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Technical Lead (AWS & Databricks) - Pharma - Data Platform & AI Project
Location: Remote contract with regular London meetings and some international travel to end customer. Expect 3 days per week London and 1-2 trips every 3 months internationally.
Rate: Flexible around £500 per day (Outside IR35) DOE
Contract: Initial 3-month rolling contract with strong potential to extend to 12 months
About the Role
We're partnering with a global supply chain consultancy delivering a major transformation programme for a leading pharmaceutical organisation. They're looking for an experienced Technical Lead to help shape and deliver a modern data platform built on AWS and Databricks.
This initial engagement will focus on kick-starting the programme, working closely with the customer to build the business case for a longer-term roadmap, with a strong likelihood of extension.
As Technical Lead, you'll provide both technical leadership and hands-on delivery. You'll guide engineering teams, establish best practices, and help turn AI concepts into production-ready solutions. You'll be hands-on for approximately 40% of your time, mentoring the team and demonstrating how solutions should be designed and implemented.
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Responsibilities
- Lead the technical delivery of a cloud-based data platform on AWS.
- Drive the implementation and adoption of Databricks.
- Design and promote Medallion Architecture best practices.
- Translate AI use cases into scalable, production-ready data products.
- Work closely with customer stakeholders to define strategy and build the case for future project phases.
- Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership throughout delivery.
Qualifications
- Strong experience leading data platform or data engineering programmes.
- Deep knowledge of AWS and Databricks.
- Experience designing modern data architectures, including Medallion Architecture.
- Ability to bridge technical and business conversations, particularly around AI use cases.
- Comfortable being hands-on while leading a delivery team.
- Previous experience within pharmaceutical or other highly regulated environments is beneficial.
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Required Skills
- Strong experience leading data platform or data engineering programmes.
- Deep knowledge of AWS and Databricks.
- Experience designing modern data architectures, including Medallion Architecture.
- Ability to bridge technical and business conversations, particularly around AI use cases.
- Comfortable being hands-on while leading a delivery team.
- Previous experience within pharmaceutical or other highly regulated environments is beneficial.
Please apply with your CV if interested. If you feel you meet all the criteria for this role and are available to start on 27th July please email mike@thedeveloperlink.io for faster review using the subject line "Databricks".
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