Job Description
Robert Half Technology are assisting a leading telecommunications business to recruit a Senior Data Platform Engineer on a contract basis. Hybrid working - 2 days on-site in Hampshire every other week.
Role
* The Senior Data Platform Engineer will take ownership of the end-to-end production data platform, including ingestion, orchestration, infrastructure, and observability.* Design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines across CRM, ERP, and billing systems.* Lead platform readiness activities ahead of a critical NetSuite cutover and provide support during hypercare phases.* Build and maintain integrations across Salesforce / Ability (CRM), NetSuite / Sage X3 (ERP), and Billing / BSS platforms.* Implement and manage Reverse ETL workflows using Hightouch.* Manage supplier data ingestion through SFTP and cloud-based services.* Ensure strong monitoring, alerting, platform reliability, and operational excellence.* Take ownership of a core engineering workstream and drive delivery through to completion.* Produce high-quality technical documentation and support BAU handover activities.* Collaborate with internal stakeholders, third-party suppliers, and project teams to deliver key programme objectives.
Profile
* The Senior Data Platform Engineer will have 8+ years of Data Engineering experience within complex enterprise environments.* Strong experience with cloud data warehouse technologies, ideally BigQuery, although Snowflake and Redshift experience will also be considered.* Hands-on experience with GCP technologies including BigQuery, Dataflow, Composer, and Cloud Functions.* Strong Python development experience alongside modern data integration tools such as Fivetran.* Experience with Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD tooling, including Terraform and GitHub Actions.* Strong knowledge of monitoring and observability tooling such as Cloud Monitoring and PagerDuty.* Proven experience integrating CRM, ERP, and Billing/BSS systems.* Experience delivering critical cutover and hypercare phases within large-scale transformation programmes is essential.* Ability to operate as a senior individual contributor and own key technical workstreams.* Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and documentation skills.
Company
* Leading telecommunications business undergoing a major data transformation programme.* Opportunity to play a key role in delivering a production-ready data platform ahead of a critical business systems transformation.* Hybrid working model with 2 days on-site in Hampshire every other week.
Salary & Benefits
The salary range/rates of pay is dependent upon your experience, qualifications or training.
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