Chief Engineer - Engineering Data Platform

About the role

The Chief Engineer - Engineering Data Platform is a core technical leader shaping the roadmap and architecture of the CTO Engineering Data Platform. Reporting to the General Manager Engineering Platform, the role defines the technical direction, target-state architecture and engineering standards, working across Engineering Platform, CTO, Group Data, Architecture, Risk, Security and Service Management. It establishes trusted, governed and reusable engineering data products that power data-driven decision making, engineering intelligence and AI-enabled engineering.

Key responsibilities

• Define the technical roadmap, architecture and guardrails for the platform
• Lead cloud-native data platform capabilities and deliver trusted data products and insights
• Ensure data quality, lineage and compliance
• Champion DevSecOps, DataOps, automation and reliability
• Influence senior stakeholders and enable AI and data-driven engineering
• Mentor engineers and uplift engineering practice

Required profile

• Extensive experience in senior engineering leadership roles
• Deep expertise in cloud-native data or engineering platforms
• Proven delivery in regulated environments
• Strong stakeholder influence and ability to work in ambiguity
• Passion for high-performing, inclusive engineering cultures

Required skills

• Data platform architecture: lakehouse, data mesh, domain-aligned products
• Data engineering and DataOps: ingestion, CI/CD, testing and observability
• Cloud platforms: AWS, containers, serverless and infrastructure as code
• Data governance and security: quality, lineage, privacy and compliance
• Engineering intelligence: metrics, dashboards and reusable data patterns
• Software engineering: APIs, integration and developer experience