Data Engineering Lead

A data engineer lead is responsible to bridge between business and technical implementation, raw data and production-ready environments by designing scalable infrastructure, automating data pipelines, and mentoring teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Architecture & Pipeline: Design and govern data model (Medallion architecture) and oversee the implementation (e.g. data lakes, build automated batch / real-time streaming pipelines, data source integrations)
• Collaborations: Partnering with Analysts
• Governance: Establish technical best practices and enforcing data quality
• Leadership & Team Management: Mentoring junior engineers

Stakeholder and team collaboration

• Act as a bridge between teams: Collaborate with various departments, such as IT, marketing, sales, and design, to align on goals and execution.
• Manage stakeholder relationships: Keep stakeholders informed and gather their feedback to ensure the platform meets their needs.
• Foster collaboration: Encourage a collaborative and performance-driven culture within the team and across the organization.
• Platform adoption: Ensure the platform is understood, used properly, and delivers benefits

Performance, operations and vendor management

• Monitor and analyze performance: Track key performance indicators (KPIs) and analyze data to identify areas for improvement and inform decisions.

• Oversee technical performance: Ensure the platform is scalable, secure, and performs well by working closely with technical teams. Ensure platform decisions follow architectural, data, and cybersecurity standards

• Ensure compliance: Maintain compliance with brand, legal, and regulatory standards.

• Drive continuous improvement: Conduct experiments and implement updates to enhance user experience and platform capabilities.

• Governance: Approve changes, releases, and enhancements

• Vendor Management

• Manage key vendors delivering the platform or modules

• Ensure SLAs, performance, and contract obligations are met

• FinOps / Usage Monitoring / License Renewal:

• Own the platform budget — build vs run costs

• Evaluate financial impact of upgrades, licences, and new investments

• Ensure cost efficiency and scalability

• Audit support: Assisting with internal or external audits by providing required documentation, evidence, and responses to ensure compliance with standards and regulations

• Incident management: responding to and resolving unplanned disruptions or service issues to restore normal operations as quickly as possible.

• Demand management: forecasting, prioritizing, and controlling incoming requests for services or resources to ensure capacity aligns with business needs

• Problem management: structured approach to identifying the root causes of recurring incidents and implementing long-term fixes to prevent them from happening again

At MR DIY International, we're more than a global home improvement brand, we're a catalyst for ambitious talent ready to grow beyond borders.

With over 5,000+ stores across 15 countries globally, we offer unmatched international exposure to those looking to build a meaningful, global career.

From retail operations and merchandising to strategy, tech, and supply chain. Your work here shapes how millions of customers shop every day.

Our Culture Is Built On GIVE Growth: Rapid development opportunities at every stage of your journey.

International Exposure: Cross-border collaborations and secondments.

Value Creation: Real ownership, real impact.

Empowerment: A culture that trusts you to lead and innovate.

If you're driven, adaptable, and eager to be part of a high-impact team, MR DIY International is where you build, lead, and thrive.