Overview

This role focuses on utilizing AWS Transfer Family and Databricks to retrieve data from third-party providers via API and SFTP, ensuring seamless integration into Flutter's financial systems. As a Senior Cloud Data Engineer, you will design, build and maintain robust data pipelines and infrastructure primarily using AWS and Databricks. This role requires a blend of cloud engineering and data engineering to support automation initiatives across Flutter's global finance organisation. You will work with stakeholders across finance, technology, and security to ensure data flows securely and efficiently from external providers into our financial platforms.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain scalable data pipelines using Databricks, Spark, and Delta Lake to process large volumes of structured and semi-structured data.
• Design ETL/ELT workflows to extract data from third-party APIs and SFTP sources, standardise and transform it for downstream financial systems.
• Implement infrastructure and data management solutions on AWS, including secure storage, access control and monitoring.
• Collaborate with finance and data teams to translate business requirements into reliable data workflows.
• Apply software engineering principles such as version control, unit testing, error handling, and CI/CD deployment to all code and pipeline development.
• Ensure all data pipelines are fully documented and meet appropriate standards for security, resilience and operational support.
• Hands-on experience developing data pipelines in Databricks, with a strong understanding of Apache Spark and Delta Lake.
• Proficient in Python for data transformation and automation tasks.
• Solid understanding of AWS services, especially S3, Transfer Family, IAM, and VPC networking.
• Experience integrating data from external APIs and SFTP sources.
• Familiarity with SQL for data profiling, analysis, and transformation.
• Strong knowledge of cloud and data security practices.
• Experience working in a collaborative development environment using Git and infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform).
• Experience working in a collaborative development environment using Git and infrastructure-as-code tools, specifically CDK for Terraform (CDKtf) and AWS CDK with TypeScript.
• Ability to clearly document technical solutions and communicate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Desirable

• Experience with job orchestration tools (e.g., Airflow, AWS Step Functions)
• Exposure to finance data structures or ERP systems (e.g., Oracle Fusion)
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and deployment strategies in a cloud environment
• Monitoring and observability tools (CloudWatch, Grafana with Prometheus, or similar)

Role Details

• Senior Cloud Data Engineer, Fixed Term Contract 24 Months
• Senior Data Engineer
• Senior Cloud Data Engineer
• This role is open for recruitment in our Leeds, Dublin, London, Cluj and Porto offices. Benefits will be in line with the entity in each country. Please note: We are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. Candidates must have the right to work in the UK (or applicable country) without sponsorship.

Benefits

• Bonus scheme
• Uncapped holiday allowance
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Private healthcare
• Life assurance
• Income protection
• Hybrid working
• £1,000 annual self-development learning fund
• Invest via the Flutters Sharesave Scheme
• Paid volunteering days
• Enhanced parental leave
• Wellbeing fund (£/€250 a year)
• Recognition programs
• Electric car scheme, gym membership, discounts, vouchers and much more!

About Flutter

We are a world leader in online sports betting and iGaming, with a market leading position in the US and across the world. We have an unparalleled portfolio of brands including FanDuel, Sky Betting & Gaming, Sportsbet, PokerStars, Paddy Power, Sisal, tombola, Betfair, MaxBet, Junglee Games and Adjarabet. We are committed to inclusivity and encourage applicants from all backgrounds. If you need adjustments to make this role work for you, please let us know.