Senior Data Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Gather and interpret business and stakeholder requirements, translating them into effective technical solution designs.
• Create clear, comprehensive design documentation for technical audiences across multiple teams.
• Take technical ownership and accountability for the successful delivery of data solutions.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, team members, and cross-functional business teams to deliver solutions.
• Accurately estimate, prioritise, and deliver work in a fast-paced commercial environment.
• Design and develop scalable, robust, and secure data solutions, including ETL/ELT pipelines, data models, and integrations with downstream systems.
• Partner with Data Engineering and Architecture colleagues to evolve, operate, and enhance the Data Platform in line with the platform roadmap.
• Drive adoption of best practices and continuous improvement initiatives, ensuring alignment with industry standards.
• Provide technical guidance, support, and mentoring to junior colleagues and wider teams across the data organisation.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• 5+ years’ experience delivering data solutions within a commercial environment.
• Hands-on experience with modern cloud platforms, preferably AWS, with Azure and/or GCP experience also beneficial.
• Strong experience in data processing using ETL/ELT methodologies and tools such as Matillion, AWS services, and Python.
• Experience working with modern cloud-based Data Warehouses and Data Platforms, including Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, or equivalent technologies.
• Advanced SQL expertise, including Data Manipulation Language (DML) and Data Definition Language (DDL).
• Proven ability to quickly learn and adapt to new technologies, concepts, and ways of working.
• Experience producing high-quality technical documentation throughout the full solution delivery lifecycle.
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience working within fast-paced, cross-functional project delivery environments.
• Strong planning and estimation skills, with a track record of delivering work to agreed timelines.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.

Benefits