Lead Data Engineer - Python, Sql - Team Lead - Vice President

JPMorgan Chase JPMorgan Chase · Banking · LONDON, LONDON, United Kingdom · Commercial & Investment Bank

Lead Data Engineer at JPMorgan Chase, responsible for leading a squad of data engineers, managing agile ceremonies, and delivering technology products. The role involves using enterprise-authorized AI capabilities to accelerate data platform and model design, applying AI-assisted practices in operational routines, and owning end-to-end data solutions. Requires strong Python, SQL, and AWS skills, with experience across the data lifecycle and modern software architecture.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead a Squad of Data Engineers to meet business deliveries working with Product and Design leads.
  2. Lead Agile ceremonies including standups, retros and technical refinements.
  3. Self-starter able to take the initiative and shape their own path and a pragmatic and iterative approach to achieving our long-term goals
  4. Uses enterprise-authorized AI capabilities within the work environment to accelerate data platform and model design analysis and documentation, validating outputs and handling data according to sensitivity and security requirements.
  5. Provide frequent updates to senior stakeholders on progress of business deliveries.

Skills

Required

  • Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 3 years applied experience.
  • Good working knowledge of AWS, Databricks, and Python.
  • Experience across the data lifecycle.
  • Advanced at SQL, including joins and aggregations.
  • Working understanding of NoSQL databases.
  • Significant experience with statistical data analysis and ability to determine appropriate tools and data patterns for analysis.
  • Demonstrated experience using enterprise-authorized AI capabilities within the work environment to support data engineering workflows with strong validation habits and awareness of data sensitivity.
  • Ability to review and validate AI-assisted outputs (e.g., model/design summaries or operational checklists) before use, escalating when uncertain and following data handling requirements.
  • Knowledge of modern software architecture patterns.
  • Experience with a modern CI/CD platforms such Circle Ci/Jenkins.
  • Experience with modern version control platform such as GitHub/Bitbucket.

Nice to have

  • Familiarity with the Standardized data layer practises (Medallion architecture)
  • Exposure to Aurora Postgres and MongoDB
  • Skills in designing efficient data models including normalization, denormalization, and schema design and an understanding around relational and star schemas.

What the JD emphasized

  • Uses enterprise-authorized AI capabilities within the work environment to accelerate data platform and model design analysis and documentation, validating outputs and handling data according to sensitivity and security requirements.
  • Demonstrated experience using enterprise-authorized AI capabilities within the work environment to support data engineering workflows with strong validation habits and awareness of data sensitivity.
  • Ability to review and validate AI-assisted outputs (e.g., model/design summaries or operational checklists) before use, escalating when uncertain and following data handling requirements.