Engineering Squad Lead (Cloud Data Platform)

Join Kingfisher, a leading home improvement company with a diverse team of over 74,000 passionate individuals. As the Engineering Squad Lead for the Cloud Data Platform, you will lead a squad responsible for building, operating, and continuously improving our Cloud Data Platform. You will work with cutting-edge technologies and play a key role in improving data platform engineering standards and operational maturity. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real impact in the world of software development.

Responsibilities

• Act as the line manager for engineers within the squad, planning and orchestrating the delivery of work, building a cohesive team, and ensuring successful customer, platform, and engineering outcomes.
• Drive continuous improvement across the squad by increasing its impact, effectiveness, and efficiency through clear ways of working, strong collaboration, knowledge sharing, and alignment with Chapter tooling and engineering standards.
• Inspire, coach, mentor, and provide regular feedback to team members, holding regular 1-2-1s, supporting wellbeing and engagement, and guiding engineers in their development plans and career progression.