As a Lead in the team, you will be responsible to assist and support your own area to deliver milestones aligned with the objectives of the Big Data department which are aligned to the Data Engineering team objectives. Throughout these milestones, you will be taking the lead with engaging your team with what is required in order to achieve your objectives. Communication throughout the different stages with internal stakeholders including the Head of Platform and also product owners will be part of the role as well, including risks highlighted to commitments being done to our partners.

As a Leader in the Platform department, communication with your peers is key. Communication, organisation and alignment Align your team with the product and technical objectives and to keep a healthy communication flow with the Head of Platform and other internal stakeholders Support the business with providing clarity on deliverables tied with your team milestones Provide constructive feedback to your team during 121s that are to be held monthly Be responsible to assist your team with different career paths, that are aligned with the teams objectives that fall under GiG’s OKRs Introduce processes, documentation where necessary to help your team be coordinated and for other internal stakeholders to easily access critical documentation Work with other central teams to support the organisation strategy of GiG. These may involve Data DevOps, Architecture, Infrastructure teams etc.

Attend client facing meetings to elaborate on obstacles faced and to manage expectations keeping the leadership informed in case you require assistance. To keep composure under pressure and to work against tight deadlines. Delegation is key, and requesting support from other leaders when in need.

We are a team and we share the burden. Take caution with sensitive information. Technical ability and awareness of the team Continue to enable your team and support with assessing required training to continue up-skilling your team.

Find the training necessary for your team. Find the right balance between technical contribution and time to mentor your team. Collaborate in technical talks in quarterly updates to the rest of the team, and encourage your team to contribute for recognition.

Participate in technical interviews, and request support from your team to find the best possible peers. Contribute to incident management and be clear in communication to improve time to resolve. Be the person of contact to the Head of Platform to make sure any decisions involving risk mitigations are taken as early as possible.

Lead Big Data Engineer