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Key facts
Senior Data Platform & Governance Lead
Contract
02/11/2026
Yes
Paris, Île-de-France, France
Negotiable £
Senior Data Platform & Governance Lead
Eligibility: Candidates must be based in the European Union
Language: English
Industry: Energy & Utilities (mandatory sector experience)
Role Overview
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the governance and development of the enterprise data model across analytics and reporting environments.
- Establish and maintain data modelling standards, documentation, and best practices.
- Coordinate ongoing maintenance activities and assess the impact of application or platform changes on the data landscape.
- Drive initiatives aimed at reducing technical debt across data platform layers.
- Manage and prioritise requests for enhancements and new capabilities within the data ecosystem.
- Provide guidance and direction to Data Engineers and other technical stakeholders.
- Participate in project design and planning activities to ensure data architecture considerations are embedded early in delivery cycles.
- Collaborate with business teams to translate operational requirements into scalable data solutions.
- Promote data governance adoption and ensure alignment across different departments and programmes.
- Support data quality, consistency, security, and compliance initiatives.
Required Experience
- Master's degree or equivalent qualification in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, or a related discipline.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in Data Architecture, Data Modelling, Data Engineering, or similar leadership-focused roles.
- Mandatory experience working within the Energy & Utilities sector.
- Demonstrated expertise with cloud platforms including AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
- Strong hands-on experience with Databricks, Apache Spark, and large-scale data processing environments.
- Deep understanding of enterprise data modelling methodologies and best practices.
- Experience designing and maintaining ETL/ELT frameworks and data pipelines.
- Knowledge of modern data lake and layered architecture concepts.
- Strong understanding of data governance, security standards, and GDPR compliance requirements.
- Experience leading technical teams and coordinating cross-functional stakeholders.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage both business and technical audiences.
- Fluent English is required.
Candidate Profile
- Strategic thinker with strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
- Comfortable operating within complex enterprise environments.
- Able to influence stakeholders and drive adoption of governance standards.
- Proactive and autonomous with a strong focus on delivery and continuous improvement.
- Strong collaborator capable of working across multiple teams and organisational levels.
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