Data Engineer

Remote

7 months

Inside ir35 - Umbrella only

Required skills

• Strong understanding of data concepts - data types, data structures, schemas (both JSON and Spark), schema management etc.
• Strong understanding of complex JSON manipulation.
• Experience working with Data Pipelines using custom Python/PySpark frameworks.
• Strong understanding of the 4 core Data categories (Reference, Master, Transactional, Freeform) and the implications of each, particularly managing/handling Reference Data.
• Strong understanding of Data Security principles - data owners, access controls - row and column level, GDPR etc., including experience of handling sensitive datasets.
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills, particularly able to demonstrate these intuitively (able to work a problem out, not follow a work instruction to resolve).
• Experience working in a support role would be beneficial, particularly able to demonstrate incident triage and handling skills/knowledge (SLAs etc.).
• Fundamental Linux system administration knowledge - SSH keys and config etc., Bash CLI and scripting, environment variables.
• Experience using browser-based IDEs (Jupyter Notebooks, RStudio etc.).
• Experience working in a dynamic Agile environment (SAFE, Scrum, sprints, JIRA etc.).

Languages / Frameworks

• JSON
• YAML
• Python (as a programming language, not just able to write basic scripts; Pydantic experience would be a bonus).
• SQL
• PySpark
• Delta Lake
• Bash (both CLI usage and scripting).
• Git
• Markdown
• Scala (bonus, not compulsory).
• Azure SQL Server as a HIVE Metastore (bonus).

Technologies

• Azure Databricks
• Apache Spark
• Delta Tables
• Data processing with Python
• PowerBI (Integration / Data Ingestion)
• JIRA

If this is the role for you, please submit your CV at your earliest convenience. If you have not had a response within 2 weeks, please take this as you have not been successful on this occasion.