Principal Data Engineer (GCP)
Location
Preston, England
Job Type
FULL TIME
Category
Computer Occupations
Posted
June 17, 2026
Principal Data Engineer (GCP)
Northwest – Hybrid
Up to £100,000
VIQU are seeking a Principal Data Engineer to join a leading social enterprise that reinvests profits to create thriving, sustainable communities. Following a full transition to a 100% cloud-based data platform, the Principal Data Engineer will play a key part in shaping and leading the organisation’s data engineering capability, with a strong focus on technical leadership, platform design and mentoring engineers within a Google Cloud environment.
Key Responsibilities of the Principal Data Engineer:
- Provide technical leadership, coaching and mentoring to data engineers
- Define how data engineering projects are approached, delivered and governed
- Work closely with architects to design and evolve the cloud data platform
- Ensure robust, scalable and compliant data pipelines acro...