data products, ensuring availability, performance and resilience through monitoring and incident management
- Provide assurance on code quality and automation used to manage data flows
- Lead service reviews, health checks and root cause analysis to improve reliability and reduce operational overhead
- Set and embed standards for data processing documentation and version control
- Support and coach engineers on engineering patterns, coding standards and automated testing
- Lead agile ceremonies, delivery planning and retrospectives to support continuous improvement
- Define and improve developer experience by working with data product teams to resolve data processing issues
- Line manage Senior Data Engineers and support their development
- Participate in an on‑call rota to support live data products
What you’ll bring to British Airways
- Strong hands‑on technical leadership in data engineering
- Deep understanding of cloud‑based data ingestion, processing and storage techniques
- Expert knowledge of data processing, testing and monitoring practices
- Strong understanding of enterprise data management, optimisation and security at scale
- Confidence influencing technical direction and engineering standards
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills across business and technical teams
- Ability to break down complex problems and work effectively in ambiguous environments
- Delivery‑focused, accountable and pragmatic mindset
- Collaborative approach with a focus on capability building and knowledge sharing
Your experience
- Excellent SQL development experience.
- Highly experienced in data ingestion, processing and storage techniques on cloud native tooling.
- Experience cloud data management i.e. Snowflake, AWS, DBT, or similar Paas and SaaS offerings.
- Experience of enterprise data management and security at scale.
- Knowledge of data modelling and optimisation.
- Expert in data processing, testing, and monitoring practices and frameworks.
- Experience supporting production data systems and resolving operational issues in CI/CD processes and agile development workflows.
- Expert in information security principles and access control within data environments.
- Degree or equivalent training in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline is desirable.
What we offer
Benefits include competitive salary, staff travel benefits with unlimited basic and premium standby tickets on British Airways flights, and up to 30 discounted ‘Hotline’ airfares per year for yourself, friends, and family. You’ll also enjoy opportunities for development and career progression across the business.
Inclusion & Diversity
British Airways is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. We value diverse representation and are welcoming to all backgrounds and cultures as we continue to connect Britain with the world and the world with Britain.
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