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Wavemaker

VP Excellence & Engineering (12 month FTC)

Location: London, United Kingdom · Category: Engineering & Development · Seniority: VP · Posted: August 12, 2026 · Verified: Nov 2, 2026

Role Overview & Description

This VP-level role leads solution architecture and engineering excellence for a major data-driven client, focusing on advertising data infrastructure. The role involves designing and governing data pipelines using Adverity, dbt, and SQL within an AWS-native environment, ensuring data outputs are accurate and scalable. Requires proven experience as a solution architecture leader with hands-on data transformation and AWS Redshift expertise.
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Global media agency for planning, buying and optimisation.

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