Senior Data Engineer (Databricks)
Full Time / Permanent
£70,000 - £80,000 + car allowance, generous bonus, private medical and other extensive benefits
Hybrid – 1 day a week in the Oxfordshire head office required
Company
My client is an industry leading and award-winning financial services organisation who operates on a global scale. They are headquartered in Oxfordshire, UK and also have offices throughout the UK, Europe and the US.
Role
We are looking for a driven and experienced Senior Data Engineer with extensive Databricks experience to join a rapidly growing in‑house Data team during an exciting period of change. This is a role where you can really make your mark and impact change very quickly.
As the Lead Engineer for the Data Team, you will operate within an Agile delivery environment, working closely with the Head of Data, Data Product Manager and Data Architect to maintain a pipeline of delivery against the backlog, providing vital insight from a wide‑ranging dataset to support executive and operational decision making that will underpin sustained growth of business units domestically and internationally.
Whilst you will oversee and set technical direction for a small team this is very much a hands‑on role, where the majority of your time will be spent actively developing solutions.
You will need to be happy commuting to the Oxfordshire head office once a week.
Responsibilities
* Lead the Data Team and work within Agile delivery structures.
* Design, build and maintain scalable data pipelines and solutions.
* Interpret data architecture designs into actionable build plans in close collaboration with the Data Architect.
* Provide critical data insights to support executive and operational decision making.
* Maintain a continuous pipeline of delivery against the backlog.
* Commit to a hybrid working model – commute to the Oxfordshire head office once a week.
Qualifications
* Proven experience as a Senior Data Engineer, capable of designing, building and maintaining scalable data pipelines.
* Extensive Databricks experience, including Unity Catalog and Spark SQL.
* Strong programming skills, preferably in Python and SQL.
* Deep knowledge of Azure services, including Azure Data Factory and Azure Storage Accounts.
* Experience with Terraform for infrastructure‑as‑code, and automation of CI/CD data pipelines.
* Strong ability to lead technical direction for a small team while remaining hands‑on.
Contact
Please apply via the link or contact the recruitment agency for more information.
Equal Opportunities
Both Modis International Ltd and Modis Europe Ltd are Equal Opportunities Employers.
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