Job Description

My client is looking for a skilled, driven, forward-thinking Data Engineer to take full ownership of all data engineering activities. You will be joining a Data Team within a high growth period who are driving and shaping a data vision and strategy across the group.

This role is pivotal in designing, building, and maintaining scalable data pipelines and infrastructure mainly using the Microsoft BI Stack – Power BI, SSIS, SQL, and python/devops skills.

Reporting into the Group Head of Data, you will drive the group towards a data-rich and data-hungry business by capitalizing on the strong foundations the data team has built, continuing to build roads that will unlock data as a superpower so that our teams can gain the competitive edge and make informed decisions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own the full lifecycle of data engineering tasks from ingestion to transformation and delivery.
• Architect and implement scalable data pipelines mainly using the Microsoft tech stack.
• Ensure data quality, integrity, and governance across all systems.
• Overcome barriers to delivery to support the business.
• Data Infrastructure & Optimization
• Design and maintain robust data models and storage solutions mainly using but not limited to SSIS, XML, T-SQL (SSMS) & python.
• Design, develop, and maintain APIs
• Optimize performance of ETL/ ELT processes and database queries.
• Implement monitoring and alerting for data workflows.
• Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement
• Work closely with analysts to understand data needs.
• Translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Document data architecture and processes for transparency and scalability using DevOps.
• Provide technical guidance and support to a junior data engineer who will report directly to you.

Required:

• 3-4+ years of experience within data engineering roles
• Experience with and appreciation for end-to-end Data & Analytics lifecycles.
• A vision for how data and analytics could help people and teams achieve their outcomes.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience mentoring or managing junior engineers is a plus
• An eye for the detail and excellent accuracy of work.
• Self-motivated, enthusiastic, ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
• Effective organisation and time management skills
• Tech/Languages currently in place – MS Tech Stack (SSIS, MS SQL Server, Power BI, etc), Python, DevOps.

Details

• Salary: £75,000 per annum
• Location: Berkshire Office (1-2 days on site per week)
• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Information Technology
• Industries: Information Services, Data Infrastructure and Analytics, and IT System Data Services