Overview

Data Engineer – Associate at AlixPartners. The Data Engineer is a full-time role located in London, reporting to the Data Engineering Director. This position is part of the IT Data Engineering & Shared Services team and involves on-site engineering and support for database, data engineering, and related services. AlixPartners has embraced a hybrid work model with in-office presence on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, and remote options on Monday and Friday. Paid relocation is not available.

What You’ll Do

• Assist in building, maintaining, and optimising data pipelines to support analytics and reporting.
• Work with senior data engineers to ingest, transform, and validate data from multiple sources.
• Support the migration and integration of datasets across cloud and on-premises environments.
• Monitor data workflows to ensure accuracy, timeliness, and reliability.
• Perform basic data cleaning, quality checks, and troubleshooting of pipeline issues.
• Collaborate with analysts, developers, and business stakeholders to understand data needs.
• Learn and apply best practices in data engineering, including security, governance, and documentation.
• Administration of Databricks Spark clusters and SQL Warehouse.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to shared engineering standards.
• Maintain the integrity of databases and applications that support business operations.
• Run and monitor database and application performance queries; design and implement testing routines to identify and resolve issues using Enterprise monitoring solutions.
• Adhere to internal SLAs and participate in the monthly maintenance cycle and on-call rotation.
• Communicate effectively within the database team about changes, issues, and actions to maintain high user satisfaction.
• Troubleshoot and resolve malfunctions with databases, applications, and related infrastructure; escalate as needed.
• Schedule, communicate, perform, and monitor regular and ad hoc database maintenance per policy.
• Administer database security and manage access privileges; monitor and report security concerns.
• Additional responsibilities as identified. This description is not intended to be an exhaustive listing of duties.

What You’ll Need

• Bachelors’ degree preferred.
• Minimum one (1) year of commercial experience; SQL DBA/Data Engineer preferred*
• Familiarity with Databricks and Azure Data Factory
• Basic PySpark and/or Python programming knowledge
• Familiarity with ETL processes and techniques
• Administration of Microsoft SQL Server 2017/2019/2022 preferred
• Basic T-SQL programming preferred
• Database performance monitoring, tuning and optimization preferred
• Experience in Cloud Services (e.g., Azure, Amazon)
• Experience in a 24x7 service delivery model supporting mission-critical operations
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills
• Willingness to work outside normal UK business hours as needed
• Commitment to AlixPartners’ Core Values and promoting an inclusive environment
• The stated commercial experience is a guideline and does not preclude candidates with more or less experience.

AlixPartners is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, or disability. AlixPartners is a Silver award-winning Veteran Friendly Employer.

Seniority level

• Associate

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Information Technology

Industries

• Business Consulting and Services

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